In research, some tools get all the attention. Sequencers, high-resolution microscopes, mass spectrometers—they’re the rockstars of modern science. But there’s another instrument, far less flashy, ...

Maize Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China Background: Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) catalyzes the first step in lignin biosynthesis and is crucial for ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a major challenge for brain-targeted ...

As life sciences enter the era of precision biology, spatial genomics and transcriptomics are transforming our ability to decode gene expression not just at the molecular level, but also within the ...

Tissue factor (TF) and coagulation proteases are involved in promoting atherosclerosis, but the molecular and cellular bases for their involvement are unknown. Total RNA was isolated from frozen ...

Males and females exhibit distinct anatomic and functional characteristics of the heart, predisposing them to specific disease states. Four conserved miRNAs are present in a single locus on the ...

Social stress can increase reactive oxygen species and derail antioxidant function in the brain, which may contribute to the onset and progression of mental health disorders. In hierarchical species, ...