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yeast membrane protein
Biology

A major milestone in synthetic biology: Completion of the final chromosome in synthetic yeast genome

Pranjal Malewar

Australian team delivers final piece in the synthetic life puzzle.

These proteins depend on their partner
Biology

Some proteins find their ‘soulmate’ at birth

Amit Malewar

Study shows how certain proteins form immediately after they are made.

sunburn skin
Health

New study reveals surprising cause of sunburn: It’s not DNA

Pranjal Malewar

Textbooks need to be rewritten.

RapA
Biology

Researchers identified a new mechanism for maintaining genome stability

Pranjal Malewar

R-loops in the wrong place at the wrong time can be disastrous.

Abstract realistic milk drop with splashes isolated
Health

Flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to 5 days

Pranjal Malewar

More than 14 million Americans consume raw milk annually.

Concept art of a human brain exploding with knowledge
Science

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to antibiotics

Pranjal Malewar

Modified ribosomes could be a new possible mechanism of antibiotic resistance.

Representation of human dna chain
Biology

‘Selfish DNA’ played a key role in early human development

Pranjal Malewar

These elements are not mere genomic parasites.

brain tumor
Health

Programming cells help to fight a brain tumor

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive brain tumor, with patients surviving less than two years after diagnosis.

Health

Preventing plants from passing viruses to their offspring

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how plants prevent viruses from passing to their seeds.

Portrait of non-traditional family with single father
Health

Fathers on unhealthy diets can cause cardiovascular disease in their daughters

Pranjal Malewar

Like father, like daughter.

Image showing Ecuadorian whipworms (Trichuris trichiuria)
Health

New nematode viruses might change disease theories

Dr. Prajakta Banik

New research reveals that parasitic nematodes infect over a billion people worldwide and carry viruses explain why it cause serious diseases.

mosquito
Health

Liver malaria map paves the way for better treatments

Dr. Prajakta Banik

By infecting humans, the malaria parasite first infiltrates the liver, where it undergoes a seven-day multiplication phase.

Graphic enlargement of rainwater that could have helped create a meshy wall around protocells 3.8 billion years ago, a critical step in the transition from tiny beads of RNA to every bacterium, plant, animal, and human that ever lived.
Science

Rainwater could have helped create first protocell walls

Ashwini Sakharkar

Life from a drop of rain!

Christine Kriebisch and Prof. Job Boekhoven investigate how the first life evolved.
Chemistry

Mechanism that gave the first molecules their stability

Amit Malewar

A mechanism that could have enabled the first RNA molecules to stabilize in the primordial soup.

Microbes and viruses to study their structure and evolution
Health

Exploring the bacterial universe

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Boosting bacterial DNA transformation with cell-free methylation pattern recreation.

Image showing SHINE, a rapid diagnostic test developed by Pardis Sabeti's lab in 2020, uses paper strips and CRISPR enzymes to identify specific sequences of viral RNA in samples.
Health

Easy flu tests may enhance diagnosis and tracking

Dr. Prajakta Banik

CRISPR assays for quick flu detection and subtyping.

Zebrafish Swimming
Health

Why can zebrafish heal heart damage, unlike other fish?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Single-cell profiling identifies unique aspects of regenerating hearts.

Scientists researching gene therapy for disease prevention and treatment
Health

Genetic control for bone growth

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Pre-hypertrophic chondrogenic enhancer dynamics in skeletal development.

Gut stem cells gain a new identity
Health

Gut stem cells gain a new identity

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Fate mapping finds the source of Lgr5+ cells in the intestine

Giant viruses found on Greenland ice sheet
Science

Researchers found giant viruses on Greenland’s ice sheet

Pranjal Malewar

The viruses probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them.

Covid virus 3d modeling
Health

Trojan horse virus found in parasite by U of T researchers

Dr. Prajakta Banik

RNA virus hidden in Toxoplasma gondii.

Biology

A new method to watch viruses in action

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Nanoscale organization of viral RNA and proteins in SARS-CoV-2 replication sites

A microscopic image of two roundworms
Science

Nematode worms learn to avoid dangerous bacteria

PLOS

A bacterial molecule triggers the avoidance behavior, which persists for four generations.

Neuroscience

Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a lifetime

Pranjal Malewar

RNA that doesn’t age.

October Breast Cancer Awareness month, elderly Woman in pink T- shirt with hand holding Pink Ribbon for supporting people living and illness. International Women, Mother and World cancer day concept
Health

Targeting tired immune cells to prevent breast cancer

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mapping cellular shifts in the adult human breast.

Image showing sick human liver with cancer isolated.
Health

Pioneering method to tackle lethal liver cancer

Dr. Prajakta Banik

GalNAc-conjugated siRNA aims at DNAJB1-PRKACA fusion in liver cancer.

Image showing Doctor holding a test kit for COVID-19 2019-nCoV
Health

Gene-based diagnostics boosted by innovative test strips

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Circular DNA structures hinder Cas12a activation, enabling self-catalysis in DNA/RNA sensing.

RNA therapeutics is booming
Health

Why are some RNA drugs more efficient than others?

Pranjal Malewar

A new frontier in drug development.

plant RNA polymerase PEP
Biology

Scientists successfully generated 3D visualizations of chloroplasts’ copying machines

Pranjal Malewar

Light into the darkness of photosynthesis.

Close-up of scientist examining patient
Health

New tool improves early cancer detection

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Integrating single-cell DNA and RNA for tumor analysis.

Recent Stories

Depression and its impact on physical health

Health

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Space

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing