IN THE LAB
Touchpoints Of The Chromosome Scaffold
Condensin, a protein complex that acts as a scaffold to protect DNA during cell division, also play a protective role in response to heat stress.
The Genetics Of Why Ovarian Cancer Treatments Fail
By using whole genome sequencing on 92 ovarian tumors, researchers have uncovered genes which confer resistance to chemotherapy.
Making Liquids Stay Right Where You Want Them
Additives and micro-contact printing could be used to reduce friction even in microelectromechanical systems, study says.
Haplotype Resolution Without References
Researchers have developed a method that can resolve haploid sequences without using a reference genome, paving the way for the assembly of more complex genomes.
Physicists Solve Quantum Tunneling Mystery
Supercomputer calculations have provided attosecond-scale calibrations that can serve as a good reference point for future experiments on protein folding or electronics.
Free Tool For Predicting R-Loops
Researchers have developed a tool that could accelerate R-loop detection and advance the emerging field of R-loop biology.
Lost Memories Retrieved
A study in mice has shown that memories are inaccessible but not completely lost in retrograde amnesia, suggesting that memory retrieval might one day be possible.
Aging Epigenetically Reversed In Human Cell Lines
Epigenetic modification or adding glycine to cell culture media can make fibroblast cell lines young again, study says.
Bats Extremely Sensitive To Magnetic Fields
Bats' sensitivity to low magnetic fields could have helped them survive the many times magnetic polarity has reversed over the past 50 million years.
