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Strategic angle: A new microscopy technique developed by Helmholtz Munich and TUM distinguishes lipid species in living cells without dyes.
Strategic angle: Scientists uncover new mechanisms promoting cell-cell adhesion, impacting skin and inflammatory diseases.
Strategic angle: New research reveals the mechanism by which graphene selectively eliminates bacteria, crucial for hygiene in everyday items.
Strategic angle: Yeast cells demonstrate a unique method for selecting mates, potentially offering insights into partner selection.
Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of DNA testing on personal identity and criminal investigations.
Strategic angle: Neanderthals split into distinct regional groups that developed genetic differences far sooner than modern human populations typically did.
Strategic angle: A groundbreaking study utilizes supercomputers to explore the intricate motions of spliceosomes within a detailed human cell model.
Strategic angle: WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for a class of enzymes that regulate almost every cellular process in the human body.
Strategic angle: Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at archaeological sites in central Anatolia, Turkey.
Strategic angle: Exploring the role of enzymes in the biofuels economy and chemical production.
Strategic angle: A new species discovered in the Galapagos Islands adds to the legacy of Darwin's evolutionary theory.
Strategic angle: CRISPR's precision in gene editing faces hurdles due to DNA shape complexities.
Strategic angle: Research reveals that aging affects how cells react due to changes in DNA packaging.
Strategic angle: New DNA evidence shows that Medieval Ibiza was part of a dynamic world linking Europe, North Africa, and the Sahel zone.
Strategic angle: Collaboration between UCO's Agronomy and Genetics departments was key to sequencing the genome of this pathogen, responsible for significant economic losses.
Strategic angle: New research reveals that microtubules are crucial for the correct distribution of chromosomes during cell division, challenging previous perceptions of their role.
Strategic angle: A breakthrough method using DNA self-assembly allows for unprecedented precision in positioning molecules on ultrathin materials.
Strategic angle: Gert Vercauteren assesses the risk of terrorist attacks, 10 years after the 2016 Brussels attacks.
Strategic angle: Researchers develop a non-destructive method to study unicellular organisms' responses to light stress, highlighting cell-to-cell differences.
Strategic angle: Invasive species cost Canada billions of dollars each year. A new genomic test developed by UBC researchers can trace the Asian spongy moth back to its source.