Biology
Antioxidants from mitochondria protect cells from dying
Antioxidants are often advertised as a cure-all in nutrition and offered as dietary supplements. However, our body also produces such...
A research led from ITEFI-CSIC achieves inhibition of cancer cell migration in vitro after low intensity ultrasound irradiation, allowing a controlled modification of the tumor cells biodynamics without damage
A study led by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has demonstrated the efficiency of a therapy based on radiation...
Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Kory Evans, an assistant professor ofbiosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National...
Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and...
Motile sperm and frequent abortions in spreading earthmoss
As a component of moors, mosses are important for climate conservation. They are also gaining increasing significance in biotechnology and...
A transnational collaboration leads to the characterization of an emergent plant virus
In the 21st century, “collaboration” has become a popular buzzword, but effectively working together across disciplines and countries is easier...
Study shows that bioprinted artificial skin can be used in cosmetics and drugs testing
Bioengineered artificial skin has become an increasingly important and reliable platform for researchers to test the safety and efficacy of...
First report of rare cat discovered on Mt. Everest
Findings from a new paper published in Cat News have identified the first ever report of Pallas’s cat on Mount Everest, in...
New zinc finger model shows promise for gene therapy
Researchers at the University of Toronto and New York University have developed a novel technology that can engineer proteins to...
Conservation Research: Sustaining flamingo populations – size matters
Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more may be one key to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this...
Pioneering approach advances study of CTCF protein in transcription biology
(Memphis, Tenn.—January 25, 2023) CTCF is a critical protein known to play various roles in key biological processes such as transcription....
Study seeks to improve pediatric patient safety by addressing language barriers
If most Americans were asked to name the country’s leading causes of death each year, their answers would likely include...
Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
New York, NY (January 25, 2023) – Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded $12 million over five years by the...
Chatterboxes: FSU researcher develops new model that shows how bacteria communicate
When bacteria interact, they give off cellular signals that can trigger a response in their neighbors, causing them to behave...
52-million-year-old fossils show near-primates were cool with colder climate
LAWRENCE — Two sister species of near-primate, called “primatomorphans,” dating back about 52 million years have been identified by researchers...
No cap removal, no fertilization
Osaka, Japan – Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the...
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for revolutionizing the study and design of proteins with artificial intelligence, and using this technology to develop new treatments for multiple diseases
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine has gone in this fifteenth edition to David Baker,...
What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these...
Expert analysis refutes claims that humans are colonised by bacteria before birth
Scientific claims that babies harbour live bacteria while still in the womb are inaccurate, and may have impeded research progress,...
Mechanical forces in the nervous system play a corrective role
Nerve cells communicate with one another via long processes known as axons and dendrites, or, more generally, neurites. During development,...
