Admin's articles Life Sciences Whispers in the womb: How cells “hear” to shape the human body Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions. Thousands of cells coordinate, move and exert mechanical forces on each other as an embryo takes shape. Researchers at the Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN), the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, and […] Written by Admin July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Scientists’ top 10 bee-magnet blooms—turn any lawn into a pollinator paradise Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among others, to plant the perfect pantries for insects, which also delight the human eye. Flower strips, seed mixtures, and wild by design. We […] Written by Admin July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Tiny wasp’s shocking reproductive trick may transform global agriculture Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of an important species of wasp – and believe that the findings could help improve the effectiveness of natural pest control. Dr Rebecca Boulton, from the University of Stirling, has shown, for the first time, that Lysiphlebus fabarum – a tiny species of wasp – can reproduce […] Written by Admin July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biology Sphingolipid synthesis maintains nuclear membrane integrity and genome stability during cell division Lipid synthesis must be precisely regulated to support membrane growth and organelle biogenesis during cell division, yet little is known about how this process is coordinated with other cell cycle events. Here, we show that de novo synthesis of sphingolipids during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle is essential to increasing nuclear […] Written by Admin July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences A cholesterol secret inside ticks may halt Lyme disease spread Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, including humans. Based in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the team found that the bacteria can manipulate a protein known as ATF6, which helps cells detect […] Written by Admin July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Pharmaceuticals and Drug Development Unicycive Therapeutics Announces Receipt of Complete Response Letter for Oxylanthanum Carbonate for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (“Unicycive” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UNCY), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for patients with kidney disease… Written by Admin July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences 600-million-year-old body blueprint found in sea anemones A new study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism (“BMP shuttling”) enables cells to organize themselves during development by interpreting signaling gradients. The findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that this system evolved much earlier than […] Written by Admin July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This insight could lead to more powerful cancer treatments. The study was published in Nature Communications. It revealed a tiny genetic difference […] Written by Admin July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biology Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway The transition from meiotic divisions in the oocyte to embryonic mitoses is a critical step in animal development. Despite negligible changes to cell size and shape, following fertilization the small, barrel-shaped meiotic spindle is replaced by a large zygotic spindle that nucleates abundant astral microtubules at spindle poles. To probe underlying mechanisms, we applied a […] Written by Admin July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences The pandemic pet boom was real. The happiness boost wasn’t A new study challenges the belief in a universal “pet effect” on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents’ well-being when they acquired or lost a pet in their household. The findings suggest that, even during a time of extreme isolation, human-animal bonds may not be as […] Written by Admin July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows. The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Eastern Pacific is a vast area of deep ocean and seamounts. A Canadian firm – The Metals Company – is planning to explore parts of the CCZ […] Written by Admin July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Life Sciences Scientists reprogram ant behavior using brain molecules From the bright lights of cities that don’t sleep — where people hustle and bustle through the night to keep subways, servers, and supply chains alive — to the whisper-dark understory of tropical forests where ants hum in syncopated lines, the planet’s most intricate societies hinge on round-the-clock cooperation and finely tuned roles. Within Atta […] Written by Admin July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Life Sciences Whispers in the womb: How cells “hear” to shape the human body Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions. Thousands of cells coordinate, move and exert mechanical forces on each other as an embryo takes shape. Researchers at the Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN), the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, and […] Written by Admin July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Scientists’ top 10 bee-magnet blooms—turn any lawn into a pollinator paradise Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among others, to plant the perfect pantries for insects, which also delight the human eye. Flower strips, seed mixtures, and wild by design. We […] Written by Admin July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Tiny wasp’s shocking reproductive trick may transform global agriculture Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of an important species of wasp – and believe that the findings could help improve the effectiveness of natural pest control. Dr Rebecca Boulton, from the University of Stirling, has shown, for the first time, that Lysiphlebus fabarum – a tiny species of wasp – can reproduce […] Written by Admin July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biology Sphingolipid synthesis maintains nuclear membrane integrity and genome stability during cell division Lipid synthesis must be precisely regulated to support membrane growth and organelle biogenesis during cell division, yet little is known about how this process is coordinated with other cell cycle events. Here, we show that de novo synthesis of sphingolipids during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle is essential to increasing nuclear […] Written by Admin July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences A cholesterol secret inside ticks may halt Lyme disease spread Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, including humans. Based in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the team found that the bacteria can manipulate a protein known as ATF6, which helps cells detect […] Written by Admin July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pharmaceuticals and Drug Development Unicycive Therapeutics Announces Receipt of Complete Response Letter for Oxylanthanum Carbonate for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (“Unicycive” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UNCY), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for patients with kidney disease… Written by Admin July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences 600-million-year-old body blueprint found in sea anemones A new study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism (“BMP shuttling”) enables cells to organize themselves during development by interpreting signaling gradients. The findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that this system evolved much earlier than […] Written by Admin July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This insight could lead to more powerful cancer treatments. The study was published in Nature Communications. It revealed a tiny genetic difference […] Written by Admin July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biology Spindle morphology changes between meiosis and mitosis driven by CK2 regulation of the Ran pathway The transition from meiotic divisions in the oocyte to embryonic mitoses is a critical step in animal development. Despite negligible changes to cell size and shape, following fertilization the small, barrel-shaped meiotic spindle is replaced by a large zygotic spindle that nucleates abundant astral microtubules at spindle poles. To probe underlying mechanisms, we applied a […] Written by Admin July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences The pandemic pet boom was real. The happiness boost wasn’t A new study challenges the belief in a universal “pet effect” on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents’ well-being when they acquired or lost a pet in their household. The findings suggest that, even during a time of extreme isolation, human-animal bonds may not be as […] Written by Admin July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows. The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Eastern Pacific is a vast area of deep ocean and seamounts. A Canadian firm – The Metals Company – is planning to explore parts of the CCZ […] Written by Admin July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Sciences Scientists reprogram ant behavior using brain molecules From the bright lights of cities that don’t sleep — where people hustle and bustle through the night to keep subways, servers, and supply chains alive — to the whisper-dark understory of tropical forests where ants hum in syncopated lines, the planet’s most intricate societies hinge on round-the-clock cooperation and finely tuned roles. Within Atta […] Written by Admin July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
