Biology
An engineer’s guide to the embryo
Credit: MechMorpho Lab/Lance Davidson PITTSBURGH (Oct. 11, 2017) ... In roughly 48 hours, the single cell of the fertilized frog...
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But...
Scientists describe ‘enigmatic’ species that lived in Utah some 500 million years ago
Credit: Julien Kimmig | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- To the untrained eye, it looks like a flower crudely etched...
Springer Nature launches research solution for the life sciences
Protocols are "recipes" used in laboratory research to support the design and implementation of reproducible experiments. The step-by-step instructions help...
Researchers create map of the gut’s microbial landscape
Cambridge, MA - Oct. 10, 2017 - A collaborative effort by a team of researchers from three institutions including the...
Danforth Center receives $3.4 million to improve maize architecture
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, October 11, 2017 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one...
New genetic clue to peanut allergy
Canadian researchers have pinpointed a new gene associated with peanut allergy, offering further evidence that genes play a role in...
Kune Kune piglets possess social learning skills and have an astonishingly good memory
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Pigs are not commonly considered to be especially intelligent. Several individual trials, however, have shown them to...
Study exposes the dark side of coffee cultivation in Uganda
Credit: Kate Cassidy, Lehigh University New research led by Kelly Austin, associate professor of sociology at Lehigh, explores unequal exchange...
Size doesn’t matter — at least for hammerheads and swimming performance
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sharks come in all shapes and sizes and perhaps the most unusual is the hammerhead shark,...
Genetic advance for male birth control
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - When it comes to birth control, many males turn to two...
Meeting an unmet need: A surgical implant that grows with a child
(BOSTON) -- Medical implants can save lives by correcting structural defects in the heart and other organs. But until now,...
Better mini brains could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports UCLA researchers have developed an improved technique for creating simplified human brain...
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
Credit: Alex Yelich/University of Arizona In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically...
Sharing of science is most likely among male scientists
Humans are considered to be very prosocial in comparison to other animals, and many experiments have confirmed this idea. However,...
Study identifies whale blow microbiome
Credit: Photo by John Durban (NOAA), Holly Fearnbach (SR3) and Lance Barrett- Lennard (Coastal Ocean Research Institute). Drone collected samples...
Scientist to study biomarkers of brain region variation important to neuropsychiatric disorders
San Antonio, Texas (Oct. 10, 2017) - Neuropsychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and...
MPFI scientists discover regional differences among chandelier cells
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain is composed of distinct regions that differ in their functional roles...
Growing human brain cells in the lab
San Francisco, CA--Li Gan, PhD, wants to find treatments to help patients with Alzheimer's disease. Like most researchers, she's hit...
Raging Bull: First study to find link between testosterone and stock market instability
Key Takeaway: Increasing testosterone levels in men, who make up the majority of professional stock market traders, causes them to...