Why can zebrafish regenerate damaged gut nerves while humans largely cannot? Michigan State University researchers have developed a new research tool that allows them to remove gut neurons in zebrafish and watch them regenerate in real time, helping scientists investigate one of regenerative bio...
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Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana, causing dangerous surf and flooding parts of the coast. Videos captured Bertha's impact in Louisiana and Alabama, and showed how Texas was preparing for the storm.
Spliceosomal introns are noncoding DNA sequences located between exons in many eukaryotic protein-coding genes. Most are removed post-transcriptionally by RNA splicing and do not encode proteins, but they have been implicated in various regulatory processes, including gene transcription, mRNA nu...
The Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis), a marine fish species endemic to the Chinese coast and known as the "Panda of the Sea," is critically endangered and one of the few marine fish listed as a first-class protected wild animal in China. Collaborative research led by the Division of Science ...
Mikki Allen, the athletic director at Tennessee State University, has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.