Biology
Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be...
Uncovering the secret communication of monkeys: They have names!
New study from Hebrew University reveals that marmoset monkeys use specific calls, known as "phee-calls," to name each other, a...
Bacteria able to overcome cost of vancomycin resistance in lab setting
Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a study published August 28, 2024, in the...
Ancient gene gives spiders their narrow waist
An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two,...
Number of fish species at risk of extinction fivefold higher than previous estimates according to a new prediction
Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up fivefold from the International Union...
Land-sea “tag-team” devastated ocean life millions of years ago reveal scientists
Scientists have revealed how a “tag-team” between the oceans and continents millions of years ago devastated marine life – and...
Protein mutant stability can be inferred from AI-predicted structures
Researchers at the Center for Algorithmic and Robotized Synthesis within the Institute for Basic Science have taken a significant step...
Scientists discover how the body’s killer cells attack cancer
Scientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working out how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated...
NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A newly funded U.S. National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will build on...
Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they...
Team discovers transient rise in depletion attraction contributes to mitotic chromosome condensation
A team of scientists studying cell division developed a special light microscopy system and used it to analyze the molecular...
Rain or shine? How rainfall impacts size of sea turtle hatchlings
Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand and then return to the ocean, leaving them to...
Bats are surviving and thriving on nothing but sugar
KANSAS CITY, MO—August 28, 2024—Humans must regulate blood sugar concentrations to stay healthy and to fuel our cells. Too little...
What role did fear play in Europe’s population growth?
– Since the end of the last Ice Age, growth of human population was far from uniform, marked instead by periods...