Biology
Flexibility and arrangement — the interaction of ribonucleic acid and water
Credit: MBI Ribonucleic acid (RNA) plays a key role in biochemical processes which occur at the cellular level in a...
How far did you fall from the tree?
Credit: Kyoto University Japan — Mutations generate genetic variation, and are a major driving force of evolution. Therefore, examining mutation...
Distinguished role model for women in science receives global award
Credit: John Innes Centre A world-leading Norfolk plant scientist is today named as a 2018 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science...
UMass Amherst research creating tool for sustainable cities
AMHERST, Mass. – Green building expert Simi Hoque at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $508,714 National...
Electrical ‘switch’ in brain’s capillary network monitors activity and…
Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Longden All it takes is the flip of a protein "switch" within the tiny wire-like capillaries...
Rare feline genetic disorders identified through whole genome sequencing at MU
Credit: Cleveland Zoo Whole genome sequencing (WGS), which is the process of determining an organism's complete DNA sequence, can be...
Human forebrain circuits under construction — in a dish
Credit: Sergiu Pasca, M.D., Stanford University National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded neuroscientists have created a 3D window into the human...
Penn, Notre Dame researchers mapping genetic history of the Caribbean
In the island chain called the Lesser Antilles, stretching from the Virgin Islands south to Trinidad and Tobago, a team...
Researchers ponder the shape of birds’ eggs
Credit: TR Birkhead The shape of birds' eggs varies considerably, for reasons that are unclear. The peculiarly elongated and pointed...
MDI Biological Laboratory to offer lecture series on the science of aging
BAR HARBOR, MAINE – The MDI Biological Laboratory will offer three lectures for the public on the science of aging...
New model of T cell activation
T cell receptors are an important part of the human immune system. They are able to switch their conformation from...
UTA awarded $6 million in 2016 to find new ways to identify and treat…
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington is becoming a major cancer research institute, receiving more than $6 million...
The next step in preventing diabetes
Type 1 diabetes affects 30,000 individuals throughout Germany and is the most common metabolic disease in children and adolescents. To...
Incentive to move
Credit: Source: Sonja-Verena Albers The biologist Dr. Tessa Quax has identified the structure of a central protein used by archaea...
University of Kentucky researchers discover three new primate species
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 3, 2016) – Three new species of mouse lemurs – the smallest primates in the world –...
‘Plant cinema’ shows the flow of energy
Credit: (c) Stephan Wagner Nothing works without fuel: plants also depend on fuel for growth and development. In living organisms,...
Protecting piping plovers
Credit: Roger Eriksson EAST LANSING, Mich. – Visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are often treated to tiny scurrying...
Combined $54.5M gift creates a brighter future for children and women
(Edmonton) – The sound of footsteps ascending the stairs heralds six-year-old triplets David, Ryan and Liam Ennis. They spill into...
New tiny arboreal toad species from India is just small enough for its own genus
IMAGE: A Blythophryne beryet toad sitting on leaf surface. Credit: Dr. Ramesh K. Aggarwal Found on a herb bush, a...
Scientists suggest way to predict the behavior of invasive weeds
Credit: Invasive Plant Science volume 10 issue 4 front cover WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Dec. 28, 2017 – Is it possible...
