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Beneficial bacteria a double-edged swordAlfalfa, also known in Latin as Medicago sativa, is an agricultural crop that is...
05/05/2023

Beneficial bacteria a double-edged sword

Alfalfa, also known in Latin as Medicago sativa, is an agricultural crop that is part of the legume family. It is known as a protein-rich food source for dairy cattle that is easily digested and can lead to increased milk production. This is good news if you are a fan of ice cream or other dairy products.

However, alfalfa can be susceptible to common fungal diseases, such as spring black stem or root rot, that can limit crop yields.

doi: 10.3390/plants12051007

Temperature, drought influencing movement of Plains bisonIt epitomizes the Great Plains in spirit and in form: a 2,000-p...
05/05/2023

Temperature, drought influencing movement of Plains bison

It epitomizes the Great Plains in spirit and in form: a 2,000-pound tank on hooves, cloaked in shaggy winter-tested coat, capped by horns acting as warning and weapon.

Even its scientific name, Bison bison bison, seems to conjure an echo worthy of its majesty. Still, the implacable profile of the Plains bison — the national mammal of the United States and largest on the continent — belies the vulnerability in its history, which saw its legions decimated from tens of millions to just a few hundred in the span of a few colonial centuries.

doi: 10.1002/ece3.9586

Can you describe a sensation without feeling it first?Blind or colorblind people can describe colors and use expressions...
05/05/2023

Can you describe a sensation without feeling it first?

Blind or colorblind people can describe colors and use expressions like “green with envy” or “feeling blue.” A hearing-impaired person can also say those same vibrant hues are “loud.” But many linguists and cognitive neuroscientists have assumed that somatosensation—touch, pain, pressure, temperature, and proprioception, or the sense of where your body is oriented in space—is fundamental for understanding metaphors that have to do with tactile sensations. Understanding expressions like “she is having a tough time” or “that class was hard,” it was believed, requires previous experience with those sensations to extend their meaning to metaphors.

doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1144018

Nature-based management is making rivers more resilientIn July 2022, the 120-kilometre Wollombi Brook, which flows north...
05/04/2023

Nature-based management is making rivers more resilient

In July 2022, the 120-kilometre Wollombi Brook, which flows north into the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, suffered one of its biggest floods on record. And it held up remarkably well, says Professor Kirstie Fryirs of the School of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University. “Yes, there was widespread inundation, but the flood waters were slower and the vegetation prevented large scale erosion and sediment movement.

doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-00748-y

‘An entirely new display technology’: Researchers develop stretchable OLED displayImagine a thin, digital display so fle...
05/04/2023

‘An entirely new display technology’: Researchers develop stretchable OLED display

Imagine a thin, digital display so flexible that you can wrap it around your wrist, fold it in any direction, or curve it over your car’s steering wheel. Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have designed just such a material, which can bend in half or stretch to more than twice its original length while still emitting a fluorescent pattern.

The material, described in Nature Materials, has a wide range of applications, from wearable electronics and health sensors to foldable computer screens.

doi: 10.1038/s41563-023-01529-w

How does an aging-associated enzyme access our genetic material?New research provides insight into how an enzyme that he...
05/04/2023

How does an aging-associated enzyme access our genetic material?

New research provides insight into how an enzyme that helps regulate aging and other metabolic processes accesses our genetic material to modulate gene expression within the cell. A team led by Penn State researchers have produced images of a sirtuin enzyme bound to a nucleosome—a tightly packed complex of DNA and proteins called histones—showing how the enzyme navigates the nucleosome complex to access both DNA and histone proteins and clarifying how it functions in humans and other animals.

doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf7586

Sleep like a bear: New study involving hibernating bears reveals factor protecting against thrombosisA study that includ...
05/03/2023

Sleep like a bear: New study involving hibernating bears reveals factor protecting against thrombosis

A study that included hibernating brown bears – which rarely suffer from blood clots in their veins despite 6 months of immobilization during hibernation – has revealed a factor that appears to protect the animals against this immobility-associated thrombosis. The analysis, which also involved chronically immobile humans, points to reduced expression of platelet protein HSP47 as protective. The findings, also supported by research in pigs and mice, suggest that HSP47-associtated thromboprotection is conserved across several mammalian species and could be used to develop new antithrombotic therapeutics.

doi: 10.1126/science.abo5044

OHSU researchers assemble comprehensive atlas of gene mutations in human tissueResearchers have created the largest atla...
05/03/2023

OHSU researchers assemble comprehensive atlas of gene mutations in human tissue

Researchers have created the largest atlas of post-zygotic genome mutations in healthy human tissue ever assembled — a scientific advancement that could unlock new avenues for diagnosing and treating genetic disease. It is the largest ever in terms of the combined number of tissues and number of donors sampled.

The study, led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, published today in the journal Science.

doi: 10.1126/science.abn7113

A new way to make a virus-fighting protein could save lives during the next pandemicA multidisciplinary research team ha...
05/03/2023

A new way to make a virus-fighting protein could save lives during the next pandemic

A multidisciplinary research team has produced a promising virus-fighting protein using a quick, portable process that could be easily deployed at the source of a future virus outbreak. The team includes researchers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Stanford University, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Center for Advanced Translational Science. The research has been accepted for publication in the journal New Biotechnology.

doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.04.003

Innovative healthcare extension project enables community-based physicians to diagnose autism in young childrenAs the nu...
05/02/2023

Innovative healthcare extension project enables community-based physicians to diagnose autism in young children

As the number of children in need of access to timely evaluation and intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to rise, new research is showing how barriers to diagnoses and treatment can be reduced through an innovative training program first developed at the University of Missouri.

doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001172

Whether physical exertion feels ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ may be due to dopamine levels, study suggestsDopamine, a brain chemical...
05/02/2023

Whether physical exertion feels ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ may be due to dopamine levels, study suggests

Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel “easy” to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson’s disease led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. Parkinson’s disease is marked by a loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain over time.

doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00490-4

Dietary supplement helps combat resistance in breast cancerMany cancer therapies do not produce the hoped-for results. A...
05/02/2023

Dietary supplement helps combat resistance in breast cancer

Many cancer therapies do not produce the hoped-for results. A common reason for this is that the tumors develop resistance to the medication. This is the case, for example, with alpelisib, a drug that has been approved for use in Switzerland for the past few years as a treatment for advanced breast cancer. A research group at the Department of Biomedicine of the University of Basel has now discovered that the loss of the neurofibromin 1 (NF1) gene leads to a reduced response to alpelisib. The researchers also found that the dietary supplement N-acetylcysteine restores the sensitivity of cancer cells to this treatment. The findings have recently appeared in the specialist journal Cell Reports Medicine.

doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101002

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