Biology
Production of marmoset eggs and embryos from xenotransplanted ovary tissues
Niigata and Toyama, Japan - Marmosets are now used in medical and pharmacological research as a model animal of non-human...
Scientists construct a synthetic yeast genome
It all begins in the chromosomes.Credit: NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine It all begins in the chromosomes. Chromosomes...
NIH researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that...
SFU and UBC researchers receive $1.25 million to study cumulative effects on B.C. salmon
Salmon researchers from British Columbia are embarking on a three-year study to understand and help mitigate the cumulative threats affecting...
Coevolution helps Santa’s reindeer feast after flight
When Santa's exhausted reindeer finally set down their sleigh in the deep snow of the North Pole early Christmas morning,...
Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids
Cerebral organoids are three-dimensional, in vitro cultured brains that mimic the activities of the human brain. They have emerged as...
Climate-smart ocean planning in Antarctica awarded with 1.5M€ ERC starting grant
Catarina Frazão Santos, researcher at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) (Ciências ULisboa), has been awarded...
Mining salt stress-related genes in Spartina alterniflora via analyzing coevolution signal across 365 plant species using phylogenetic profiling
This study is led by Professor Huihui Li (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China). The...
Seals stay warm and hydrated in the arctic with larger, more convoluted nasal passages
Arctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with their frosty environment—one that you might not immediately think of is...
People, not the climate, caused the decline of the giant mammals
About 100,000 years ago, the first modern humans migrated out of Africa in large numbers. They were eminent at adapting...
What do Gifted dogs have in common?
All dog owners think that their pup is special. Science now has documented that some rare dogs are…even more special!...
3G microbial cell factories: achieving sustainable goals with engineered microorganisms
Fossil fuels are at the heart of most human activities, contributing to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions and the...
Decoding the ‘chassis effect”: host physiology emerges as key predictor
Synthetic biology is a growing discipline of science that involves redesigning naturally occurring organisms to express new, useful attributes. These...
A spinal muscle’s size and shape is linked to body fat, according to new Concordia research
A new study carried out by researchers at Concordia’s School of Health provides a new way of looking at the spine. The...
Moms who participate in baby massage report reduced postnatal depression symptoms and better interactions with their child, per systematic review
Moms who participate in baby massage report reduced postnatal depression symptoms and better interactions with their child, per systematic reviewCredit:...
A new imaging method for biological samples, developed in collaboration between IOCB Prague and the University of Münster, will help scientists and doctors to more quickly identify, for example, cancerous tissue
Scientists gathered around the international software project MZmine, led by Dr. Robin Schmid and Dr. Tomáš Pluskal from the Institute...
The pedigree of brain cells
The superior colliculus in the mammalian brain takes on many important tasks by making sense of our environment. Any mistakes...
Cell types in the eye have ancient evolutionary origins
Karthik Shekhar and his colleagues raised a few eyebrows as they collected cow and pig eyes from Boston butchers, but...
Wildfires also impact aquatic ecosystems
In devasting cases dotting the globe in recent years, climate warming has led to an increase in the number and...
New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by 1927, the European...
