Admin's articles Biology Submembrane liprin-α1 clusters spatially localize insulin granule fusion Insulin granule fusion in pancreatic β cells localizes to where they contact the ECM of the islet capillaries. The mechanism(s) underpinning localization are unclear. Using glucose or high K+ stimulation or the global uncaging of Ca2+, we show granule fusion consistently focused to the β cell–ECM interface, suggesting a specific localization mechanism. We tested for […] Written by Admin August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology’s most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have spontaneously joined together at the origin of life four billion years ago. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, the “workhorses” of life essential to nearly every living process. 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It was previously thought ancient organisms called nectocaridids, which bear a resemblance to squid, were a type of cephalopod – marine molluscs with tentacles and a prominent head. But scientists, co-led by the University of Bristol, have now shown […] Written by Admin August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped people thrive in the Americas A new study provides fresh evidence that ancient interbreeding with archaic human species may have provided modern humans with genetic variation that helped them adapt to new environments as they dispersed across the globe. 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Biology Submembrane liprin-α1 clusters spatially localize insulin granule fusion Insulin granule fusion in pancreatic β cells localizes to where they contact the ECM of the islet capillaries. The mechanism(s) underpinning localization are unclear. Using glucose or high K+ stimulation or the global uncaging of Ca2+, we show granule fusion consistently focused to the β cell–ECM interface, suggesting a specific localization mechanism. We tested for […] Written by Admin August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology’s most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have spontaneously joined together at the origin of life four billion years ago. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, the “workhorses” of life essential to nearly every living process. But proteins cannot replicate or […] Written by Admin August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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Life Sciences Bumble bees balance their diets with surprising precision Move over gym rats. Bumble bees are now the true masters of macros. In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren’t just flitting from flower to flower, collecting pollen at random. Instead, they […] Written by Admin August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Scientists unlock nature’s secret to superfast mini robots A collaborative team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Ajou University in South Koreahas revealed that the unique fan-like propellers of Rhagovelia water striders — which allow them to glide across fast-moving streams — open and close passively, like a paintbrush, ten times faster than the blink […] Written by Admin August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences 500-million-year-old “squid” were actually ferocious worms Remarkable fossils found in North Greenland have helped researchers solve a 500-million-year-old puzzle surrounding squid-like ancestors. It was previously thought ancient organisms called nectocaridids, which bear a resemblance to squid, were a type of cephalopod – marine molluscs with tentacles and a prominent head. But scientists, co-led by the University of Bristol, have now shown […] Written by Admin August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped people thrive in the Americas A new study provides fresh evidence that ancient interbreeding with archaic human species may have provided modern humans with genetic variation that helped them adapt to new environments as they dispersed across the globe. The study, published in Science, focused on a gene known as MUC19, which is involved in the production of proteins that […] Written by Admin August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Most of Earth’s species came from explosive bursts of evolution The British evolutionary biologist JBS Haldane is said to have quipped that any divine being evidently had ‘an ordinate fondness for beetles’. This bon mot conveyed an important truth: the ‘tree of life’ – the family tree of all species, living or extinct – is very uneven. In places, it resembles a dense thicket of […] Written by Admin August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Ancient predators and giant amphibians found in African fossil treasure trove An international team of paleontologists has spent more than 15 years excavating and studying fossils from Africa to expand our understanding of the Permian, a period of Earth’s history that began 299 million years ago and ended 252 million years ago with our planet’s largest and most devastating mass extinction. Led by researchers at the […] Written by Admin August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biology Identification of organelle-specific autophagy regulators from tandem CRISPR screens Autophagy is a conserved degradative process that promotes cellular homeostasis under stress conditions. Under nutrient starvation, autophagy is nonselective, promoting indiscriminate breakdown of cytosolic components. Conversely, selective autophagy is responsible for the specific turnover of damaged organelles. We hypothesized that selective autophagy may be regulated by signaling pathways distinct from those controlling starvation-induced autophagy, thereby […] Written by Admin August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pharmaceuticals and Drug Development PTC Therapeutics Receives Complete Response Letter for Vatiquinone NDA WARREN, N.J., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) related to the New Drug Application (NDA) for vatiquinone… Written by Admin August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Scientists uncover the lost shelduck that chose walking over flight The discovery of yet another unique animal species from Rēkohu Chatham Islands illustrates how the physical qualities of an animal are influenced by its surroundings. New research led by the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka describes a new, extinct shelduck whose ancestors arrived on the islands 390,000 years ago. While this may seem […] Written by Admin August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked