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Research shows protein-rich diets may influence gut microbiome and body composition
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoA new study, presented at ASM Microbe, explores how excess undigested protein in the colon can be...
‘One Part Jerry, One Part Michael, And The Rest Is Yours’: John Paesano On Wes Ball’s Notes For The...
Cinema Blend· 3 days agoAs the legacy of some of the best sci-fi movies continued forward with the release of director Wes...
Lab-grown 'mini-guts' could help in development of new and more personalized treatments for Crohn's...
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoCambridge scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the ...
Can the bodies of astronauts survive Mars missions?
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs well as the harm caused to kidneys, the research suggests that the effects of short term spaceflight mirror those of longer missions. This includes...
Scientists identify the genetic 'switches' of bone growth
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoIn mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, when transcribed into proteins, ensure the biological functions of the organism and the in-utero development of future individuals ...
PRDX6 augments selenium utilization to limit iron toxicity and ferroptosis - Nature Structural &...
Nature· 5 days agoThe authors identified PRDX6 as a novel selenoprotein synthesis factor performing an iron-induced ferroptosis screen. They reveal that PRDX6 greatly facilitates selenium utilization for selenoprotein synthesis by acting as a selenide carrier protein.
How personalized cancer vaccines could keep tumours from coming back
Nature· 7 days agoThe same mRNA technology that quickly brought the world a vaccine for COVID-19 is now showing...
Missing mom ID’d 40 years after her body was found in the Columbia River in Tri-Cities
Tri-City Herald· 5 days agoPatricia Kay Rodriguez stopped at a Yakima restaurant on her way to work in 1983 and was never seen again. Now, with the help of DNA testing, they know her body turned up ...
How a bacterium linked to gum disease could improve colon cancer screening
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is cultured from the stools of almost one-third of people with colon cancer, but only 5% of their...
Rise of the Nanomachines
The New Yorker· 4 days agoAt the time, Santos was at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Paris, studying genes that allow some bacteria to live longer than others. One...