Biology
Researchers develop ‘organ on a chip’ for better drug testing
Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails...
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species...
It’s not just humans — bacteria have memory too
A recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University, which is...
Transient structure in fly leg holds clue to insect shape formation
A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according...
Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations
When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected...
Virginia Tech researchers find potential method to control mosquito populations through genetic breeding
Virginia Tech researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering...
Fish adjust reproduction in response to predators
Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive,...
New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America’s role in snake evolution
A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on...
Global study by Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology demonstrates benefit of marine protected areas to recreational fisheries
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected...
A tale of two “niches”: The microbial connection between urinary bladder and vagina
The human body hosts a diverse array of microorganisms that maintain a delicate balance crucial for overall health. This microbial...
Evolutionary history and biological adaptation of Han Chinese people on the Mongolian Plateau
Comprehensive characterization of the effect of the complex demographic processes and natural selection pressures on the patterns of human genetic...
Hundreds of new genome sequences fill gaps in the fruit fly tree of life
A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, Bernard Kim from...
The discovery of a tRNA modification enzyme that also acts on nucleosides
The genetic information on DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and translated to the amino acid sequence by transfer...
Ant insights lead to robot navigation breakthrough
Have you ever wondered how insects are able to go so far beyond their home and still find their way?...