Biology
World’s largest ivory burn delivered a strong message — but who received it?
Credit: David Stiles Media coverage of the torching of huge caches of ivory presented a strong message against elephant poaching...
Preschoolers exposed to nighttime light lack melatonin
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder Exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bedtime almost completely shuts down their...
Materials ‘sandwich’ breaks barrier for solar cell efficiency
BROOKLYN, New York - Solar cells have great potential as a source of clean electrical energy, but so far they...
Advanced spatial planning models could promise new era of sustainable ocean development
Credit: Rebecca Gentry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Earth's vast oceans brim with potential for commercial activities ranging from tourism to shipping...
New tool for the crystallization of proteins
Credit: Zabara A et al, Nat. Comm., 2018 Membrane-embedded proteins are an essential part of cells and any form of...
Arms races and cooperation among amoebae in the wild
Microbes are fast becoming the darlings of the social behavior set because their interactions can be understood right down to...
127-million-year-old baby bird fossil sheds light on avian evolution
Credit: Raúl Martín The tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird is helping scientists understand how early avians came into...
Deep-sea fish choose habitat according to genotype, new research says
Credit: Marine Scotland Science Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth...
‘Fighting my cancer as much as possible’: Why many patients join phase 1 clinical trials
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO-PARIS, 5 March 2018 - "Fighting my cancer as much as possible" is...
Plants share defensive proteins in evolutionary pick ‘n’ mix
The recent research, led by the Krasileva Group of Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory, used phylogenetics (the study of...
‘Filter’ hones GWAS results to help researchers avoid dead ends
A genetics research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine has solved a dilemma facing researchers who use genomewide association studies (GWAS)...
How are we related? A Compara-bly easy workflow to find gene families
Published in GigaScience, the open source Galaxy workflow allows researchers to make easier work of finding gene families; an important...
Identifying ammonia hotspots in China using national observation network
Credit: Yuepeng Pan The limited availability of ammonia (NH3) measurements is currently a barrier to understanding the vital role of...
Plymouth researcher secures funding to further investigate treatment for neuro-tumors
Credit: University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth will be continuing its research into the advancement of neuro-tumour treatments thanks...
Scientists found a way to postpone cell death
Credit: Vladimir Gogvadze A team of scientists from MSU and the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy...
Technique allows live imaging of ‘ubiquitous’ player in cellular housekeeping
Credit: Gastroenterology and Hepatology,TMDU Tokyo - If you paid attention in biology class, you may vaguely recall the word "homeostasis."...
Producing handy gels from a protein found in human blood
Credit: Biomaterials Science / Royal Society of Chemistry From blood to the lab: the protein albumin is responsible for many...
Mammals share mechanisms controlling the heart with a 400-million-year-old fish
Credit: Gustavo M. Oda Primitive air-breathing fish, whose direct ancestors first appeared around 400 million years ago, show mechanisms controlling...
Genes for age-linked brain deterioration identified
Credit: Dr. Giuseppe Lupo The brain deteriorates with age because stem cells produce new brain cells more slowly Changes to...
Chaperones can hold protein in non-equilibrium states
After translation, proteins must fold to their functional 3D shape and keep it while under attack by various perturbations: external...
