Toxoplasma gondii remodels host cell surfaces to enable invasion
Researchers at Whitehead Institute discovered that Toxoplasma gondii reorganizes proteins on host cells to create entry points, a finding published in The EMBO Journal on Sept. 25.
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Researchers find single Hooded Vulture at Ghana slaughterhouse
Scientists investigated critically endangered Hooded Vultures at a large slaughterhouse in Ghana on September 25, 2026.
Scientists identify enzyme that trims single amino acid from mitochondrial proteins
Researchers at Heidelberg University and the University of Freiburg published a study in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology describing how an enzyme removes a specific amino acid to stabilize mitochondrial protein complexes.
Enzyme eNOS makes sulfur rings for cellular antioxidants
Researchers from Tohoku University and the Max Planck Institute report that an enzyme known for regulating blood pressure also creates sulfur rings used to store antioxidants.
SKA Observatory tests new spiral antenna layout for Western Australia telescope
Researchers at the SKA Observatory in Western Australia built a prototype station to test a new antenna arrangement designed to reduce signal interference.
Researchers in South Korea use dichloromethane to make amide bonds
A team at Chonnam National University in South Korea published a study showing how the common solvent dichloromethane can act as a coupling reagent for efficient amide synthesis.
Big Bang nucleosynthesis era returns to focus in cosmology research
Cosmologists are revisiting the Big Bang nucleosynthesis epoch as a key tool for understanding the universe's history and particle physics.
Japanese deep-sea microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon Enceladus
Researchers in Munich found that organisms from Japan's seafloor can survive the harsh brine expected beneath Saturn's moon Enceladus.
New study suggests Enceladus ocean conditions favor potential microbial life
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin published new findings on Saturn's moon Enceladus that improve the chances of detecting life in its hidden ocean.
New study uses Pompeii eruption date to improve volcanic dating precision
Scientists from Berkeley and Padua report that calibrating argon-argon dating with the August 24, 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius significantly improves volcanic dating accuracy.