Plasmids are widespread among bacteria and are important because they spread virulence and antibiotic resistance traits, among others. They are horizontally transferred between strains and species, so it is difficult to work out their evolution and epidemiology. Agrobacteria, a diverse grouping of species that infect plants, inject oncogenic Ti and Ri plasmids, which cause crown galls and hairy…
Find could strengthen the idea that parrots are the best model for human vocal learning
An Alzheimer’s disease–associated mutation in the kinase PKCη concentrates its activity at the Golgi.
A new class of editor has improved delivery, durability, tunability, and safety
New experiments show elephants use a wide range of movements to express their desires
Thirteen years after the initial publication defining the glymphatic system, we critically reappraise the role of its dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Our understanding of…
Biorhythms (activity and heart rate patterns) from consumer wearables can predict complications in children after appendectomy.
New discovery confirms the long-debated hypothesis that the ancient winged reptiles ate plants
LRRK2 inhibition restores a cilia-dependent, neuroprotective signaling circuit in Parkinsonian mice.
Hard-won progress in improving child and maternal nutrition hangs in the balance
An epitope-centric screening approach widens the neosubstrate landscape for targeted protein degradation
