Biology
Our hairy insides
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Our bodies are lined on the inside with soft, microscopic carpets of hair, from the grassy extensions...
Chronic stress induces fatal organ dysfunctions via a new neural circuit
Credit: Arima Y., et al. eLife. August 15, 2017. New research reveals the mechanisms behind the effects of chronic stress...
Research reveals ‘exquisite selectivity’ of neuronal wiring in the cerebral cortex
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - The brain's astonishing anatomical complexity has been appreciated for over 100...
Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that...
Antarctic salt-loving microbes provide insights into evolution of viruses
Credit: UNSW Sydney UNSW Sydney scientists studying microbes from some of the saltiest lakes in Antarctica have discovered a new...
Post-whaling recovery of Southern Hemisphere
Credit: Diego Cotterle By 2100 some Southern Hemisphere whale species will not have reached half their pre-whaling numbers, while other...
CRI scientists discover vitamin C regulates stem cell function, curbs leukemia development
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - August 21, 2017 - Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new...
‘Electronic skin’ takes wearable health monitors to the next level
Credit: DGIST A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits...
Plants under heat stress must act surprisingly quickly to survive
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In new results reported in The Plant Cell, molecular biologist Elizabeth Vierling at the...
Repairing damaged hearts with self-healing heart cells
Credit: A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore Singapore - New research has discovered a potential means to trigger damaged heart cells...
Biofuels from bacteria
Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein LIVERMORE, Calif.--You might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels standpoint, it's pretty...
Searching for the ‘signature’ causes of BRCAness in breast cancer
Breast cancer cells with defects in the DNA damage repair-genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 have a mutational signature (a pattern of...
Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol
Credit: Stephanie Henry URBANA, Ill. - Gut microbes have been in the news a lot lately. Recent studies show they...
Collaborative effort aims to replace rabbit test for personal lubricant products
Washington, D.C. -- August 21, 2017 -- A first-of-its kind collaborative project is underway to find a non-animal test method...
Penn biologists show how plants turn off genes they don’t need
Credit: University of Pennsylvania A plant has one genome, a specific sequence of millions of basepairs of nucleotides. Yet how...
New report proposes framework to identify vulnerabilities posed by synthetic biology
WASHINGTON - Given the possible security vulnerabilities related to developments in synthetic biology - a field that uses technologies to...
Using machine learning to improve patient care
Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be...
Mechanism that impairs production of bovine embryos is revealed
Credit: elipe Perecin, University of São Paulo's Animal Science & Food Engineering School A longstanding obstacle to the market for...
Postnatal identification of Zika virus peptides from saliva
Alexandria, Va., USA - For the first time, researchers are using proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva in...
Warmer waters from climate change will leave fish shrinking, gasping for air
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30 per cent if ocean temperatures continue...
