Biology
Damage control: plant cells use mechanical cues to regenerate damaged tissues
Osaka, Japan – Plants have an impressive ability to regenerate damaged tissues, but how they do it is not fully...
Brazilian researchers test technique that can make analysis of male fertility potential more accurate
Flow cytometry, a laser-based technique employed to detect and analyze the chemical and physical characteristics of cells or particles, is...
What did the earliest animals look like?
For more than a century, biologists have wondered what the earliest animals were like when they first arose in the...
Genetic research offers new perspective on the early evolution of animals
A study published by MBARI researchers and their collaborators today in Nature provides new insights about one of the earliest...
Researchers to advocate for fundamental science on Capitol Hill
Researchers from universities across the United States will arrive at the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday for meetings with...
Fauna return rapidly in planted eelgrass meadows
A study of eelgrass meadows planted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that fauna return rapidly once the...
Insilico Medicine founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, presents at Asia Summit on Global Health
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, will present...
Human immune cells react to non-nutritive sweeteners
Diet drinks often contain a mix of non-nutritive sweeteners that also enter the bloodstream after consumption. As a new pilot...
Neglected 80-year-old antibiotic is effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria
An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study publishing May 16th...
Butterflies on the decline
The diagnosis sounds worrying: More than 80% of habitats in the EU are currently considered vulnerable. This has negative consequences...
Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level
How do our brains become capable of creating specific memories? In one of the first preclinical studies to examine memory...
Timing is everything: New insights into floral development unveil nature’s perfect clock
Ikoma, Japan – The intricate process of flower development has long fascinated scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries behind nature's...
Accomplished molecular biologist to lead new group at MDI Biological Laboratory
Halyna Shcherbata, Ph.D., will lead a new research group at MDI Biological Laboratory, in the Kathryn W. Davis Center for...
Emissions reductions of Chinese EVs
Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) drive larger emissions reductions over time, due to increased operating efficiency and a greener electricity mix,...
Jaw shapes of 90 shark species show: Evolution driven by habitat
An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero of the University of Vienna investigated how the jaw shape of...
With formic acid towards CO2 neutrality
New synthetic metabolic pathways for fixation of carbon dioxide could not only help to reduce the carbon dioxide content of...
AI brings new tool to remote monitoring of global reef health
A new conservation tool in the field of coral reef ecology has been developed by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at...
Immune cells of the brain are not all the same – new research could open novel therapeutic pathways
A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience indicates that, contrary to common belief, the immune cells of the brain, known as microglia,...
Understanding crop pest evolution may boost biocontrol
The Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) is a pest species in France. It is found throughout the Mediterranean Basin as...
Comprehensive analysis of single plant cells provides new insights into natural product biosynthesis
Plants are impressive in their diversity, but especially in the variety of metabolites they produce. Many plant natural products are...
