Gene ends: how transcription termination shapes gene expression
Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula’s career has shaped her approach to research and management.
DNA motor mechanics: exploring the biophysics of CRISPR
Algirdas Toleikis is excited about setting up his first independent research group in his home country.
SARS-CoV-2 infection demonstrated in a human lung bronchioalveolar tissue model
Development of an in vitro human-derived tissue model for studying virus infection and disease progression in the alveolar cells of the lungs responsible for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange with the blood might enable the study of possible therapies for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) triggered by SARS-CoV-2.
Age of father affects offspring through an epigenetic mechanism
A team of Japanese scientists has revealed a mechanism associated with an increased risk of behavioural defects among offspring of older fathers in a mouse study, with strong indications similar processes are involved in humans.
Early Evidence Base awarded at ASAPbio preprint sprint
The Early Evidence Base site is among the five winners of the latest ASAPbio PreprintSprint.
Getting to grips with the multitude of early scientific findings: lessons from the pandemic
EMBO publicly launches the Early Evidence Base site, an experimental platform that blends human scientific expertise with artificial intelligence (AI) to highlight scientific findings posted in preprints. Preprints are manuscripts that are publicly shared online by researchers before formal publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Biomarkers could help predict severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
Molecular markers in the blood shown to be predictive of severe COVID-19 outcomes resulting from SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection have been identified in a study by a Chinese research team. The study results extend understanding of the pathophysiology and clinical progress of COVID-19 with potential for identifying early during the course of infection which individuals are most at risk of developing severe conditions and requiring hospital care.
Understanding microbial diversity – from beer to Patagonia
Francisco Cubillos spent most of his life in Chile, but at heart, he feels international.
Creating organoids to study kidney physiology
Stem cell researcher Yun Xia describes her research path as “straightforward”.
From plant evolution to agronomy
Born and raised in a large city in Taiwan, Cheng-Ruei Lee had only a few opportunities to be in contact with nature as a child, but he soon got fascinated by the staggering diversity of life on Earth.
