2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (297+ words) Mirage News The bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis, can develop resistance to antibiotics, yet many of its drug-export systems remain poorly understood. By systematically examining transport proteins in the bacterium, the researchers identified an uncharacterized…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (707+ words) Cancer begins with errors in the DNA inside our cells, and those errors are often more complicated than a handful of mutated genes. Prostate cancer is a case in point. Its faulty genes are well known — and yet they still…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (125+ words) Describing these findings, Kotani says, "This study revealed that two distinct mechanisms operate to establish the ER association of Atg2. The mechanism involving the Atg2 N-terminal region appears to establish a robust association of Atg2 with the ER membrane. Besides, the VAP-mediated mechanism…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) The study, published in Science Advances on September 4, 2026, suggests that mitohormetic signaling may be a powerful therapeutic target to stave off heart and other age-related tissue pathology, and perhaps even promote general healthy aging. What do we know about mitohormesis?...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (618+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Enzymes emerged before the last universal common ancestor, making comparative genetic analyses insufficient to understand…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (946+ words) Mirage News Sulfur-reducing bacteria of the phylum Desulfobacterota play a crucial role in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle. Species such as Geobacter sulfurreducens use elemental sulfur as a terminal electron acceptor during anaerobic respiration, producing sulfide that participates in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (263+ words) Yip3 inhibits Sec16 assembly into the ERES. When Yip3 is overexpressed, formation of the ERES by Sec16-AcGFP (fluorescent-tagged Sec16) is inhibited (right, when compared to wild type strains (left). (Kazuki Hanaoka, Mitsuki Nakazato, Philipp Schlarmann et al, Nature Communications, July 3, 2026). Cells synthesize proteins in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) Defects in T-tubules are a common feature of several inherited and acquired muscle disorders. Yet a fundamental question has remained: how do these membrane structures grow during muscle development without becoming excessive or disorganised? A new study from the group…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (664+ words) Mirage News Proteins with exposed arginine can selectively accumulate even on protein-resistant coatings, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. Through an in-depth analysis of which and how proteins adhere to various anti-fouling surfaces, the team found arginine disrupts the…...