Biology
Biophysical Journal selects poster award winners at Single-Cell Biophysics Thematic Meeting
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce winners of the Biophysical Journal Outstanding Poster Awards given at the "Single-Cell Biophysics:...
Study shines light on brain cells that coordinate movement
Credit: Horwitz Lab/UW Medicine Seattle UW Medicine researchers have developed a technique for inserting a gene into specific cell types...
New 3-D model predicts best planting practices for farmers
Credit: Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As farmers survey their fields this summer,...
By far, men garner most coveted speaking slots at virology meetings
MADISON, Wisconsin - Ann Palmenberg and Rob Kalejta heard complaints at one too many virology conferences about the perceived lack...
Research investigates causes of sea level falls in Dead Sea
The causes of falling sea levels in the Dead Sea, which have significant impacts on the environment and the economy,...
Lights out: The neural relationship between light and sleep
Credit: Prober laboratory Humans are diurnal animals, meaning that we usually sleep at night and are awake during the day,...
UK Robotics Week to demonstrate the nation’s world-leading robotics and AI research
The UK's world-leading robotics research will be showcased at the second UK Robotics Week, which begins on Saturday, 24 June,...
How insulin in the brain may suppress the subjective feeling of hunger
Credit: © IDM Eating behavior and the subjective feeling of hunger are regulated by a variety of hormones. Here a...
NUS study: Plants sacrifice ‘daughters’ to survive chilly weather
Plants adopt different strategies to survive the changing temperatures of their natural environments. This is most evident in temperate regions...
New research reveals impact of seismic surveys on zooplankton
Credit: Rob McCauley Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of...
Protein mingling under blue light
Credit: IBS One of the current challenges in biology is to understand rapidly-changing phenomena. Interestingly, only a small fraction of...
Bioengineers create more durable, versatile wearable for diabetes monitoring
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are getting more out of the...
Australian origin likely for iconic New Zealand tree
Credit: Image credit: Kahuroa. No rights reserved. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MetrosiderosAK.jpg Ancestors of the iconic New Zealand Christmas Tree, P?hutukawa, may...
Geology rocks the Pacific Northwest: GSA Meeting returns to Seattle
Boulder, CO, USA: Registration is open for The Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting & Exposition, to be held 22-25...
Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur
Credit: C. Rahbek, L. A. Hansen, J. Fjeldså, One-degree resolution database of the global distribution of birds (The Natural History...
UM research points to previously unknown pine marten diversity
MISSOULA - The elusive American pine marten, a little-studied member of the weasel family, might be more diverse than originally...
Worm studies investigate how grandparents’ experiences can affect our genes
Studies of human populations suggest that our health and longevity could be affected by the diets and experiences of our...
How pythons regenerate their organs and other secrets of the snake genome
Credit: Todd Castoe Evolution takes eons, but it leaves marks on the genomes of organisms that can be detected with...
How eggs got their shapes
Credit: (Credit: Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology) The evolution of the amniotic egg -- complete with membrane and shell --...
Veteran scientist shares wisdom, experiences, crop management tactics in new book
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (June 2017)--Dr. R. James (Jim) Cook, a retired research plant pathologist, U.S....