The human brain has a sweet tooth, burning through nearly one quarter of the body’s sugar energy, or glucose, each day. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have shed new light on exactly how neurons — the cells that send electrical signals through the brain — consume and metabolize glucose, as well as how these cells adapt to glucose shortages

Scientists at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have tested a new cancer vaccine which kills as well as prevents brain cancer. The experts used a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to prevent cancer from recurring in the future.

Led by the Mc Gill University, a group of researchers conducted a study in which different techniques such as whole gene sequencing, gene-editing, and electron microscopy were combined to better understand color variations and patterning in the skin shed by ball pythons bred in captivity.

Researchers have revealed numerous new findings about chocolate including the possibility of strengthening teeth, the compounds required to make it tasty and how can one know if a chocolate bar is authentic.

Biologists from the University of Michigan have disclosed a new study involving the genetic manipulation of yeast cells which goes on to explain that synonymous or silent genetic mutations are harmful and not neutral as assumed earlier.

A newly identified heat-stable Cas13 enzyme could lead to improved diagnostics and new biotechnological applications. It can be used with RT-Lamp to specifically detect target genetic material in a one-pot assay without the need for new reagents.

Rapid developments at all levels of microscopy, such as contrast, illumination, resolution, signal detection and data processing have occurred over the last decades and there is reason to expect that these advances will continue. However, severe limitations in accuracy, reproducibility and throughput are caused by the involvement of humans in all steps of the imaging workflow. It also poses a significant burden and workload for the researcher. To improve this situation is the biggest challenge in automation.

With the help of nematode worms, researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) were able to explore how short-term genetic memories can be inherited across different generations.

McGill University researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind in the environment. The discovery provides a powerful new tool to locate and manage genetically modified animals that have escaped or been released into the wild.

Scientists have developed a low-cost, CRISPR-based platform that uses saliva samples to diagnose specific Covid-19 variants within just one hour.