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Convergent evolution of fern nectaries facilitated independent recruitment of ant-bodyguards from...
Nature· 14 hours agoSome plants use nectar to attract ant bodyguards. Here, the authors use a cross-kingdom phylogenetic approach to find that ferns and angiosperms evolved nectaries in the Cretaceous, coinciding ...
Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli causing canine pyometra and urinary tract infections are...
Nature· 14 hours agoDespite extensive characterisation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), the genetic background of non-urinary extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli ...
Lab-grown sperm and eggs: ‘epigenetic’ reset in human cells paves the way
Nature· 4 days agoTechnique wipes away tags on DNA that must be reprogrammed during development of reproductive cells.
Software tools identify forgotten genes
Nature· 14 hours agoFind My Understudied Genes and the Unknome database highlight interesting genes that have been neglected by science.
Targeting glutamine metabolism improves sarcoma response to radiation therapy in vivo -...
Nature· 5 days agoUsing primary mouse model of soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), authors show that sarcoma switches to glutamine metabolism post radiation therapy, and inhibition of glutaminolysis, either via genetic ...
TBC9, an essential TBC-domain protein, regulates early vesicular transport and IMC formation in...
Nature· 7 days agoA study suggests that TBC9, one of the Rab GTPase Activating Proteins, is crucial for early vesicular transport and inner membrane complex formation by regulating Rab2, Rab11A and Rab11B in Toxoplasma gondii.
Ozempic keeps wowing: trial data show benefits for kidney disease
Nature· 21 hours agoSemaglutide, the same compound in obesity drug Wegovy, slashes risk of kidney failure and death for...
A DNA demethylase reduces seed size by decreasing the DNA methylation of AT-rich transposable...
Nature· 4 days agoA study on a soybean DNA demethylase reveals that seed size is negatively regulated by GmDMEa, which is closely linked to methylation on transposon elements.
Large anomalous Hall conductivity induced by spin chirality fluctuation in an ultraclean frustrated...
Nature· 4 days agoMagnetic frustration of spins often leads to nontrivial spin textures and anomalous Hall responses, but typically below the magnetic transition temperature. The authors observe a giant unconventional ...
p52-ZER6/IGF1R axis maintains cancer stem cell population to promote cancer progression by enhancing...
Nature· 4 days agoCancer stem cells (CSCs), which are distinct subpopulations of tumor cells, have a substantially higher tumor-initiating capacity and are closely related to poor clinical outcomes. Damage to ...