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Novel structural mechanism of membrane remodelling caused by the protein MakA from Vibrio cholerae
Research performed at Umeå University, Sweden, has led to the discovery of a pH-induced structural mechanism of membrane remodelling caused by the protein MakA, a subunit of the recently described α-pore-forming toxin from the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Collaborating scientists affiliated with MIMS and UCMR publish their new findings in the journal eLife. All types…
Novel neurodevelopmental disorder associated with mutations or deletions of PAX5 gene
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers led by a team at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a novel neurodevelopmental disorder associated with mutations or deletions affecting a gene called PAX5. Their findings are published in the journal Human Mutation. Led by corresponding author Dr. Daryl Scott, the Baylor team connected with researchers around the globe…
“Heat” Novel Sequel Set For August
Warner Bros. Pictures The novel “Heat 2,” a literary sequel to Michael Mann’s acclaimed 1995 crime opus, has set an August 9th launch date in book stores. Mann and Edgar-winner Meg Gardiner penned the book which follows an original story about the lives of key characters from the movie both before and after the events…
Super Cub Novel Series to End with Volume 8
Super Cub Novel Series to End with Volume 8 by Joseph Luster January 19, 2022 Tone Koken and illustrator Hiro’s Super Cub novel series first started publication via Kadokawa’s Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint in May 2017, and now it looks as if the series is getting ready to end. According to an Amazon listing, the…
Novel strategy for sustainable post-lithium-ion batteries
Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed high-performance sodium and potassium ion batteries using sustainably sourced cellulose. They have come up with a novel controllable unidirectional ice-templating strategy that can tailor the electrochemical performances of next-generation post-lithium-ion batteries with sustainability and large-scale availability. Currently, most of the battery technology relies on lithium-ion batteries. Batteries…
A novel approach to target enhancer-addicted cancers
DNA is tightly wrapped around histone proteins in human cells, collectively referred to as chromatin. These form a physical barrier to all DNA-based processes. Specialized protein machinery has evolved that consumes energy and modulates the physical state of the DNA for its functional activation. These complexes work closely with DNA-binding regulatory factors called transcription factors…
A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to kill his mother in New York’s Queens borough is in a unique, days-long standoff with police. He simply clambered into a tree outside his house and refused to come down. The incident began on Wednesday afternoon, when police were reportedly called to the home of…
Light Novel'Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita' Gets Anime
Publishing company Kadokawa announced an anime adaptation of Sarasa Nagase's Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita (I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss) light novel on Friday. The anime project is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. Synopsis Being acutely ill, a young girl has spent most of…
A Novel Caught Between 2 Plagues
Looking at both the AIDS crisis and the Covid pandemic, Kate Zambreno’s To Write as if Already Dead grapples with how illness changes our conception of self. September 29, 2021 Toward the end of his short life, the French photographer and writer Hervé Guibert was bereft: dying of a virus that had killed or was…
Researchers’ novel mind-body program outperforms other forms of treatment for chronic back pain
Chronic back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the United States, patients spend up to $300 billion each year to treat the condition, according to a 2012 study published in the Journal of Pain. However, common therapies such as surgery and steroid injections intended to address physical origins of back pain have…