Biology
Bolder marmoset monkeys learn faster than shy ones
Individual traits seem to drive our learning success: for instance, conscientious individuals often show higher academic performance. A group of...
These bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets
In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary “ruse” that affords the mimic protection...
SDSU researchers identify rare genetic markers of drug-resistant tuberculosis
To many, tuberculosis (TB) may seem like a disease from a bygone era. But it still claims more than one...
Usefulness of monitoring IgG against Antigen-85b for prediction of tuberculosis development from latency: From an elephant tuberculosis analysis
Niigata, Japan - Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); the leading cause of human death...
Retinal cell map could advance precise therapies for blinding diseases
Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual...
Saving the Mekong delta from drowning
Southeast Asia’s most productive agricultural region and home to 17 million people could be mostly underwater within a lifetime. Saving...
Clasper appendages discovered in mid-Cambrian trilobite show horseshoe crab-like mating behavior
Fossils can tell scientists a lot about an animal such as their morphology, their environment, and where to place them...
‘Stressed’ cells offer clues to eliminating build-up of toxic proteins in dementia
It’s often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may...
Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought
For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times. Daughter cells can each take...
Critically endangered vaquita porpoise not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression
Unchecked gillnetting has pushed the world’s smallest porpoise to the brink of extinction: there are roughly 10 vaquitas remaining in...
Vaccines induce multiple immune system mechanisms to protect against severe COVID-19 illness
Globally, breakthrough COVID-19 infections among vaccinated people are increasing, raising concerns about the durability of protection against emerging, highly contagious...
Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life in mice
One recipe for longevity is simple, if not easy to follow: eat less. Studies in a variety of animals have...
Rethinking congenital hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is classically seen as a plumbing problem, the result of too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain or...
Global bird populations steadily declining
Staggering declines in bird populations are taking place around the world. So concludes a study from scientists at multiple institutions,...
Tracing a cancer’s family tree to its roots reveals how tumors grow
Over time, cancer cells can evolve to become resistant to treatment, more aggressive, and metastatic—capable of spreading to additional sites...
New Curtin research resurrects ‘lost’ coral species
With about one-third of the world’s corals currently under threat of extinction due to climate change, Curtin researchers have made...
ARRS annual meeting presents emergency radiology cases of inattention blindness
New Orleans, LA, May 5, 2022—Significant imaging findings (cancer, infection, pseudoaneurysm, fracture, bowel perforation) can occur in emergency department (ED)...
Pitt neuroscientists find multiple brain regions control speech, challenging common assumption
PITTSBURGH, May 4, 2022 – Neurobiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine give new meaning to the term...
Scientists engineer new tools to electronically control gene expression
Researchers have created an improved method for turning genes on and off using electrical signals.Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have...
Tethers bring distant genes together to coordinate embryo development
Organisms such as plants, mammals and insects undergo a carefully orchestrated developmental program as they transition from single-celled embryos to...
