Biology
The origins of donkey domestication
The donkey has shaped the history of humankind, both as a source of power for farm work, and of transportation...
Circalunar clocks: Using the right light
How animals are able to interpret natural light sources to adjust their physiology and behaviour is poorly understood. The labs...
The long and short of a supergene for efficient pollination
Scientists have solved the century-old mystery of a supergene that causes efficient cross-pollination in flowers. The results show that sequence...
Researcher team investigates sex-determination mechanisms in birds
Scientists have known that sex-determination in vertebrates happens in the germ cells, a body’s reproductive cells, and the somatic cells,...
Scientific ‘detective work’ reveals South American mummies were brutally murdered
How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric...
Changes in the tree canopy facilitated the evolution of the first-ever gliding reptile, new study suggests
Researchers have run through near-perfect fossils of the World’s first gliding reptile with a fine-toothed comb and untangled hitherto unknown...
Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pa. have declined in abundance
Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, measures of biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species experienced...
New study in JNCCN suggests way to predict outcomes with high accuracy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer patients
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — New research in the September 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds...
Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neandertals
The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest...
Stricter blood sugar control in gestational diabetes leads to better outcomes for babies
Lowering the target blood sugar level for mothers with gestational diabetes did not reduce the risk of large babies, a...
A new data analysis approach identifies disease-associated splicing variants
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that integrating and selectively analyzing splicing variant data can help identify...
Chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device identified
DURHAM, N.C. – Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by...
Stem cell-derived liver cells give new clues to Ebola
Ebola virus causes serious infections in humans and in fatal cases, damage and dysfunction of the liver is often present,...
New in-silico-designed protein ‘probes’ could pave the way to early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases
Genoa (Italy) - 8 September 2022 - A team of researchers from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of...
Manuka honey could help to clear deadly drug-resistant lung infection – research
A potential new treatment combining natural manuka honey with a widely used drug has been developed by scientists at Aston...
Babies who gain weight rapidly in their first six months are more likely to have an increased weight-to-height ratio at 5 years old, in Swedish study which also found links with parental BMI
Babies who gain weight rapidly in their first six months are more likely to have an increased weight-to-height ratio at...
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Gero Miesenböck awarded Horwitz Prize for Foundational work on optogenetics
NEW YORK, NY (September 7, 2022)—Columbia will award the 2022 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and...
Surprising discovery by UCI-led team links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development
Irvine, CA - September 7, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue...
These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression
FROM: James UrtonCredit: Irene Mendez Cruz FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact information at end)...
PITT pathway: Pitt scientists discover how cells repair longevity-promoting ‘recycling system’
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 — Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by...
