Max Kozlov
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RNA Brakes May Stabilize a Cellular Symbiosis
In some symbiotic partnerships, an RNA-based mechanism may sabotage the growth of greedy hosts. → Read More
New Genomic Study of Placenta Finds Deep Links to Cancer
A patchwork of genomic differences in the placenta may explain the organ's "live fast, die young" strategy and its connections to cancer. → Read More
Deep-Sea Jelly Reignites Debate on Remote Species Identification
Researchers say they have discovered a novel species of comb jelly using video footage, but they couldn’t recover a physical specimen. Is that enough? → Read More
Biden Names Geneticist Eric Lander as Top Science Adviser
If confirmed, Lander will head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a position that President Donald Trump left vacant for 18 months at the beginning of his term. → Read More
High Risk of Bias in Early COVID-19 Studies: Meta-Analysis
Few peer-reviewed clinical papers on the pandemic contained original data, and many of those that did had poor experimental design. → Read More
Julius Schachter, Renowned Chlamydia Researcher, Dies at 84
Starting in the late 1960s, the UCSF microbiologist pioneered investigations into the deadly disease that have led to the near eradication of trachoma, a chlamydia-related eye infection. → Read More
Honeybee Microbes Shape the Colony’s Social Behavior
Recent research shows that the insect’s microbial community is central to protecting the hive from invaders—both big and small. → Read More
Previously Unknown Beaked Whale Species Spotted off Mexico
A team of scientists searching for a rare species of whale instead found a species of whale they say has never been recorded. → Read More
Genetic Reprogramming Restores Vision in Mice: Study
Researchers repaired what is otherwise irreversible damage in the animals' ocular neurons, by activating transcription factors ordinarily used to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. → Read More
Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant
The sperm, belonging to a tiny marine crustacean, dates back nearly 100 million years, making it the most ancient animal sperm found to date. → Read More
Cell Biologist Angelika Amon Dies at 53
A "larger than life personality," Amon devoted her career to studying the cell cycle and aneuploidy. Her research has shaped the field of cancer biology. → Read More
Ferret Study Reinforces Role of Aerosols in SARS-CoV-2 Spread
Using an elaborate apparatus, researchers find that the virus spreads via aerosolized particles between ferrets more than a meter apart. → Read More
Nature-branded Journals Announce First Open-Access Deal
The agreement will enable authors at eligible German institutes to publish an estimated 400 open-access papers each year in Springer Nature journals from the Nature line of titles. → Read More
Decoy Cells Trick SARS-CoV-2, Reduce Cytokines In Vitro
Genetically engineered cells that overproduce ACE2, the receptor the novel coronavirus uses to enter cells, neutralize infection in vitro and mop up inflammatory cytokines in mice. → Read More
US Tops List of COVID-19 and All-Cause Death Rates Since May
The authors of a new analysis conclude that tens of thousands of lives could have been saved with a more coordinated national response to the coronavirus. → Read More
Cheese Preservative Slows Oral Cancer Spread in Mice: Study
The results add to mounting evidence of microbes' roles in tumor growth and point to the possibility of impeding malignancies by inhibiting bacteria. → Read More
Vast Majority in US Remain Susceptible to COVID-19: Study
Fewer than 1 in 10 dialysis patients sampled had antibodies against the novel coronavirus as of July, indicating that the greater population is far from levels required to achieve herd immunity. → Read More
Mass Elephant Die-Off Caused by Cyanobacteria, Officials Say
Tests point to a toxic algal bloom that might have led to the unprecedented deaths of hundreds of African elephants in Botswana earlier this year, but the evidence isn't conclusive. → Read More
William Danforth, Longtime Research Philanthropist, Dies at 94
Danforth founded the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and expanded scientific research at Washington University and beyond campus in St. Louis. → Read More