Because acetylation exists in all life, including humans, these findings will likely translate into our understanding of how cells in other organisms respond to stressful conditions.  

Dubbed PATTY, the tool corrects hidden bias in a widely used genomics method, helping scientists distinguish true biological discoveries from false leads.

 

Protein aggregates are associated with the development of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. These are found more often in certain areas of cells known as membraneless organelles. Do these organelles promote this protein clumping, or do they protect the cell by temporarily absorbing the aggregates? Professor Simon Ebbinghaus and Mailin Becker from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, set out to answer this question with their new, self-developed method “confocal Fast Relaxation Imaging,” or cFReI. They report their findings in the journal PRX Life from July 16, 2026.

Genetic adaptations that helped neotropical manakins detect and digest fruit may have laid the foundation for the evolution of elaborate courtship displays and vivid plumage observed in manakins. An international research team, including researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, combined genomic, functional, and evolutionary analyses to show that changes in taste perception and digestion preceded the emergence of these vibrant traits—revealing how simple physiological changes could drive behavioral evolution and biodiversity.

Your intestine completely rebuilds its inner lining every few days—one of the fastest renewal processes in the human body. Scientists have now discovered that this extraordinary feat is accompanied by a hidden network of specialized mesenchymal support cells working behind the scenes, revealing an unexpected level of organization inside the gut and offering new clues that may eventually inform approaches to intestinal injury and inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers used an AI tool called Skelevision to demonstrate that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid evolutionary bursts that coincided with climate shifts throughout Earth's history.

The influenza A virus infects millions of people each year and has the potential to cause pandemics, making it an important target for biomedical research. Scientists have gained new insights into how this virus hijacks the host cell’s molecular machinery by using a technique that maps protein-protein interactions directly inside the cell. The new findings could help identify novel targets for future drug discovery and vaccine development.