[ad_1] IMAGE: A night vision camera trap captured this image of mountain lions drinking from a stream in Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. View More Credit: Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve When the wolves returned to Yellowstone in 1995, no one imagined that predators would literally change the course of rivers …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: In Gram-negative bacteria, LPS and phospholipids are produced on the inner bacterial membrane and must be sent through the cell wall to the outer membrane. The production and delivery of … view More Credit: Silhavy Lab, Princeton University Bacteria are single-celled organisms essential to human health, both in …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: Top row: E coli bacteria containing a retron rupture membranes in the cell approximately 15 minutes after infection (center) Red reveals holes in the membranes as cells die. (Right) … view More Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called …
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[ad_1] In many species of bacteria there are peculiar hybrid structures called retrons which are half RNA and half single stranded DNA. Since their discovery some 35 years ago, researchers have learned to use backons to produce single strands of DNA in the laboratory, but no one knew what their …
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[ad_1] The new coronavirus has begun to mutate and has done so several times since its appearance. A study by Swiss and Spanish researchers from the University of Basel, the Federal Polytechnic School of Zurich and the Spanish consortium SeqCovid-Spain has recently become known. (You can also read: See in …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 29, 2020 The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of severe obesity in adolescents and racial disparities in access to such treatment were analyzed in a retrospective study published in Annals of surgery by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 29, 2020 The study, in which six Wits researchers were involved, shows that these newly discovered variants were found mainly among newly sampled ethnolinguistic groups. Researchers identified new evidence for natural selection in and around 62 previously unreported genes associated with viral immunity, DNA …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 28, 2020 In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been shown to help researchers narrow down the candidate disease variants first identified …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 27, 2020 In recent years, improvements in cancer therapy have led to a significant increase in cancer survival. Experts estimate that by 2022 the United States will have 18 million cancer survivors, but a subset of these survivors will have long-term health problems to …
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[ad_2][ad_1] Nebula Genomics, the startup that wants to put your whole genome on the blockchain, has announced the $ 4.3 million increase in the Series A by Khosla Ventures and other technology VCs such as Arch Venture Partners, Fenbushi Capital, Mayfield, F- Prime Capital Partners, Great Point Ventures, Windham Venture …
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