Biology
Moths may use disco gene to regulate day/night cycles
How does one species become two? If you’re a biologist, that’s a loaded question. The consensus is that, in most...
Discovery gives answers to parents of children with rare disease
Shortly after Kelly Cervantes’ daughter Adelaide was born, she started having terrible seizures. Doctors were unable to give her a...
Population genetic insights into the conservation of common walnut (Juglans regia) in Central Asia
Understanding a species’ distribution, differentiation and the factors affecting its genetic diversity is important for sustainable conservation and effective management,...
Groundbreaking studies provide key insights into chloroplasts protein import motor
Two groundbreaking studies published in the journal Cell shed light on the assembly, function and evolutionary diversity of the chloroplast...
Kamikaze termites protect their colony with the help of a special enzyme. Its secrets have been uncovered by scientists from IOCB Prague
Researchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with colleagues from...
Montana State scientists publish bacterial immune research in Nature
BOZEMAN – Scientists at Montana State University have been studying unique immune systems for decades, and a research team in...
Scientists use evolution to bioengineer new pathways to sustainable energy, pharmaceuticals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Using evolution as a guiding principle, researchers have successfully engineered bacteria-yeast hybrids to perform photosynthetic carbon assimilation,...
NSF funds research on the effects of evolution and food webs in climate change response
Colorado State University is leading a new interdisciplinary research project into the ways predators and prey in sensitive ecosystems may...
Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories
In a world overrun by petroleum-based plastics, scientists are searching for alternatives that are more sustainable, more biodegradable and far...
Single nucleosomes tracked in live cells during cell division using super-resolution microscopy
Individual cells divide through a process called mitosis, during which the cell’s copied DNA is separated between two resulting daughter...
U.S. National Science Foundation awards UT $18 million to study factors that lead to pandemics
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Nina Fefferman became a mathematician because she loves puzzles. She’s just been awarded $18...
Trying to understand the water bear body plan
Tardigrades, often called “water bears”, are fascinating microscopic organisms known for their incredible resilience—they can survive anything from deadly radiation...
Life after (feigned) death
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed what animals do after they have feigned...
Living plastics: a new solution for plastic degradation through synthetic biology
On August 21, 2024, Dr. DAI Zhuojun's research group at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of...