Biology
OIST research paper on sea anemones receives 2023 Zoological Science Award
Researchers from OIST’s Marine Ecology and Evolutionary Developmental Biology Unit, led by Professor Vincent Laudet, and the Marine Genomics Unit, led by...
Sea snake vision evolved to regain color
An international team of scientists examining the genetic history of sea snakes have found that the species has enhanced their...
Sea snakes may have evolved to see colors again
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the annulated sea snake, a...
Beyond nature’s imagination: Scientists discover extensive array of protein folds unexplored in nature
A groundbreaking study has shed new light on the astonishing diversity of protein structures and their folds in nature. Researchers...
Plant Biology 2023 plenary closeup: Connecting the dots
This year’s Presidential Symposium places plant science within a larger context, spotlighting the connections between plants and humanity. Accordingly, ASPB...
Zoonotic researcher receives ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Daniel Becker, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Biology in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, has received an Oak...
Rebellious birds make nests out of anti-bird pins
Biologists present the latest innovation in nest building: bird nests made from anti-nesting spikes. Researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and...
Potential targets to delay motor aging revealed by C. elegans genome-wide screen
Genome-wide screen in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans reveals potential targets to delay motor aging, including the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase VPS-34; genetic...
The structure of a protein bound to DNA reveals how the toxicity of the cholera bacterium is activated
Understanding the molecular mechanism that triggers disease is essential for identifying new treatments. Cholera, a disease caused by the bacterium...
Male germ cells are mainly responsible for gene changes
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the project ‘Sex-specific Contributions to Genetic Inheritance’ by the Cologne-based geneticist Professor Dr...
Preying on hungry, anxious worms
LA JOLLA (July 11, 2023)—The life of the tiny worm called Caenorhabditis elegans consists mostly of looking for food, eating...
Breaking into tears with microrheology to design custom eye drops
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2023 – Compared to artificial tears, or eye drops, human tears are significantly more complex liquids, with...
Using AI to save species from extinction cascades
Algorithms can predict what movies or songs you might like, but they can also predict which species a predator would...
Drug precursor biosynthesis hinges on carrier-mediated ring formation
The entire biosynthetic pathway of actinopyridazone has been unveiled, revealing that an unprecedented carrier protein-mediated ring-forming step is key to...
Xerces Blue butterfly genome sequenced, an icon of anthropogenic extinction
The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was native to the coastal dunes of San Francisco, in the United States. As...
Tiny scales reveal megalodon was not as fast as believed, but it had a mega-appetite explaining its gigantism
A new study reveals the iconic extinct Megalodon, or ‘megatooth shark’, was a rather slow cruiser that used its warm-bloodedness...
Whale of a debate put to rest
Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale.Credit: Carl Buell Researchers have...
New fish species discovered after decades of popularity in the aquarium trade
With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can purchase your very own redtail garra, a type of fish...
Global study finds while humans sheltered in place, wildlife roamed
MISSOULA – While humans sheltered in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, wild animals took the opportunity to roam spaces typically...
Reporters broadcast live, on-the-scene, inside living cells
HOUSTON – (July 10, 2023) – Live, on-the-scene reporting is now available inside living cells.Credit: Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON...
