Salk scientists have created a platform to study mitochondrial DNA mutations that lead or contribute to human disease, and generated a library of 155 mitochondrial DNA mutant cells using the platform. The platform, library, and findings will accelerate therapeutic development for mitochondrial disorders, as well as help scientists treat mitochondrial dysfunction in other diseases and conditions like cancer or aging.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed pump-field-probe fluorescence microscopy, a new method that reveals short-lived, magnetically sensitive biomolecular intermediates that do not emit light directly. The platform enables nanosecond scale tracking of spin-dependent reaction dynamics and supports future applications in quantum biology and biomedically relevant magnetic-field research.

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has  arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, was found in one-third of coyotes surveyed from the Puget Sound region.

BUFFALO, NY – April 6, 2026 – A new review was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on March 31, 2026, titled “Bibliometric mapping of glioma classification research through main path, key route, and K-core analyses.”

A research team led by Dr. Xuewei Chen from Sichuan Agricultural University has developed a genetic strategy to enhance broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice without compromising plant growth and yield, a major challenge in crop breeding. The findings are published in The Crop Journal.

A new study develops and validates a nomogram to predict the need for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after lung transplantation. By integrating perioperative and early postoperative variables, this tool supports timely, individualized intervention, helping clinicians potentially reduce CRRT needs and improve patient outcomes in the complex post-lung transplant setting.

Golden Sweeper fish, or Parapriacanthus ransonneti, use light to disguise themselves from predators. But these shiny fish do not produce the enzymes responsible for bioluminescence. Much like Kirby inhales the powers of his enemies, these fish steal the enzymes from their prey in a biological phenomenon called kleptoproteinism. For the first time, researchers have used genome sequencing to confirm this process.