Biology

Credit: Carlo Condello, University of California, San Francisco Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today...

How can six and half feet of DNA be folded into the tiny nucleus of a cell? Researchers funded by...

Credit: Beth Clark Like humans, some birds can spend years learning and exploring before developing more settled habits. A study...

EUGENE, Ore. -- July 27, 2017 -- Computer simulations of electrical charges sent to retinal implants based on fractal geometry...

New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway....

Credit: Anders Boe/SDU There are far too many jellyfish in the sea, and we have an ever-increasing number of mouths...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at...

Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...

Credit: Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelona Antibiotic resistance of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for 11,300 deaths a year in...

Credit: Pau Oliver Inside the crater of a volcano on Graciosa Island in the Azores archipelago, in the Atlantic Ocean,...

Credit: W.A. Link In 1966, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist named Chan Robbins launched an international program designed...

Credit: Craig Foster The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of...

Credit: V. Pavlichenko, ISU Lake Baikal formed between 25 and 30 million years ago and contains around 20 per cent...

Bottom Line: Molecular classification of the four distinct subtypes of gastric cancer could potentially shape tailored treatment options by helping...

Credit: (Credits: IBS, modified from freepiks.com) According to a new study published in the journal Immunity, two types of immune...

Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western...

Metagenomics enables us to investigate microbial ecology at a much larger scale than ever before and sheds light upon the...

Gradients of molecular signaling factors play an essential role in numerous events in embryonic development, from patterning limb and organ...

Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton) It's well known that calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth, but new research shows...

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Why use regular sunscreen when you can apply a...