Rhino sperm from the cold
Credit: Leibniz-IZW A new mixture of cryoprotectives allows for an unprecedented high motility of frozen rhinoceros sperm after thawing, report...
Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research Institute launch cancer clinical trial
NEW YORK, July 11, 2018 -- Ludwig Cancer Research and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) announce the initiation of a...
ASHG honors Sekar Kathiresan with 2018 Curt Stern Award
Credit: (courtesy Dr. Kathiresan) ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Sekar Kathiresan, MD, as...
The first endemic Baltic Sea fish species received its name
Credit: Mats Westerbom The "Baltic flounder" Platichthys solemdali is the first fish species shown to be native only to the...
Recognizing others but not yourself: New insights into the evolution of plant mating
Credit: David Field Self-fertilization is a problem, as it leads to inbreeding. Recognition systems that prevent self-fertilization have evolved to...
Dodder genome sequencing sheds light on evolution of plant parasitism
Credit: XU Yuxing Most plants absorb sunlight and CO2 with their leaves, take up water and minerals from the soil...
Undergraduate research makes for better science
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Improving training in STEM (science, technology,...
CRISPR’s growing pains
In the six years since its inception, CRISPR gene editing has experienced ups and downs, from giddy excitement over the...
Tiny fern holds big environmental promise
ITHACA, N.Y. - A tiny fern - with each leaf the size of a gnat - may provide global impact...
New approach to treating infectious diseases as an alternative to antibiotics
Credit: Osaka University Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is known as a major cause of diarrhea in travelers and people living...
Rainy weather predicts bird distribution — but climate change could disrupt it
Credit: M. MacPherson Understanding what environmental cues birds use to time their annual migrations and decide where to settle is...
If you build it, the birds will come — if it meets their criteria
Credit: A. Fisher A study published in The Condor: Ornithological Applications presents a case study on how bird surveys can...
Eating bone marrow played a key role in the evolution of the human hand
Credit: Erin Marie Williams-Hatala The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a...
Treelines and beyond
Across the boreal zone the altitudinal treeline ecotone shares many plant and animal species. It can be one of the...
Leading sustainability experts call for more efficient approach to deliver UN goals
Dozens of global sustainability experts and stakeholders have called for urgent action to exploit the connections between goals designed to...
The highly complex sugarcane genome has finally been sequenced
Credit: R. Carayol CIRAD and its partners* had to use cunning to establish the first sugarcane reference sequence. The plant's...
Gastrointestinal flora — the culprit for severe lung damage after blood transfusion
Credit: Tove Smeds Knowledge that the gastrointestinal flora affects both healthy physiological processes and various disease mechanisms has increased in...
A study points to new therapeutic targets for tumors associated with chronic inflammation
Credit: Author: Catrin Youssif, IRB Barcelona. Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in...
Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB
Credit: University of Warwick Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an enzyme...
Success of conservation efforts for important Caribbean Reef fish hinges on climate change
Credit: Photo by Alfredo Barroso. For more than 20 years, conservationists have been working to protect one of the most...
