Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
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Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Misfolded α-synuclein proteins promote the spread of Parkinson’s pathology in mouse brains.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
Stem cells collected from younger donors are more effective for transplantation and regenerative medicine than those from older individuals.
Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year’s American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.