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Researchers are investigating how snakes lost their limbs

Bioinformatics news October 8, 2026

Snakes have not always been legless, but have lost their limbs through evolution. Professor Laura Elo from the University of Turku is part of an…

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Frontiers of Science seminars are starting this week

Turku Bioscience News October 5, 2026

Autumn 2026 Frontiers of Science seminars start this week. Come for a coffee and sandwich at 11:45 to Presidentti auditorium, BioCity and listen to talks…

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Dissertation Defence: Eleftheria Maranou

Turku Bioscience News September 1, 2026

MSc Eleftheria Maranou, from affiliated MIORG group, succesfully defended the dissertation in Immunology titled “The Achilles’ heel of immune checkpoint blockade: Uncovering mechanisms of immune exclusion that drive…

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MIST Guest Seminar

November 11, 2026 3:00 PM

November 11th at 15:00-16:00 Lauren 2, Medisiina D Prof. Miguel Event details

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Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares

November 12, 2026 12:00 PM

12th November at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Event details

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Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gwendalyn Randolph

November 19, 2026 12:00 PM

19th November at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Event details

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CANCELLED Frontiers of Science: Prof. Maria Sibilia

November 26, 2026 12:00 PM

THIS SEMINAR IS CANCELLED and postponed to January 2027 Prof. Event details

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS | TURKU BIOSCIENCE CENTRE

B cell/adipocyte crosstalk amplifies MCP-1 secretion, M2-like macrophage accumulation, and polarization in gut-associated, inflamed adipose tissue

Marie Christine Goess et al. J Crohns Colitis. 2026 Nov 7;20(11):jjag182. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag182. Published November 7, 2026

CONCLUSION: B cell/adipocyte interactions in CD-associated inflamed adipose tissue increase MCP-1 and lactate, promoting recruitment and M2-like polarization of macrophages, likely amplifying local WAT inflammation.

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The Invisible Web: Linking Diet and Gut Microbiota Across Time and Space in Odonates

K M Kaunisto et al. Microb Ecol. 2026 Aug 4;89(1):203. doi: 10.1007/s00248-026-02850-y. Published November 6, 2026

The complex relationship between insects and their gut microbiota has become a central theme in host-microbe ecology, revealing profound effects on host fitness and interactions....

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Making smart microscopy deployable in imaging core facilities

Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. J Cell Sci. 2026 Nov 1;139(21):jcs265173. doi: 10.1242/jcs.265173. Epub 2026 Nov 5. Published November 5, 2026

Smart microscopy, in which real-time image analysis enables microscopes to adapt their acquisition dynamically, is becoming central to biological imaging. However, deploying such workflows in...

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Limitations of de novo peptide sequencing in resolving sequence ambiguity

Sam van Puyenbroeck et al. Nat Methods. 2026 Nov 3. doi: 10.1038/s41592-026-03301-9. Online ahead of print. Published November 3, 2026

De novo peptide sequencing enables peptide identification from fragmentation spectra without relying on sequence databases. However, incomplete spectra create ambiguity, making unambiguous identification challenging. Recent...

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Nanoparticle delivery systems for gene therapy of degenerative musculoskeletal diseases

Xiaofei Chen et al. J Orthop Translat. 2026 Oct 25;61:101241. doi: 10.1016/j.jot.2026.101241. eCollection 2026 Nov. Published October 31, 2026

Degenerative musculoskeletal diseases (DMDs) are a group of chronic conditions characterized by the progressive deterioration of tissue structure and function, primarily affecting the articular cartilage,...

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Comparative Pharmacological Effects of Tetracycline Derivatives on Osteoclast- and Osteoblast-Related Phenotypes and Skeletal Accumulation

Saeka Shimochi et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2026 Oct 10;19(10):1610. doi: 10.3390/ph19101610. Published October 27, 2026

Background/Objectives: Tetracycline (TC) derivatives possess biological activities beyond their antimicrobial effects and exhibit affinity for mineralized tissues. However, direct comparisons of clinically established TC derivatives...

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Maternal transmission and limited virulent phage replication shape early infant gut virome maturation

Kim Kreuze et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Oct 5:rs.3.rs-11232673. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-11232673/v1. Published October 25, 2026

Early-life gut microbiome dynamics are increasingly recognized as important determinants of microbiome maturation, yet the ecological dynamics of its associated bacteriophages remain poorly resolved. Here,...

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Adipose tissue transcriptome before and after surgery: effects on genes driving lipid metabolism, inflammation, and RNA processing

Prince Dadson et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Oct 16. doi: 10.1038/s41366-026-02243-8. Online ahead of print. Published October 16, 2026

CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate SAT and VAT remodeling in obesity and show that MBS partially reverses transcriptional changes in SAT, providing mechanistic insight into its...

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Ultra-stable Zn/Fe bimetallic DNA nanonetworks enable glucose-deprivation-sensitized ferroptosis for gastric cancer therapy

Jiaqi Yan et al. Biomaterials. 2026 Sep 30;338(Pt A):124669. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124669. Online ahead of print. Published October 7, 2026

Metal-coordinated DNA nanostructures have emerged as promising drug delivery platforms owing to their rapid synthesis and high loading capacity. However, current systems degrade within two...

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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM USERS OF OUR CORE FACILITIES

Genes associated with immune response are upregulated in clinically healthy skin of patients with gliptin-associated bullous pemphigoid

N. Kokkonen et al. • 2026 • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Core:Finnish Functional Genomics Centre

Improving genotyped functional screening: A versatile closed-tube PCR for Illumina library generation reduces background sequences in multiplexed sequencing

S. Oksanen et al. • 2026 • SLAS Technology

Core:Finnish Functional Genomics Centre

Dynamic landscape of transcription initiation by yeast RNA polymerase I

O. Parilova et al. • 2026 • Nucleic Acids Research

Abstract RNA polymerase I (Pol I) synthesizes precursor ribosomal RNA, a key step in ribosome biogenesis. Elevated Pol I activity...

Core:Protein Structure and Chemistry

Staphylococcus aureus Augments Epithelial Skin Barrier Damage Through T Cell Activation in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma

M. Gluud et al. • 2026 • Allergy

ABSTRACT Background Skin barrier dysfunction is central to inflammation and susceptibility to infection in atopic dermatitis (AD). Cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma...

Core:Cytometry Core

Fast label-free live imaging with FlowVision reveals key principles of cancer cell arrest on endothelial monolayers

G. Follain et al. • 2026 • The EMBO Journal

Abstract The rapid, transient, and unpredictable nature of interactions between circulating cells and the endothelium challenges the investigation of these...

Core:Advanced Imaging Core

Synthesis and Characterization of Glyco‐Decorated Silsesquioxane‐Metallosalen Complexes

H. Haapsaari et al. • 2026 • ChemistrySelect

ABSTRACT Cube‐octameric silsesquioxanes (COSS) present interesting opportunities in several applications due to their rigid inorganic and biocompatible silicate core combined...

Core:Protein Structure and Chemistry