Biology
Controlling the body clock
Credit: RIKEN A new study from the laboratory of Hiroki Ueda at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center investigates circadian timekeeping...
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Credit: Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that...
Monkey fights help explain tipping points in animal societies
Credit: A.J. Haverkamp. Previous studies of flocks, swarms, and schools suggest that animal societies may verge on a "critical" point–in...
Intestinal worms may solve allergy puzzle
Credit: Photo: Evind Sennetset Researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway were surprised when they found that intestinal...
Study finds variation within species is a critical aspect of biodiversity
Credit: Nash Turley Concerns about biodiversity tend to focus on the loss of species from ecosystems, but a new study...
Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assembly
Credit: TECHNOLOGY A team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses...
$1.6M from NSF to UC Davis to study water, land use in disadvantaged communities
Credit: Joe Proudman/UC Davis The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the...
Scientists discover hydrothermal vents on deep ocean voyage
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Two University of Wyoming researchers led a voyage to the bottom of the Pacific...
Does eclipse equal night in plant life?
Credit: Stephanie L. Sidoti On August 21, 2017, about 215 million American adults watched one of nature's most dramatic events:...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for…
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
Rice U. unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version...
New insights into epilepsy drug Retigabine
A study published ahead of print in the The Journal of General Physiology has revealed new insights into Retigabine, a...
Are amoebae safe harbors for plague?
Credit: David Markman/Colorado State University Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key...
Why do women live longer than men?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad, Ph.D., and...
The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world
Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...
Twenty-five life scientists join EMBO Young Investigator network
Credit: EMBO "The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports young life scientists in their most demanding career phase, when they establish...
TSRI scientists find potential treatment for ‘painful…
LA JOLLA, CA – August 17, 2016 – The eye's lacrimal gland is small but mighty. This gland produces moisture...
Study reveals structure of tuberculosis enzyme, could offer drug…
A team of scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, have determined the structures of...
‘Jumping genes’ solve swamp wallaby ancestry
Credit: © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Swamp wallabies, long thought to be a genus all of their own, have been...
