3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) Living human cells will launch aboard a European research rocket next month as South Australian researchers use space to investigate cancer in a radically different environment. The mission, led by Adelaide company Cambrian Defence & Space in partnership with Dr Nirmal…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (412+ words) | Newswise Newswise Rebecca Schnall Named Vice Dean for Research at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Newswise — Rebecca Schnall, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, FAAN, FACMI, will join the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing as faculty and Vice Dean for Research effective December…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (678+ words) Dogs trained in scent detection may be better at sniffing out the right smell after breakfast, with new research finding hungry dogs that are working for treats are more likely to falsely identify the wrong scent. The study, led by…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (446+ words) Cells have all kinds of intricate machinery to control genes, switching them on and off at the right times and under the right conditions. Components of this machinery include chromatin-modifying complexes, groups of proteins that manage how tightly DNA is…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (225+ words) Spatial transcriptomics is a powerful tool to create a detailed map of not just how genes are expressed in a piece of tissue, but also where genetic activity takes place in different cells and locations within the tissue. This is…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (412+ words) Nancy B. Schwartz, PhD, a pioneering scientist, mentor, and nationally recognized leader in graduate and postdoctoral education who spent more than five decades at the University of Chicago, died August 28, 2026, at age 82. Schwartz was Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Biochemistry and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (682+ words) Natural ribosomes, shown in gray, encounter protein instructions at random around the cell. The engineered Ribo-M, shown in orange, is pre-linked to the instructions. Every cell relies on ribosomes, the molecular machines that read genetic instructions and use them to…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (365+ words) | Newswise Newswise Spuriopimpinella Brachycarpa Genome Unveils Medicinal Compound Blueprints Overview of the chromosomal-level genome of S. brachycarpa. (A) Different organs of S. brachycarpa. (B) Hi-C heat map of S. brachycarpa chromosome interactions. Newswise — Spuriopimpinella brachycarpa, known locally as Dayeqin or Shanqincai, has long been used…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (393+ words) | Newswise Newswise Kazakh Researchers Identify Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Compounds in Native Medicinal Plants Newswise — Researchers at Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU) have identified biologically active compounds with antiviral, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory effects in several plant species native to Kazakhstan,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) Newswise — Iron is essential. Our cells need it to produce energy, carry oxygen throughout the body, and power countless chemical reactions that sustain life. But this metal has a dark side. When too much of it is left free inside…...