Biology
Coloring microscopic coral larvae to aid tracking for conservation and reef restoration
A new, low-cost staining method enables visual tracking of coral larvae as they disperse and settle in coral reefs, according...
Insilico Medicine CEO named Highly Cited Researcher of 2022
Global analytics company Clarivate™ has named Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, as a Highly Cited Researcher for...
New study finds promising treatment for cognitive deficits associated with cholestatic liver disease
Philadelphia, December 6, 2022 – Patients with cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can experience significant impairment...
Infection of visceral fat cells may contribute to severe COVID-19, study suggests
Experiments conducted in Brazil by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the University of São Paulo (USP)...
Developmental genetics: How germ cells cut the cord from their parents
For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins have to work together in...
Researchers identify a new entryway into cells for virus causing COVID-19
One of the many pressing research undertakings by the scientific community amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has focused on ways...
“Unwinding” chromosomes: a unique perspective on determinants of chromosomal width
Chromosomes are a highly condensed form of DNA and are crucial for cell division. During mitosis, chromosomes ensure that the...
As family dynamics evolve, WVU study reveals health care limitations for children not raised by two parents
Research from a West Virginia University family systems expert shows children who don’t live with both married biological or adoptive parents may...
New X-ray technology can improve Covid-19 diagnosis
A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, produced dark-field X-ray images of...
Hurricane’s effects killed sturgeon in Apalachicola River
As hurricane Michael churned through the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall near Florida’s Apalachicola River in 2018, it left...
Press release – New study identifies key barriers to conserving important island ecosystems
For immediate releaseCredit: Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation. For immediate release Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement...
Energy footprint is reduced by the alternative community lifestyle
A study conducted by the UPV/EHU’s Ekopol and Life Cycle Thinking groups concludes that an alternative community lifestyle can reduce...
Tracking an invasion – a single Asian hornet sparked the ongoing spread across Europe
In Europe, the Asian (or “Yellow-legged”) Hornet (Vespa velutina) is a predator of insects such as honeybees, hoverflies, and other...
RCSI researchers discover new brain tumor subtypes that may identify treatment for incurable brain cancer
Tuesday, 6 December 2022: Research lead by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered three new subtypes of...
Development of the technology to break down the shield which prevents the penetration of drugs and immune cells into intractable cancers
December 7, 2022 / Kawasaki, JAPAN: Innovation Center for NanoMedicine (iCONM; Center Director: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka), a research institute of...
Wildlife Viewing Club spotlights future career opportunities for local elementary school students
The graduate students in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment come from places such as the desert landscape of New...
Seventy percent of Florida’s coral reefs are eroding, new study finds
MIAMI-- A new study found that 70 percent of Florida’s reefs are eroding and experiencing net loss of reef habitat....
Understanding the cryptic role fungi play in ecosystems
When you say “fungi,” most people think of mushrooms, showy fruiting bodies, but most fungi do not produce mushrooms. It...
Guiding conservation with local touch
As nature reels towards a hotter, drier, harsher future, new conservation tools – seed banks and frozen zoos, gene editing...
New research shows people, wildlife, and marine environment benefit when island-ocean connections are restored
Restoring and rewilding islands that have been decimated by damaging invasive species provides benefits to not only the terrestrial ecosystem...
