Yeast can adapt and thrive in response to a long-term temperature increase by changing the shape, location, and function of some of their proteins. The unexpected findings highlight the underappreciated plasticity of proteins at the…

During cell division, chromosomes are duplicated and separated so that each of the two emerging daughter cells inherits one copy of each chromosome. Correct chromosome distribution necessitates high accuracy, and flaws in this process can…

A landmark scientific study involving marine biologists from Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Libya, Italy, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Malta has just been published, documenting instances where native Mediterranean species preyed on two…

ETH Zurich researchers have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. The augmented version, which is based on an existing test used for developing new drugs…

Seed investment firm Hummingbird VC, which previously invested in Deliveru, Peak Games, MarcaVIP, and Kraken, has a new management partner. Firat Ellery, the previous partner – who became Europe’s youngest vice-chancellor at the age of…

If someone asks you a real-world example of mathematical beauty, you are less likely to reach the vegetable drawer. However, if you ever find yourself swaying in a cauliflower head in a moment of domestic…

Researchers have developed a method to protect seeds from the stress of water scarcity during their critical germination phase, as well as to provide extra nutrition to the plants. The process, which is simple and…

Synthetic biology allows cells to be programmed to perform novel functions, such as emitting fluorescent light when they detect a specific chemical. Typically, this is accomplished by modifying cells so that they express genes that…

Items collected by Cretaceous fossil shark tooth collectors may have been valuable or may have become something significant in biblical times, a new discovery said. Alternatively, some endangered sharks have found a place where they…

In the late 1960s, when Batavia, Illinois ’, Fermilab was still known as the National Accelerator Laboratory (NAL), the finishing balance of a particle accelerator was unbalanced. Although the mile-long stainless steel tube was successfully…