Biology

TORONTO, May 22, 2024 – Community science volunteers – laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation – significantly contribute...

Climate-smart marine spatial planning in Antarctica can be a model for the global ocean

In a paper now published in Science, researchers from leading institutions worldwide propose a comprehensive strategy that connects the latest...

Exploring diversity in cell division

Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on...

Ancient DNA study reveals population history of Western Tibetan Plateau

According to a study published in Current Biology on May 22, the genetic components of the ancient populations in the...

IPK research team uncovers mechanism for spikelet development in barley

The inflorescence architecture of crop plants like barley is predominantly regulated by meristem activity and fate, which play a critical...

Bérénice Benayoun (USC) receives Rising Star Award in Aging Research

New York, NY – The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support...

Body lice may be bigger plague spreaders than previously thought

A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes...

Clarifying the cellular mechanisms underlying periodontitis with an improved animal model

TMDU researchers have developed a technique that allows a detailed analysis of periodontitis development over timeCredit: Faculty of Dentistry, TMDU...

The first homo sapiens facilitated the establishment of the Bonelli’s eagle in the Mediterranean 50,000 years ago

Spanish and Portuguese scientists have unraveled the ancestral history of one of the most iconic birds of prey in the...

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Batteries: modeling tomorrow’s materials today

Research into new battery materials is aimed at optimizing their performance and lifetime and at reducing costs. Work is also...

Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico

Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New MexicoCredit: Purdue University/Gabriela Sinich Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish...

Anticancer potential of CLK kinase inhibitors 1C8 and GPS167 via EMT and antiviral immune response

“ we have characterized a pair of compounds that impact multiple processes that are relevant to cancer cell proliferation but...

Diverse headgear in hoofed mammals evolved from common ancestor

From the small ossicones on a giraffe to the gigantic antlers of a male moose—which can grow as wide as...

USTC achieves rapid and reliable room-temperature phosphorescence chiral recognition