Research
Research
01
Aug
2025
Melanoma ‘sat-nav’ discovery could help curb metastasis
New molecular clues that could halt spread of melanoma found
30
Jul
2025
Cancer cells ‘power up’ when literally pressed to the limit
Discovery of the defensive mechanism paves way for new strategies to control tumour invasiveness
24
Jul
2025
One billion-year-old rules of protein stability revealed
A study in Science helps explain how evolution chose amino acid combinations that keep proteins stable
23
Jul
2025
Human genome ‘re-read’ greatly expands catalogue of large genetic variation
Two back-to-back publications in Nature constitute what may be the most complete overview of the human genome to date.
16
Jul
2025
Human eggs power down to protect themselves
Discovery of low power cellular housekeeping could boost IVF success
19
Jun
2025
Herpes virus plays interior designer with human DNA
Super-resolution microscopy demonstrates HSV-1 reshapes the human genome deliberately and within hours of infection.
11
Jun
2025
Scientists map the first step in Alzheimer’s protein aggregation
The work, published in Science Advances, can help discover clues for future therapies
21
May
2025
‘Barcodes’ written into our DNA reveal how blood ages
Changes in methylation patterns in blood are detectable at age 50 and almost universal by 60
14
May
2025
Mouse memory hinges on a nine-letter protein fragment found only in neurons
The inclusion of a microexon is critical for healthy neuronal development and memory
08
May
2025
AI-designed DNA controls genes in healthy mammalian cells for first time
A study in Cell describes an important new advance in generative biology
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New molecular clues that could halt spread of melanoma found
Discovery of the defensive mechanism paves way for new strategies to control tumour invasiveness
A study in Science helps explain how evolution chose amino acid combinations that keep proteins stable
Two back-to-back publications in Nature constitute what may be the most complete overview of the human genome to date.
Discovery of low power cellular housekeeping could boost IVF success
Super-resolution microscopy demonstrates HSV-1 reshapes the human genome deliberately and within hours of infection.
The work, published in Science Advances, can help discover clues for future therapies
Changes in methylation patterns in blood are detectable at age 50 and almost universal by 60
The inclusion of a microexon is critical for healthy neuronal development and memory
A study in Cell describes an important new advance in generative biology