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Gut Bacterium Linked to Depression in Premenopause
Gut Bacterium Linked to Depression in Premenopause
The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.
The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.
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Could Manipulating the Microbiome of Artworks Prevent Their Decay?
Ashley Yeager | Jun 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Treating the microbial community residing on a painting with probiotics may offer a way to stave off biodegradation, a study suggests.
Image of the Day: Tiny Vandals
Shawna Williams | Dec 6, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers nab the microbial culprits eating away at a 17th century painting.
Mouse Livers Grow and Shrink Daily
Abby Olena, PhD | May 4, 2017 | 3 min read
Feeding-fasting rhythms and light-dark cycles direct regular changes in organ and cell size, as well as ribosome number and protein levels.
Infographic: Proteasome Basics
John Hines and Craig M. Crews | Apr 30, 2017 | 2 min read
The structure and function of the cell's protein-degrading machine
RNA Methylation Dynamics
and Gidi Rechavi, Dan Dominissini, and Chuan He | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 min read
Additions to the bases of RNA molecules can be written, read, and erased.
Mitochondria Munchers
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Nov 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Glial cells consume mitochondria released by neurons in the optic nerve.
How Autophagy Works
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012 | 1 min read
There are five steps of autophagosome biogenesis: induction, expansion, vesicle completion, fusion, and cargo degradation.
The Enigmatic Membrane
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.