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Metabolic–Epigenetic Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Immune Dysregulation
Scientists find that sleep deprivation alters immune cell metabolism, causing changes to epigenetics through lactylation, triggering immune dysregulation.
Alien-like Creatures Reveal Aspects About Open Ocean Diversity
Siphonophores reveal that oceanographic partitioning and reproductive isolation between subpopulations occurs in different regions of the open ocean
Behavioral Fever Helps Fight Parasitic Infections
Infected fruit flies use behavioral fever against deadly parasitoid wasps.
Armadillos May Help Scientists Understand What Makes Two Brains Different
Scientists aim to use armadillos to understand what makes two brains different
Fungi Produce Compounds that Help Manage Diabetes
Recent research has been exploring the potential role of fungal compounds in treating a widespread growing health concern – diabetes.
Natural Genetic Variation Reveals Surprises About A Fungal Pathogen
Scientists find that a well-studied fungal gene (i.e. EFG1) involved in pathogenesis does not behave the same in all strains of the common yeast pathogen Candida albicans
A Song of Algae and Fungi: The Game of Forming Lichen
Scientists uncover a molecular mechanism in a fungus that is critical to forming the symbiotic relationship that leads to lichen formation with alga
Let’s Talk About Sex Baby, Let’s Talk About Mechanosensory!
Scientists uncover a novel role for a mechanosensory ion channel in the sensing of sexual stimulation of the genitals
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