Biology
NSU researcher part of team to sequence the genome of the leopard
This genetic analysis revises current interpretation of their natural history, migrations and future vulnerabilityCredit: Nikolay Zinoviev Study Take-Aways: Different African...
Pepsin-degradable plastics of bionylons from itaconic and amino acids
Credit: Image courtesy: Tatsuo Kaneko and Mohammad Asif Ali from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Point: Novel chiral...
Lichens slow to return after wildfire
Frequent fire narrows recovery window for lichens in Chaparral shrublandsCredit: Jesse Miller Lichen communities may take decades -- and in...
Researchers reveal Knl1 gene function in plants
Credit: Dr. HAN Fangpu's group Dr. HAN Fangpu's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese...
Discovering candidate for reflex network of walking cats: Understanding animals with robots
Credit: Osaka University A group of researchers from Osaka University developed a quadruped robot platform that can reproduce the neuromuscular...
In ‘minibrains,’ hindering key enzyme by different amounts has opposite growth effects
Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute Like many around the world, the lab of Professor Mriganka Sur in The Picower Institute...
Sex cells in parasites are doing their own thing
Credit: Dr Lori Peacock Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered how microbes responsible for human African sleeping sickness...
Cell reprogramming could aid spinal cord injury recovery
Credit: Chris Thelen, Freelance Photographer Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the...
New material to treat wounds can protect against resistant bacteria
First successful implementation of new antibacterial technologyCredit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new...
The formation of the Amazon Basin influenced the distribution of manatees
Whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing of the three extant species of the aquatic mammal shows that they first split from their...
Turns out developing a taste for carbs wasn’t a bad thing
Findings on Neanderthal oral microbiomes offer new clues on evolution, healthCredit: Katerina Guschanski A new study looking at the evolutionary...
As global climate shifts, forests’ futures may be caught in the wind
Global wind currents have shaped the genetic diversity of our planet's forests and could either help or hinder tree populations...
Long-term stress in dogs linked to the owner-dog relationship
Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping University The relationship a dog has with its owner is related to its stress level. This is...
Conservationists concerned about illegal hunting and exploitation of porcupines in Indonesia
Credit: James Eaton Porcupines are frequently traded across Asia, and Indonesia, home to five species, is no exception. They are...
Clue to killer whale cluster
Why do more than 100 gather off WA every year?Credit: photo courtesy Naturaliste Charters, WA A Flinders University researcher has...
Study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
Research adds evidence to century-long scientific debate and reveals how volcanic activity may have driven divergence of the limbless amphibiansCredit:...
Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method
Credit: POSTECH Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these...
Firefighting chemical found in sea lion and fur seal pups
PFAS detected in endangered sea lion in SA and in Australian fur seals in VICCredit: Louise Cooper, University of Sydney....
Flower size correlates with pollinator size, evolved independently among mountains
Credit: Tsubasa Toji, Shinshu University The morphological compatibility between flowers and insects was given in the famous textbook example of...
Engineering diseased human skin in vitro
Credit: POSTECH The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first...
