No blue light, please, I’m tired — light color determines sleepiness versus…
Light affects sleep. A study in mice published in Open Access journal PLOS Biology shows that the actual color of...
New ranger patrol method shows major improvements in detection
A team of scientists from WCS, University of York, and Uganda Wildlife Authority have developed a new method of detecting...
Weight-loss technologies train the brain to resist temptation
Credit: Drexel's Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change Can a computer game train your brain to resist sweets? That's...
A genetic mutation in the evolution helps to explain the origin of some human organs
Credit: Universitat de Barcelona. A neutral genetic mutation–a fluke in the evolutionary process that had no apparent biological purpose–that appeared...
The ups and downs of transportation within cells
Credit: Image by Yuri Nakamura, Hiroshima University. How do cells avoid growing topsy-turvy? Growing so your top, front, bottom and...
Penn engineers develop $2 portable Zika test
University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a rapid, low-cost genetic test for the Zika virus. The $2 testing device, about...
Mitigation techniques fall short of preventing electrocution of golden…
Credit: EDM International Despite efforts to retrofit power poles and to build new poles to avian-friendly standards, electrocution remains a...
Bleed like hell
Credit: Source: Mikhail Panteleev Platelets are small anucleated blood cells responsible for stopping bleeding. They detect blood vessel damage and...
JIC scientist awarded prestigious 5 year European Research Council starting grant
Credit: The John Innes Centre Dr Diane Saunders an early career scientist at the John Innes Centre (JIC) in partnership...
Too much ‘noise’ can affect brain development
Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2016 — Using cutting-edge imaging technology, University of California, Irvine biologists have determined that uncontrolled fluctuations...
This spiny slug blazed a trail for snails
Credit: Esben Horn/10 Tons New Haven, Conn. – Reach back far enough in the family tree of a snail or...
‘Smart’ immune cells: Emerging cancer therapy research boosted with NIH award
Credit: Collins lab, UC Davis Assistant Professor Sean Collins, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the UC Davis College...
Your microbiota’s previous dining experiences may make new diets…
Credit: Griffin et al. / Cell Host & Microbe Your microbiota may not be on your side as you try...
New neurons reveal clues about an individual’s autism
LA JOLLA–The brains of some people with autism spectrum disorder grow faster than usual early on in life, often before...
Thinking big by burning small
Credit: Jason Donaldson A recent paper by scientists from Wits University in South Africa shows how creative fire management can...
What messages do female birds’ markings send?
Credit: J. Jawor Both male and female birds use traits like plumage brightness to size each other up, but a...
New research to help reduce number of algae blooms that form annually
Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo The massive algal blooms caused by excess fertilizer from farms and cities running off into water...
Zika virus research at Biosecurity Research Institute aims to control, fight mosquitoes
Loading video… Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Kansas State University is helping the fight against Zika virus through...
‘The blob’ of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone…
Credit: Dan Jaffe/University of Washington Bothell An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and...
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: An emerging tool in vaccine…
Credit: Kendrick B. Turner and Scott A. Walper, Bentham Science Publishers Outer membrane vesicles, biological nanoparticles shed during normal growth...
