Judy Evans

By bending “sheet” of cells, similar to the one that makes up our skin, the researchers noticed more precisely that the cells swelled to take the shape of small domes.

Our Cells Take Their Ease in the Curves

Medicine & Technology May 14, 2022

A UNIGE team shows that cells that make up our tissues increase in volume when tissues bend. A key discovery for the culture of in vitro organs

Diets High in Fiber Associated with Less Antibiotic Resistance in Gut Bacteria

May 10, 2022

Davis, Calif., May 10, 2022-Healthy adults who eat a diverse diet with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fiber a day have fewer antibiotic-resistant microbes in their guts, according to a study published by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues in mBio [https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00101-22].

Research on fruit flies helps to better understand diseases of the human nervous system.

Rare Discovery: How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence

May 10, 2022

Synapses are the contact points in the brain via which nerve cells 'talk' to each other. Disturbances in this communication lead to diseases of the nervous system, since altered synaptic proteins, for example, can impair this complex molecular mechanism. This can result in mild symptoms, but also very severe disabilities in those affected.