[Vascular Biology] Protected from atherosclerosis by TFEB
Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of fatty plaques in blood vessels, can lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks. Lu et al. found that in cultured endothelial cells, the – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Wei Wong Tags: Vascular Biology Source Type: research
[Electron Microscopy] Ultrafast studies using liquid cells
Advances in microscopy techniques aim to make it possible to study materials under more realistic conditions, such as in liquid cells, or to use fast probes to capture dynamics. Fu – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - February 2, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Electron Microscopy Source Type: research
[Sensors] Sensitive skin for feeling the heat
Pit vipers' ability to sense temperature is so acute that they can detect warm-blooded prey from a distance. With this as inspiration, Di Giacomo et al. developed cross-linked – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - February 1, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Sensors Source Type: research
[Plant Science] Looking for lost flavor in tomatoes
Commercially available tomatoes are renowned these days for sturdiness, but perhaps not for flavor. Heirloom varieties, on the other hand, maintain the richer flavors and sweeter tomatoes – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Pamela J. Hines Tags: Plant Science Source Type: research
[Bone Degeneration] A new way to build bone
Although bone seems inert, it is in fact in constant flux, being continuously deposited by cells called osteoblasts and broken down by osteoclasts. Andrade et al. found that – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Katrina L. Kelner Tags: Bone Degeneration Source Type: research
[Biophysics] Pulling macromolecules apart
Many biological processes involve macromolecular interactions, and knowing the binding energies of these interactions is key to a functional understanding. There are several experimental – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Valda Vinson Tags: Biophysics Source Type: research
[Chromatin] The platform for building new chromatin
Nucleosomes removed from DNA to facilitate its replication must be replaced quickly to protect the genome. The epigenetic information stored on the parental nucleosomes must also be – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Valda Vinson Tags: Chromatin Source Type: research
[Neuroscience] Unrelated memories get blurred together
If one retrieves two memories around the same time, a small number of neurons will become involved in both memories. Yokose et al. investigated the cellular ensemble mechanisms – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Peter Stern Tags: Neuroscience Source Type: research
[Inorganic Chemistry] A salty route to an all-nitrogen ring
The flip side of the robust stability of N2 is the instability of any larger molecules composed exclusively of nitrogen. These molecules nonetheless remain enticing targets – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jake Yeston Tags: Inorganic Chemistry Source Type: research
[Solid-State Physics] Decoupling charge and heat transport
In metals, electrons carry both charge and heat. As a consequence, electrical conductivity and the electronic contribution to the thermal conductivity are typically proportional to – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jelena Stajic Tags: Solid-State Physics Source Type: research
[Protein Stability] How to remove unnecessary enzymes
The terminal amino acid of proteins can determine their longevity. Chen et al. now delineate a third N-end rule pathway that they discovered in yeast. This pathway, termed – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Stella M. Hurtley Tags: Protein Stability Source Type: research
[Neuroscience] ERK prepares the brain for sleep
Why do we feel more tired and tend to sleep longer and more deeply after a period of sleep deprivation or after a physically or mentally active day? Mikhail et al. suggest – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Leslie K. Ferrarelli Tags: Neuroscience Source Type: research
[Immunology] A rare ability to enhance dengue virus disease
In some cases, secondary infections of dengue virus can be extremely serious and result in plasma leakage, thrombocytopenia, and hemorrhagic disease. This phenomenon has been attributed – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Ash Tags: Immunology Source Type: research
[Psychology] Emergent attitudes toward brilliance
The distribution of women and men across academic disciplines seems to be affected by perceptions of intellectual brilliance. Bian et al. studied young children to assess when – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Pamela J. Hines Tags: Psychology Source Type: research
[Photochemistry] A nickel's worth of transferred energy
Traditional organic photochemistry often relies on sensitizers, molecules that efficiently absorb light and then transfer the energy to other compounds to spur reactivity. Welin et – [Read More] (Source: This Week in Science)
Source: This Week in Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jake Yeston Tags: Photochemistry Source Type: research
