Biology
GPR141 regulates breast cancer progression via oncogenic mediators and the p-mTOR/p53 axis
“This research uncovers GPR141 as a stimulator of breast tumorigenesis and metastasis, making it a candidate target for breast cancer...
Breaking through bacterial barriers in chronic treatment-resistant wounds
Chronic wounds are open sores or injured tissue that fail to heal properly. These types of wounds are notoriously challenging...
Corals mark friendly algae for ingestion—revealing possible conservation target
Baltimore, MD—New research led by Carnegie’s Yixian Zhen and Minjie Hu reveals how coral cells tag friendly algae before ingesting...
Hanna Kokko receives Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
Theoretical evolutionary biologist at Mainz University receives Germany’s highest endowed research prizeCredit: photo/©: Bibiana Rojas Theoretical evolutionary biologist at Mainz...
Under control to the very end – how our cells kill themselves
Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Other than generally assumed, cells do not simply burst at the...
A guide through the genome
Plants show enormous variety in traits relevant to breeding, such as plant height, yield and resistance to pests. One of...
Siblings with autism share more of dad’s genome, not mom’s
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) researchers have flipped the script on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics.Credit: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory...
Scientists will tune-in to the sound of the Amazon to discover how climate change and human disturbance are affecting tropical forest animals
Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species...
New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain
From humans to plants to single-cell organisms, there’s a protein that rules them all.Credit: Virginia Tech From humans to plants...
Puppeteer fungus’ targeted takeover of zombie flies
In a new study published in eLife, lead author Carolyn Elya, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary...
Researchers build mosquito testing arena to discover how they find us over long distances
We know a lot about mosquito preferences up close, but how do mosquitoes find us from up to a hundred...
Call for Canada, US to braid Indigenous rights, endangered species laws
Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but...
Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators — only to be killed by people
Link to Google Drive folder containing images:Credit: Zachary Wardle Link to Google Drive folder containing images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wv5Va5E0Pti0kLRogMUdoSnCEIaWlEFy?usp=sharing FROM: James...
From Seattle to space: Science that began at the Allen Institute blasts off to International Space Station
SEATTLE — May 18, 2023 — This Sunday (May 21) at 2:37 p.m. PDT1, astronauts from Axiom Space in partnership with...
Taking a big step in structural biology
The composition of every living cell includes small, highly specialized conduits known as potassium (K+) channels that are responsible for...
Children’s Cancer Research Fund backs cutting-edge leukemia research at UVA
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to an innovative new approach to treating leukemia – blood cancer – being...
Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
Scientists have discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica which they believe could have generated tsunami waves that...
Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre “screwdriver teeth” found in Morocco
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged...
Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
The oldest scale plans of human made mega structures are reported in the open access journal PLOS ONE on May...
Newcomers may change ecosystem functions – or not
In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State...
