Biology
How do zebrafish develop their stripes?
A Cardiff University mathematician has thrown new light on the longstanding mystery of how zebrafish develop the distinctive striped patterns...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 - One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent...
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter...
Scientists create endocytosis on demand by ‘hotwiring’ cells
Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring'...
Study splits incurable childhood brain tumors into 10 new diseases
Scientists have found that deadly childhood brain tumours are actually 10 different diseases that should each be diagnosed and treated...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural...
Making surgical screws from bones
Credit: © surgebright To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal...
Can a pumpkin-shaped molecule bring a different ending to ‘Breaking Bad’?
Credit: (Modified from Jang et al, Chem 2017) Speed, uppers, chalk, glass, crystal, or whatever you prefer to call them,...
Hunt is over for one of the ‘top 50 most-wanted fungi’
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017--In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy...
Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others
New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to...
Neuro-immune crosstalk in allergic asthma
Exactly how asthma begins and progresses remain a mystery, but a team led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital...
FSU researchers receive $2.8 million to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Mapping the thylacine’s mysterious loss from mainland
Credit: University of Adelaide Ancient DNA extracted from fossil bones and museum specimens has shed new light on the mysterious...
How molecular scissors cut in the right place
A research group at Uppsala University has found out how CRISPR-Cas9 -- also known as 'molecular scissors' -- can search...
Uni works with Yorkshire Water on £300,000 project to reduce lead in water
(University of Huddersfield) One strand will focus on the 'particulate lead' that can be found in tap water as a...
Bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry, study finds
Bed bugs are huge problem for hotel and homeowners in some of the world's busiest cities Insects finding their way...
Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
A James Cook University researcher has found that sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought - some...
Continental controls needed to maintain fightback against tree diseases
Tighter controls on timber and plant movements into Europe are necessary to prevent further disastrous effects of plant diseases, a...
Immune system cells protect against CMV-induced hearing loss in mice
Credit: Almishaal AA, et al. (2017) Immune system cells known as natural killer (NK) cells play an important protective role...
Advancing a shared goal for farmers and conservation
Credit: ASA, CSSA, SSSA The Nature Conservancy and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA),...
