Biology
New discovery explains why cells with identical genes perform unique jobs
Scientists have made a significant discovery that explains how and why the billions of different cells in our bodies look...
Like human societies, whales value culture and family ties
Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute It might seem like a "whale of tale," but groundbreaking research from...
Can we imitate organisms’ abilities to decode water patterns for new technologies?
Credit: Brendan Colvert, Mohamad Alsalman, Eva Kanso The shape of water. Can it tell us about what drives romance? Among...
Canadian small businesses leading the way in sustainability
New research from the University of Waterloo shows that Canadian small businesses are important- and often overlooked- drivers of sustainability...
Review of Vitamin D Research identifies ethical issues in placebo use
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2018) -- Since World War II, medical ethics in research studies involving human subjects have shifted significantly....
New camera gives surgeons a butterfly’s-eye view of cancer
Credit: Liz Touchstone, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cancer lurking in tissue could be more easily found when looking...
‘Sleeping’ stem cells could aid brain repair
Credit: Andrea Brand/Leo Otsuki Scientists at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, have identified a...
Insilico Taiwan calls Taiwanese AI talents with MolHack starting from April 23
Credit: Insilico Medicine April 5, Taipei, To attract Taiwanese talents for research and development in artificial intelligence (AI) and big...
When kids’ autistic brains can’t calm down
CHICAGO --- One third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It's related to a major autism...
The relevance of GABA for diabetes is highlighted in two new studies
Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is...
Study finds brain differences in athletes playing contact vs. noncontact sports
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study from researchers at Indiana University in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical has found...
Climate change is wreaking havoc on delicate relationship between orchids and bees
Credit: University of Sussex The first definitive demonstration of climate change upsetting the vital interdependent relationships between species has been...
Young Investigator Award talks at ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 22, San Diego
BETHESDA, Md., April 5, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April...
The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental...
Researchers provide potential explanation for declines in brown bear populations
Animals may fall into what are called evolutionary and ecological traps when they make poor decisions using seemingly reliable environmental...
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering
ITHACA, N.Y. - How do plants "know" it is time to flower? A new study uncovers exactly where a key...
Experts propose method to monitor ocean health
It's important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources...
Penguins go through the flow
Credit: Photo by © Céline Le Bohec (CNRS / IPEV / CSM) Colonies of breeding king penguins behave much like...
OIST to harness energy from ocean waves in the Maldives
Credit: OIST The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
Prehistoric reptile pregnant with octuplets
Credit: (c) Nobumichi Tamura Palaeontologists have discovered part of the skeleton of a 180 million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur with the remains...
