Biology
For the first time, brain surface stimulation provides ‘touch’ feedback to…
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington In the quest to restore movement to people with spinal cord injuries, researchers have focused...
Plant metabolic protein tailored for nighttime growth
Stanford, CA–Everyone who took high school biology learned that photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and select bacteria...
Worm study may resolve discrepancies in research on aging
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In matters of the fundamental molecular biology of aging, we mammals are not so different from tiny...
Habitat features and social behavior impact how baboons move as a…
Credit: Strandburg-Peshkin et al. When deciding what path to take during collective movement, individual baboons will likely follow the road...
Uptake mechanisms of cytostatics discovered
Scientists at the MaxDelbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) and the Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)...
How variation in body size correlates with en-route migration…
IMAGE: This image shows the birds studied by Lam and colleagues. Credit: Kelsey Bell Every spring and fall, migratory songbirds...
Microorganisms in the subsurface seabed on evolutionary standby
Credit: Photo: Stefan Braun. Graphic modified from Wikipedia and www.genesandhealth.org. Researchers at the Center for Geomicrobiology at Aarhus University, Denmark,...
Described a powerful drug to advance in the fight against familial amyloidosis
The molecule has proved in preclinical trials to be up to four times more effective than the only pharmacological treatment...
Two new snout moth genera and three new species discovered in southern China
Credit: Mingqiang Wang New members have joined the ranks of the snout moths – one of the largest groups within...
Griffith University reveals world-first 3-D image of a protein…
Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics has made scientific history by determining the first three-dimensional image of a protein linked to...
FSU research team makes Zika drug breakthrough
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A team of researchers from Florida State University, Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health...
Huntington’s disease affects muscle as well as neurons, study reveals
Credit: Miranda et al., 2017 Researchers have discovered that mice with Huntington's disease (HD) suffer defects in muscle maturation that...
MMV malaria box phenotyped against plasmodium and toxoplasma
Credit: SUTD A Singapore-India collaborative research project between the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratories...
Inflammation of the placenta interferes with fetal development
Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications to occur during pregnancy, yet its causes are still unknown. A new...
Hiking, hunting has minor effects on mammals in protected eastern…
A North Carolina State University study of mammals in protected Eastern forests found that hiking and hunting caused minor effects...
Infectious outbreaks must be combatted strategically, Dartmouth-HHS…
HANOVER, N.H. – New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good...
New MutChromSeq technique makes valuable genes easier to find
Credit: The John Innes Centre Identifying the gene for an interesting trait that might help you breed better crops isn't...
New study refutes how fruit flies developed their tolerance for alcohol
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 13, 2017 – The common fruit fly, the tiny insect drawn...
Slow stem cell division may cause small brains
IMAGE: Duke researchers show that slowly dividing neural stem cells generate aberrant stem cells and neurons, which may have implications...
Reduced ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations
Credit: Claudia Dislich, UFZ So far, research on the environmental impact of oil palm cultivation has been scattered and patchy....