Biology
Evolutionary history of detoxifying enzymes reconstructed
Our body produces lots of enzymes that break down toxic substances. One class of such enzymes are the flavin-containing monooxygenases...
No frogs or toads left behind on Virginia Tech researchers’ watch
Virginia Tech biological sciences postdoctoral researcher Traci DuBose wants to ensure no frogs or toads land below conservationists' radar.Credit: Virginia...
The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past
Green leaves and photosynthesis were once considered key features of plants. However, some plants have since abandoned this process, obtaining...
Key laboratory conducted a literature review on advancement in microfluidic actuated & controlled systems and application for lab-on-chip in space life science
The use of space environment to carry out life science research is of great significance to issues affecting the occurrence...
Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate
OTHELLO, Wash. — Keeping queen bees chilled in indoor refrigeration units can make the practice of “queen banking” — storing...
Developing countries pay the highest price for living with large carnivores
A team of researchers has highlighted human-wildlife conflict as one of the globe’s most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas.Credit:...
National Institutes of Health grant funds interdisciplinary stem cell research
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of Purdue University scientists led by Shihuan Kuang has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes...
Effort to help pollinators shows successes, limitations
Although not quite the bee’s knees, a three-year effort to conserve bee populations by introducing pollinator habitat in North Carolina...
Malaria infection harms wild African apes
Endangered great apes get malaria, just like humans. New evidence from wild bonobos shows us the infection harms them, too.Credit:...
Evolution of dinosaur body size through different developmental mechanisms
The meat-eating dinosaurs known as theropods that roamed the ancient Earth ranged in size from the bus-sized T. rex to...
A molecular machine’s secret weapon exposed
RNAs are having a moment. The foundation of COVID-19 vaccines, they’ve made their way from biochemistry textbooks into popular magazines...
Scientists record first-ever brain waves from freely moving octopuses
Scientists have successfully recorded brain activity from freely moving octopuses, a feat made possible by implanting electrodes and a data...
Novel organoid models to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Researchers from the Organoid group (former Clevers group, Hubrecht Institute) together with researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric...
Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing
No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the...
New predatory fish species which lived about 360 million years ago may have grown to over 2.5m long, according to analysis of South African fossils
New predatory fish species which lived about 360 million years ago may have grown to over 2.5m long, according to...
As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns
NEWPORT, Ore. – As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more...
Passerine bird takes advantage of human settlements
Daurian redstarts move their nesting sites closer to or even inside human settlements when cuckoos are around. In doing so,...
A new model offers an explanation for the huge variety of sizes of DNA in nature
Why is "junk DNA" not deleted from the original genome over millions of years of evolution?Credit: Tel Aviv University Why...
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado awarded 2023 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
For his contributions to the field of regeneration, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science. The Vilcek...
Texas A&M meat scientist developing ‘no nitrite-added’ cured meats
Written by Kay Ledbetter, 806-547-0002, [email protected]: Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller Written by Kay Ledbetter, 806-547-0002, [email protected] Imagine your favorite cured meat...
