Biology

Researchers have identified properties in DNA's protective structure that could transform the way scientists think about the human genome. Molecules...

Chicago, June 15, 2017 - Patients who are at risk for malnutrition when undergoing heart surgery now can be more...

When a Xenopus frog is deeply wounded, its skin can regenerate without scarring. Researchers have found that cells under the...

The Cook&Chill process is a standard method used in institutional catering facilities, such as children's day care centres, schools, canteens...

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining new insight into the smart materials used in ultrasound...

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research...

Credit: Sam Droege, U.S. Geological Survey As bees' social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according...

ANN ARBOR, MI - American scientific teams still publish significantly more biomedical research discoveries than teams from any other country,...

Credit: UCR Department of Entomology. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Naoki Yamanaka, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of California,...

Credit: 2017, JCI Insight DURHAM, N.C. - Recent research on Parkinson's disease has focused on the gut-brain connection, examining patients'...

Scientists have discovered a new cellular pathway that can promote and support the growth of cancer cells. In a mouse...

Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University recently received a five-year, $1.925 million grant from the National Eye...

Certain pediatric leukemias share a common underlying cause with treatment-related secondary leukemias. Both diseases involve translocations in the KMT2A gene,...

The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily...

Portland, Ore., June 15, 2017 - An initiative led by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...

The secrets of why central-American jewel scarab beetles look like they are made from pure gold, has been uncovered by...

The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the first animal phyla emerged...

Credit: the University of Nottingham Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory...

Credit: Matthias Stöck Until now, the fauna of the Himalayas was considered to be an "immigration fauna", with species that...

Credit: University of Pennsylvania One area of research within mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence biological processes, is...