Climate change is shifting the seasons, pushing crop plants to their limits. For example, sudden frost episodes in late ...

To better understand the highly varied characteristics that enable malaria parasites to adhere to red blood cells and elude ...

falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1' – or PfEMP1. Each parasite produces only one type of PfEMP1 ... enabling the team to study facets of PfEMP1 biology in more detail. For example, previous ...

Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red ...

Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red ...

Bacterial membranes consist of proteins that are ... are required to optimize membrane function. However, bacteria are often subjected to abrupt changes, for example in temperature and organic ...

Dynamic, reversible modifications of DNA and RNA regulate how genes are expressed and transcribed, which can influence cellular processes, disease development, and overall organismal health.

A new approach for identifying new cellular RNA targets of snoRNAs uncovered thousands of previously unknown targets ...

University of Chicago scientists have expanded our understanding of snoRNAs, discovering their extensive influence on ...

Researchers suggest broadly reactive antibodies identified are likely to represent a common mechanism of acquired immunity to ...

The gut of animals is a complex ecosystem consisting of trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that are unique to every individual. Infants can inherit their first gut bacteria through vaginal ...

(Nasdaq: VCNX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a differentiated approach to treating cancer and neurodegenerative disease through the inhibition of SEMA4D, today announced the ...