Biology
Mechanism of abnormal movements induced by drug treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Hiromi Sano Okazaki, Japan -mm dd, 2021--Many people with Parkinson's disease develop abnormal movements called L-DOPA induced dyskinesia, a...
Fostered flamingos just as friendly
Credit: Paul Rose Flamingo chicks raised by foster parents from another flamingo species develop normally, scientists say. Six Chilean flamingo...
Light shed on the coordination of neural stem cell activation
Credit: © Nicolas Dray, Laure Mancini and Laure Bally-Cuif, Institut Pasteur In all adult vertebrates, neural stem cells can be...
Gorillas do not bluff when they chest beat: honest signalling indicates body size
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body sizeCredit: Jordi Galbany / Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund...
Oregon researchers identify pathway that transitions brain from plasticity to stability
Work in the developing nervous system of fruit fly larvae involves the same cells and genes that are found in...
A protein with a dual role: Both repair and mutation
Credit: © Terence Strick The Mfd protein repairs bacterial DNA, but can also, to scientists' surprise, promote mutation. Bacterial mutations...
USC Stem Cell study explores ‘synthetic’ embryonic development with $2.5 million NIH grant
Credit: Chris Shinn Whether in an earthworm or a human being, developmental processes are driven by complex networks of genetically-encoded...
UofL biologists create better method to culture cells for testing drug toxicity
Research featured on cover of American Journal of Physiology-Cell PhysiologyCredit: American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When a...
Senckenberg Nature Research Society transfers three journals to ARPHA Platform
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, Vertebrate Zoology and Geologica Saxonica are the latest historic titles to select the various services and...
Why lists of worldwide bird species disagree
Data gaps and species similarities may lead to undercounting biodiversityCredit: Ça?an ?ekercio?lu How many species of birds are there in...
Helping new scientists bloom: Biologist using orchid research to inspire students to pursue STEM
Credit: Craig Barrett A West Virginia University biologist is working to cultivate a bumper crop of young scientists through the...
WHOI and NOAA release report on U.S. socio-economic effects of harmful algal blooms
Credit: U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in all 50 U.S. states and many...
Red deer have personality and it is related to their dominance behavior
Credit: University of Turku An international team of researchers has studied individual differences in the behaviour of red deer. They...
Ant responses to social isolation resemble those of humans
Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genesCredit: photo/©: Susanne Foitzik, JGU Ants react...
Junctions between three cells serve as gateways for the transport of substances
Researchers at the University of Münster discover how cell contacts are dynamically remodelled during egg development in fruit flies /...
Genomes of the earliest Europeans
Ancient genomes shed new light on the earliest Europeans and their relationships with NeandertalsCredit: MPI-EVA/ Nikolay Zaheriev An international research...
Crohn’s disease may be caused by immune signaling failure
Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause...
Scientists discover two new species of ancient, burrowing mammal ancestors
120-million-year-old animals evolved 'scratch digging' traits independentlyCredit: MAO Fangyuan A joint research team led by Dr. MAO Fangyuan and Dr....
Study revises understanding of cancer metabolism
Credit: Susan Urmy/VUMC Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells...
Neanderthal ancestry identifies oldest modern human genome
The fossil skull of a woman in Czechia has provided the oldest modern human genome yet reconstructed, representing a population...
