function

In what could be a key step in the rise of multicellular life, cyanobacteria incorporated plasmid DNA into their chromosomal genes, and changed the genes' function. DNA and proteins that once controlled cell division were coopted to control cell shape, perhaps helping link single cells into chains.

Testosterone treatment improved sexual and physical function for men after prostate cancer surgery - EurekAlert!

A discourse analysis of digital ads targeting women maps a lexical gradient from euphemism to insult for the fat female body, suggesting that claims of "obesity romanticization" function as pushback against fat women occupying the same digital spaces as thin women.

TIFR Hyderabad team identifies a key protein required for the function and survival of pheromone‑sensing neurons - EurekAlert!

Study shows how to identify drugs altering RNA structure and function - EurekAlert!

How flexible protein regions retain their function - EurekAlert!

Study finds function–evolution trade-off in urban park soil microbes - EurekAlert!

Cognitive and neuropsychiatric function in former American football players - EurekAlert!

Study on brain navigation reveals function of an unconventional electrical-signaling mode in neurons - EurekAlert!

Study sheds light on the function of a key antibiotic-producing enzyme - EurekAlert!

Air pollution and cardiac remodeling and function in patients with breast cancer - EurekAlert!

Point spread function decoupling in computational fluorescence microscopy - EurekAlert!

Hidden molecular switch controls taste, metabolism and gut function - EurekAlert! Science News Releases

A molecular switch for green hydrogen: Catalyst changes function based on how it's assembled - EurekAlert!

Mitochondria may be missing link between mental health and brain function - EurekAlert!

A single-site DNA–histone cross-link causes a global breakdown of nucleosome structure and function - EurekAlert!

A study reveals how hippocampal synapses adjust their proteins to specialize their function - EurekAlert!

Online unsupervised Tai Chi intervention for knee pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis - EurekAlert!

New method noninvasively measures Achilles tendon structure and function in professional dancers - EurekAlert!

Flexibility is function: How unstructured protein segments regulate biological functions - EurekAlert!