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In bumble bee colonies, the development of a female larva into either a sterile worker or a reproductive queen is determined by the amount of juvenile hormone fed to them by adult worker bees.
#Entomology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #AnimalBehavior (Ethology) #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ent05182602.html

Worker Bees Control Bumble Bee Queens

Discover how worker bumble bees control colony hierarchy by feeding juvenile hormone to larvae, determining who becomes the next queen.

Scientific Frontline 40m ago

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progresses through a sequential, domino-like cascade that begins with early cellular breakdown inside motor neurons and is subsequently amplified by a damaging inflammatory immune response in the bloodstream and spinal cord.
Neurology #Neuroscience #Neurogenomics #Immunology #ALS #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ns05182604.html

ALS Chain Reaction: How Inflammation Drives Progression

Discover how ALS progresses via a domino-like cascade, where early nerve cell breakdown triggers a damaging immune response that worsens the disease.

Scientific Frontline 2h ago

State-level #abortion bans have inadvertently degraded the quality of medical care for miscarriages, driving a reduction in evidence-based clinical interventions.
#Obstetrics #Gynecology #PublicHealth #ReproductiveMedicine #Epidemiology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/med05182601.html

Abortion Bans & Miscarriage Care Outcomes

Discover how state-level abortion bans restrict evidence-based miscarriage treatments, lower care quality, and limit safe reproductive health options.

Scientific Frontline 2h ago

Fragile X syndrome is a leading genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism triggered by an FMR1 gene mutation. Researchers have recently identified the overactive EPAC2 protein in the brain as a highly viable therapeutic target to reverse the condition's neurological and behavioral symptoms.
#Neuroscience #Neurogenetics #MolecularBiology #Neuropharmacology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ns05182603.html

New Fragile X Syndrome Drug Target

Targeting the EPAC2 brain protein offers a promising new therapy to reverse behavioral and neurological symptoms of Fragile X syndrome.

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Scientific Frontline 3h ago

@Rhyothemis
Sorry you had to go through that with him—I'm sure it was heartbreaking to say the least.

Scientific Frontline 4h ago

A novel, nondestructive methodology utilizing dry cytology brushes to extract cellular and genetic material from ancient animal-skin parchments without compromising the physical integrity of the historical artifacts.
#MolecularGenetics #Bioarchaeology #VeterinaryGenetics #ForensicScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/gen05182601.html

Nondestructive Testing Paves Way for Genetic Analysis of Historical Parchments

Discover how non-invasive cytology swabbing and next-gen DNA sequencing extract historical genetic data from ancient parchments without damage.

Scientific Frontline 5h ago

A comprehensive reanalysis of 14 years of Hubble Space Telescope data has cast doubt on previous assertions that Jupiter's moon Europa actively discharges faint water vapor plumes. The new findings suggest that earlier detections may have been the result of statistical noise and instrument alignment uncertainties rather than actual geyser activity.
#PlanetaryScience #Astrophysics #Astronomy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ps05182601.html

SwRI Reevaluates Europa's Vapor Plumes

A new SwRI study reanalyzes Hubble data, questioning the existence of water vapor plumes on Europa due to statistical noise and imaging uncertainties.

Scientific Frontline 5h ago

A light-driven optical condensation technique that rapidly aggregates thousands of microparticles and bacteria into a single, microscopic focal point. This fiber-based method drastically increases detection speed and sensitivity for trace samples in liquids.
#Biophysics #Optics #AppliedPhysics #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/biph05182602.html

Bringing bacteria into better focus

Discover a light-driven optical condensation method using 3D convection to rapidly gather trace bacteria in 60 seconds for fast disease diagnosis.

Scientific Frontline 6h ago

#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted
Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day:
May 18: G1 (Minor) May 19: G1 (Minor) May 20: None (Below G1)
THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT

Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.

https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

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Scientific Frontline 6h ago

@albertcardona
I understand, yet it is what it is—only they can change such.
By the way, the link to the journal was attached on the article in case you missed it.

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