Biology
A new proteogenomics analysis of high-grade gliomas offers hints on tumor evolution
In August 2023, a team of researchers including Dr. Eduard Porta, group leader at the Josep Carreras Institute, published a...
Not so simple: mosses and ferns offer new hope for crop protection
Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from...
Hepatitis B: “Sleep timer” for immune cells discovered
In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive....
Wolves’ return has had only small impact on deer populations in NE Washington, study shows
FROM: James UrtonCredit: Taylor Ganz FROM: James Urton (Note: researcher contact information at the end) Humans drove wolves to extinction...
We can’t distinguish wild coca plants from those grown to make cocaine
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that while the United Nations Office on...
Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
Researchers from Konstanz have measured the heart rate of bats over several days in the wild, including complete flights—the first...
Health AI expert Nathan Price joins Buck faculty
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging announces the appointment of Nathan Price, PhD, to Professor and Co-Director of the...
Global database reveals large gaps in our knowledge of four-footed animals
Researchers developed TetrapodTraits – a global database of animals with four feet – which can now be applied for better...
Egg cell maintenance: Long-lived proteins may be essential
Female mammals – including humans – are born with all of their egg cells. Of a woman’s one to two...
Groundbreaking study reveals oceanic seabirds chase tropical cyclones
A new study published today in Current Biology, "Oceanic Seabirds Chase Tropical Cyclones," reveals that the rare Desertas Petrels (Pterodroma...
Hebrew University celebrates Prof. Inbal Goshen’s election to EMBO membership
Hebrew University is proud to announce that Prof. Inbal Goshen has been elected as a member of the prestigious European...
Cologne biologist Aleksandra Trifunovic accepted as a new member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Together with other internationally renowned European scientists, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has accepted the molecular biologist Professor Dr...
UCF biologist continues unraveling mystery of magnetic bacteria
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdDH9opd2kCredit: Photo by Antoine Hart VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdDH9opd2k The remarkable ability of migratory animals to navigate and recall routes may be attributed...
First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise
The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers believe is...
Restored oyster sanctuaries host more marine life
In the campaign to restore Chesapeake Bay, oyster sanctuaries rank among the most hotly contested strategies. But new research suggests...
University of Cincinnati study: Brain organ plays key role in adult neurogenesis
University of Cincinnati researchers have pioneered an animal model that sheds light on the role an understudied organ in the...
Improving safety of AI research for engineering biology
Hazards posed by using data-centric methods to engineer biology, have been identified by experts at the University of Bristol with...
New microscopes available as public resource draw a crowd to Woods Hole
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It sounds like science fiction, what today’s microscopes invite us to see. That may explain why...
UNC researchers identify potential treatment for Angelman syndrome
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the maternally-inherited UBE3A gene and...
Migrating starlings are no copycats
Young, naïve starlings are looking for their wintering grounds independently of experienced conspecifics. Starlings are highly social birds throughout the...
