Biology

Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa - Proteins must fold in a specific way to function. This is often assisted by molecular...

Study shows how HIV is shielded from immune attack

Credit: UNSW Scientists from UNSW Sydney and the UK have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hijacks a small...

What does the koala genome tell us about the taste of eucalyptus?

Credit: Kyoto University / Takashi Hayakawa Koalas have long captured people's hearts and minds thanks to their cuddly features and...

American Association of Feline Practitioners releases new feline anesthesia guidelines

The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) today released the first feline-specific anesthesia guidelines to the veterinary community, which are...

Immune discovery should help develop improved vaccines for infants and newborns

Scientists have just identified a class of 'danger signals' that are highly efficient at triggering an immune response in infants...

What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain

Credit: Littleton lab / MIT Picower Institute To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to...

Research update: Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that the cellular "garbage disposal," known to scientists as proteasomes, may not only be responsible...

Rising carbon dioxide levels pose a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies

Credit: Austin Thomason/Michigan Photography ANN ARBOR--A new study conducted at the University of Michigan reveals a previously unrecognized threat to...

Stop antibiotics before resistance ‘tipping point’

Treatments using antibiotics should stop as soon as possible to prevent patients passing the "tipping point" of becoming resistant to...

New ‘scaly’ snails species group following striking discoveries from Malaysian Borneo

Credit: Siti Khadijah Reduan Six new species of unique land snails whose shells are covered with what look like scales...

Finding a weak link in the frightful parasite Schistosoma

Credit: Bo Wang, Stanford University The parasitic disease schistosomiasis is one of the developing world's worst public health scourges, affecting...

Ban plastic to save the heritage of world’s oldest and largest inhabited river island

Credit: Queen's University Belfast A Queen's University Belfast researcher is working with an Indian community to transform the world's largest...

UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas

Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University...

Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production

Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative...

Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model

Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain...

Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment

Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's...

Where river meets ocean

They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse...

Biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism wirelessly, with higher sensitivity

Credit: Lal et al. A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can...

In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new