Biology
Influential barriers
It’s important to be well organized. And this is especially true for the genome – the entirety of an organism’s...
Study provides novel evolutionary insights into unisexual reproductive success
Unisexual reproduction lacks meiotic recombination, resulting in the accumulation of deleterious mutations and hindering the creation of genetic diversity. Thus,...
Stronger overturning circulation in the Pacific during the last glacial period
Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important but so far neglected component of the global...
Molecular pathway by which stress affects lupus discovered
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects all the organ systems of the body. This chronic disease...
Breakthrough in study of how epithelial cells become cancerous
Osaka, Japan – Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by...
New Cambridge institute to house largest concentration of heart and lung researchers in Europe
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester will today officially open the Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI), a major new addition...
500-million-year-old fossilized brains of stanleycaris prompt a rethink of the evolution of insects and spiders
TORONTO, ON, July 8, 2022 – ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) revealed new research based on a cache of fossils that...
Researchers identify cells causing neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model
Microglia, a type of central nervous system cell, is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological...
Scientists discover key genes behind insect migrations
Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies.Credit: Will Hawkes Scientists have identified more than...
Carbon conservation efforts would be enhanced by highlighting threatened forest primates
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to...
Diabetes patients on Medicare advantage plans more likely to have worse health, study finds
PITTSBURGH, July 7, 2022 – While patients with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to receive preventive treatments,...
New research finds deep-sea mining noise pollution will stretch hundreds of miles
New research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science examines the potential for underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations,...
Study reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem vertebrates
Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates....
A new giant dinosaur gives insight into why many prehistoric meat-eaters had such tiny arms
A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleagues Juan Canale and Sebastian Apesteguía...
The beginning of life: The early embryo is in the driver’s seat
One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it...
USC Stem Cell scientists use mini-kidney models to identify potential drugs for polycystic kidney disease
In a new study in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the USC laboratory of Andy McMahon generated simple kidney-like structures called...
New giant carnivorous dinosaur discovered with tiny arms like T. Rex
Tyrannosaurs (like the famous T. rex) is not the only group of giant carnivorous dinosaur with tiny arms. Researchers discovered...
Pathway deep in the brain makes it resilient after injury
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—For days, and even years, after someone suffers a stroke or traumatic brain injury, they have an increased...
NIH researchers decode retinal circuits for circadian rhythm, pupillary light response
The eye’s light-sensing retina taps different circuits depending on whether it is generating image-forming vision or carrying out a non-vision...
What causes the brain’s emotional hub to switch to negative states?
Tucked into the temporal lobe, near the base of our brain, sits a small, almond-shaped region called the amygdala that...
