Biology

Ashkenazi Jewish women are known to have a predisposition to the inherited breast cancers BRCA1 and BRCA2, but currently genetic...

Knowledge gap on the origin of sex

There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes...

High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013

New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north...

Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape

A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in...

Venetian physician had a key role in shaping early modern chemistry

Credit: Santorio's marginal note to col. 406C-D, in Santorio Santori, Commentaria In Primam Fen Primi Libri Canonis Avicennae (Venice, 1625),...

Methicillin resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt

About 40-70% of the infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains are due to methicillin resistant ones. These isolates are usually...

Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure

Credit: Tsuda et al., 2017 Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that...

Why communication is vital — even among plants and funghi

Plant scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a plant protein indispensable for communication early in the formation of...

New insights into the ancestors of all complex life

Credit: Tim Bertelink A team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has provided new insights into the origins...

Darwin was right: Females prefer sex with good listeners

Credit: Peter Marriott Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin first proposed a little-known prediction from his theory of sexual selection,...

Dramatic shift in gut microbes and their metabolites seen after weight loss surgery

Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one...

Georgia State receives $2.3 million renewal grant to study enzyme in diabetic vascular diseases

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a...

Water forms ‘spine of hydration’ around DNA, group finds

Credit: Credit: Poul Petersen, Cornell University Water is the Earth's most abundant natural resource, but it's also something of a...

New approach predicts threats to rainforests

Credit: (Photo Credit: Andrew Hearn, WildCRU) With rain forests at risk the world over, a new collaboration is equipping conservationists...

New drug therapy could improve brain function and life expectancy of ALS patients

BEER-SHEVA, Israel... May 23, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new therapy for Amyotrophic...

Zika infections could be factor in more pregnancies

Credit: Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus,...

Scientists to probe dolphin intelligence using an interactive touchpad

Loading video... Credit: The Marine Mammal Communication and Cognition collaboration (www.m2c2.net) Using optical technology specifically developed for this project, dolphins...

USDA invests $17.7 million in plant health and production workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 25, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity