Biology

The study was published in the renowned journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on 12 June 2017. Humans are responsible for...

Credit: University of Exeter Bird and bumblebee species that nest late in the year are suffering more from the destruction...

Half of all people who avoid the flu shot do so because they question its importance and effectiveness, a new...

Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but numerous challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away from tapping...

Credit: Berkeley Lab In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams...

Epigenetic changes present at birth - in genes related to addiction and aggression - could be linked to conduct problems...

Credit: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY - A new, much more detailed reference genome for maize, or...

Credit: Carson Jeffres/UC Davis A new study offers a beacon of hope for a cease-fire in the Golden State's persistent...

Credit: R. Dungan. June 12, 2017 - Agricultural production in the western U.S. is an important part of the global...

Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a...

Credit: LIU Changmei Polycomb group (PcG) proteins comprise the Polycomb complexes PRC1 and PRC2 that regulate gene expression levels through...

Credit: Courtesy of Blue Brain Project For most people, it is a stretch of the imagination to understand the world...

Credit: Pablo García-Diaz An international team of researchers, led by Durham University, UK, has provided the first global analysis of...

Credit: USC Chen lab and Advanced Photon Source in Chicago As a molecular biologist, Kaori Noridomi gets an up-close view...