Maze Engineers

For the first time, the human genome has been fully mapped. Researchers unveiled their work for the first time at the Telomere to Telomere consortium. While most of the human genome has previously been mapped, these discoveries "fill in the gaps" of what we know.

Six papers will be published in the journal "Science" and other journals outlining this work.

Contents | Science 376, 6588 COVER The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has completed a challenging 8% of the human genome left unresolved by the initial Human Genome Project. In this data visualization, each chromosome begins at bottom right and wraps around, with chromosomes X and 1 through 22 arranged from the outside i...

Inspired by this morning's post? Shop our rodent mazes below for your own research

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Rodents - Maze Engineers The U Shaped 2 Choice Field was used in an experiment to read out behavioral states of sociability in rodents. Learn more about it here.

Scientists have developed a robust Downs Syndrome rodent model to better examine new therapies and the genetic characteristics of this syndrome. The researchers used mazes such as the Open Field Test and Morris Water Maze to validate their model.

See the paper here: https://buff.ly/3DhRhSa

Following our morning post, learn all about antibiotics with our podcast episode on the subject here (https://conductscience.com/the-conduct-science-podcast-antibiotics/).

Search "The ConductScience Podcast" wherever you listen to podcasts.

The use of antibiotics in mid-life has been shown to possibly reduce cognitive ability later on. Small decreases in psychomotor speed, attention, working memory, and learning were observed in women. More studies confirm this finding to come.

Paper: https://buff.ly/3DfX62s

Researchers in China have discovered how a "zombie" virus hijacks an insect hosts genes associated with vision to cause it to be more attracted to sunlight....and thus be eaten 😱

Image: David Mcclenaghan/Csiro (CC BY 3.0)
Paper: https://buff.ly/36DWY0F

New sun discovered!

Researchers in Chile report finding a sun 300 million light-years away with multiple orbiting exoplanets using "The Very Large Telescope" - yes that is it's name, wonderful.

See the paper here: https://buff.ly/3tfgARi
Image: Bohn et al / Eso

For our friends in California, you might be walking the same paths as a large saber-toothed mammal did 42 million years ago. A new hypercarnivore predator named Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae has been identified through fossil analysis.

See the paper: https://buff.ly/3Jc3zxv
Image: San Diego Natural History Museum

We're still on the protein bandwagon. We've learnt what proteins are, what happens when proteins go wrong, and you can learn how to quantify proteins in a sample in the article below.
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Protein Quantification Protocols – Conduct Science The estimation of proteins via the quantitative method is one of the basic requirements in biochemistry. Proteins, from various perspectives, are substantially more complex than nucleic acids. Thus, it has been hard to give laboratory protocols that can be applied to proteins. The precise quantitati...

Following our podcast release this morning, see our article here for a brief overview about the structure and function of proteins.
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Structure and Functions of Proteins – Conduct Science Have you ever thought about why athletes or gymnasts are often on a protein-rich diet? It’s because these people expend more energy compared to people who don’t work out. And a diet rich in proteins fuels the body to build muscle, promote quick recovery, boost immunity, replenish glycogen, and b...