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In corn snakes, certain lineages have red, yellow or pink colours, and their dorsal spots can merge or form stripes.
Biology

A single gene is involved in snake’s skin pattern diversity

Pranjal Malewar

One gene defines the many patterns of snake skin.

With its spiral arms and large star-forming disc
Space

The twin of the Milky Way galaxy found in the distant Universe

Amit Malewar

It offers important insights into how galaxies can form and evolve so rapidly in the early Universe.

Young autistic boy playing with toys at home
Neuroscience

UNIGE scientists uncovered the brain circuit behind Autism-related social challenges

Amit Malewar

Autism: the neural origin of the social bound.

The record galaxy is shown in the middle
Space

Webb finds that dead galaxies may also be present in the young Universe

Amit Malewar

Galaxies die earlier than expected.

In green, the star TOI-512 around which the exoplanet TOI-512 b orbits.
Space

Scientists discover a new Super-Earth: TOI-512 b

Amit Malewar

New Super-Earth unveiled using cutting-edge space telescopes and spectrographs.

A model of a human brain
Health

ADHD and Dementia: New study finds unexpected neurological link

Pranjal Malewar

How ADHD may increase the risk of dementia in later years?

gamma actin
Biology

The hidden role of gamma-actin in protecting our cells and hearing

Pranjal Malewar

The fine control of cell mechanics.

Protofeathers
Biology

The development of feathers in chickens

PLOS

The sonic hedgehog pathway may underlie the evolutionary emergence and diversity of feathers.

The Colli Albani, located beneath this lake 20 km from Rome, has experienced major eruptions, the last one occurring 355,000 years ago
Earth

Scientists unravel mystery of Italy’s Colli Albani volcano

Pranjal Malewar

Their findings revealed that Colli Albani's magma had significant amounts of trapped water and carbon dioxide.

Human liver anatomy
Health

The timing breakthrough in liver cancer treatment

Pranjal Malewar

Transplantation combined with immunotherapy to cure liver cancer.

FOLFOXIRI
Health

Study reveals lipid signatures associated with chemotherapy-resistant cells

Pranjal Malewar

Lipids can predict treatment efficacy.

Section of human melanoma showing the expression of the CH25H enzyme (in yellow) by lymphatic endothelial cells (in red, the lymphatic vessels), and their interaction with an anti-tumour immune cell (in green). © David Tarussio
Biology

Newly discovered enzyme’s properties enable the immune system to fight tumours

Pranjal Malewar

An enzyme to disarm tumours.

HD 20794
Space

An international team discovered a super-Earth, could spurs search for life

Amit Malewar

A super-Earth laboratory for searching life elsewhere in the Universe.

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.

WASP-132 system
Space

Not all Hot Jupiters orbit alone

Amit Malewar

This discovery overturns our perception of the architecture of planetary systems.

The diversity of jaw and snout scales in different crocodilian species is the result of changes in mechanical parameters.
Science

Crocodile head scales emerge from the mechanics of growing tissues

Ashwini Sakharkar

Biological diversity is not just the result of genes.

ichthyosporean C. perkinsii
Science

The chicken or egg paradox: Study shed new light on the philosophical dilemma

Pranjal Malewar

See what an ancient unicellular says.

two vicinal cysteines in interleukin-38
Biology

A new model to explore the epidermal renewal

Pranjal Malewar

This study could bring new perspectives for the study of human epidermis.

three red monsters
Space

Three galactic ‘red monsters’ discovered in the early Universe

Amit Malewar

The formation of stars in the early Universe was far more efficient than previously thought.

NbE binds
Biology

Scientists discovered molecules that limit the side effects of opioids

Pranjal Malewar

Tiny antibodies to fight the dangerous effects of opioids.

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.

WASP-76 b
Space

Iron winds are blowing on the day side of an ultra-hot exoplanet

Amit Malewar

New insight into the complex climatic dynamics of this distant world.

Health

Targeting leukemia stem cells

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a severe cancer of the blood and bone marrow, often fatal. The disease is driven by leukemic stem cells...

Researcher neurologist doctor
Health

Understanding how the brain interprets other’s gazes

Dr. Prajakta Banik

ERP analysis and task impact on the perception timing of gaze direction.

This artist’s impression shows the view from the planet in the TOI-178 system found orbiting furthest from the star. New research by Adrien Leleu and his colleagues with several telescopes, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has revealed that the resonant system boasts six exoplanets and that all but the one closest to the star are locked in a rare rhythm as they move in their orbits.
Space

Researchers finally decipher density difference of sub-Neptunes

Amit Malewar

UNIBE and PlanetS have shown the existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes.

Image showing Enterobacteriaceae are commensal bacteria of the digestive flora that can be responsible for serious infections.
Health

Critical threat of antibiotic resistance to Sub-Saharan African children

Dr. Prajakta Banik

UNIGE and HUG studies reveal alarming antibiotic resistance in enterobacteria.

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.

Attentive students with teacher in the classroom
Education & Business

Student preferences: On-campus attendance vs. remote learning

Pranjal Malewar

Are online teaching materials emptying out university classrooms?

Large Magellanic cloud
Space

A fresh look at red giant stars offers key insights into cosmic distance measurements

Amit Malewar

A way to measure the Universe's expansion with the highest accuracy.

pancreatic islets
Health

Lipids and diabetes are closely linked, study

Pranjal Malewar

The study highlighted the importance of fat in detecting and treating type 2 diabetes.

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