Researchers have discovered a new species of the elusive ‘fairy lantern’ genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in eastern Peninsular Malaysia

A Chinese research team has successfully developed a triplex real-time quantitative fluorescence PCR method capable of simultaneously detecting three critical drug resistance genes—mcr-1, vanA, and bla_NDM-1. This method demonstrates high sensitivity, strong specificity, and excellent reproducibility, offering an efficient tool for rapid detection of drug resistance genes in clinical and food safety applications.

A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) reveals that enzymes are deformable machines whose mechanical specifications significantly impact their biological function, with these specifications encoded in their genetic makeup.

A research team led by Dr. SHIN Hee-sup at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has uncovered a fundamental brain circuit that distinguishes these two types of fear. Their findings reveal that the locus coeruleus (LC), a small brainstem structure that produces norepinephrine (NA), plays a crucial role in processing fear—but in a lateralized manner, with the right and left hemispheres serving distinct functions.

The anti-melanogenesis effect of ligustroside derived from Ligustrum japonicum and its underlying mechanisms are explored.

Study highlights the role of long-term environmental changes in the evolution of predatory behaviour in nematodes