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Iron could be key to treating a global parasitic disease
A study has found that leishmaniasis causes body-wide changes in iron balance, leading to red blood cell damage.
Environmental DNA is everywhere
The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls?
Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results
The pandemic worsened, but didn’t create, this problem for science.
From the journals: MCP
Three views of mass spec: analyzing secreted protein spectra, imaging mass spectrometry for clinical use and spectral libraries for MS data analysis. Read about these recent papers.
Understanding the fat science
Researchers at UCLA investigate lipid remodeling in the liver for energy generation.
No oxygen? No problem
By studying how electric fish survive in hypoxic streams for months at time, researchers may find new ways to target tumors.
From the journals: JBC
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Molecular sensor enables water bear hardiness by triggering dormancy
Cysteine oxidation may contributes to tardigrades’ remarkable hardiness and help them survive in ever-changing environments.
Cities under the sea
Nanotechnology offers a way to restore and re-create coral reef biodiversity.
Seeding a coral comeback
Modified stem cell transplants may be coming to a coral reef near you.
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work
Research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects.
Vitamin A may play a central role in stem cell biology and wound repair
New research shows that once stem cells have entered a state of lineage plasticity, they cannot function until they choose their fate, and retinoic acid plays a role.
From the journals: MCP
Amino acids and sulfate signatures. Unveiling phosphatase substrates. Simplifying bacterial proteome profiling. Read about recent papers on these topics.
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