Biology
‘Deep proteome’ project provides atlas for human complexity
A major puzzle of biology is that while the human genome contains roughly 20,000 genes, many comparatively primitive organisms —...
WVU researchers working to get people with hip pain moving
Although it’s well known that regular exercise can reduce musculoskeletal pain, some chronic pain sufferers avoid it hoping to minimize...
The CeMM & Angelini Ventures Healthy Lifespan Expansion Initiative
CeMM and Angelini Ventures are joining forces to support CeMM Principal Investigators Laura de Rooij and André Rendeiro in critical...
New research shows how cultural transmission shapes the evolution of music
New research has found that constraints in the way our brains work can shape the way people interact when creating...
Blocked cell wall formation stops bacterial cell division
We still do not understand exactly how antibiotics kill bacteria. However, this understanding is necessary if we want to develop...
How salt can taste sweet: the myriad mechanisms of taste perception
Humans perceive five basic taste sensations: sweet, umami, bitter, salty, and sour. Specific foods trigger taste recognition of these sensations...
Babies or beauty?
Have you ever marveled at the vast diversity of life on our planet, from tiny creatures living only a few...
Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment
(Memphis, Tenn.—March 22, 2023) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Rockefeller University have combined their expertise to gain a better understanding...
In the controversial field of sex selection during assisted reproduction, a new technique appears safe and around 80% effective in producing offspring of the desired sex, per a small clinical trial
In the controversial field of sex selection during assisted reproduction, a new technique appears safe and around 80% effective in...
How vision begins
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have deciphered the molecular processes that first occur in the eye when light...
Sea otters killed by unusual parasite strain
Four sea otters that stranded in California died from an unusually severe form of toxoplasmosis, according to a study from...
New mosquito species reported in Florida
Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least...
University hosts world congress on behavioural research
Are certain animal species capable of empathic behaviour? How do populations react to climatic changes, and how does navigation by...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution helps lead groundbreaking study on the human and ocean health impacts of ocean plastics
March 21, 2023 — For the first time, leading researchers from the fields of healthcare, ocean science, and social science...
Using optics to trace the flow of microplastics in oceans
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter that have emerged as a novel marine environment pollutant....
How the “marsupial sabertooth” thylacosmilus saw its world
A new study investigates how an extinct, carnivorous marsupial relative with canines so large they extended across the top of...
Richard McIndoe, PhD, will direct Coordinating Unit for new, national research initiative in diabetes, obesity
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 21 , 2023) – Richard McIndoe, PhD, a bioinformatics expert and director of the Center for Biotechnology...
Spotted lanternfly spreads by hitching a ride with humans
Spring brings warmer weather, blooming flowers and the unfortunate re-emergence of the spotted lanternfly, a prolific invasive insect reviled for...
Oregon State researchers begin to unravel whale entanglement risk factors off Oregon Coast
NEWPORT, Ore. – New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and...
In hot water: Ocean warming impacts growth, metabolic rate and gene activity of newly hatched clownfish
Future ocean warming and marine heatwaves could impact the growth and development of clownfish during their earliest life stages, suggests...
