Biology
New study published in Science maps wildlife microbiota
Discovering millions of previously unknown potential human therapeuticsCredit: Gal Zanir for Wild Biotech Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL - March 25, 2021 -...
Scientists identify ‘Goldilocks’ protein critical for getting immune response ‘just right’
Credit: Sinai Health Scientists at Sinai Health say they have discovered a new pathway that controls dangerous overreactions in a...
New discoveries of deep brain simulation put it on par with therapeutics
Possibly speeding the process and allowing personalized treatmentCredit: University of Houston Despite having remarkable utility in treating movement disorders such...
Study introduces 13 new, threatened species of sparkly moths from Hawaii
One of the islands' oldest animal groups, can these tiny insects survive the next century?Credit: Chris Johns/Florida Museum of Natural...
Does selfishness evolve? Ask a cannibal
Study confirms evolutionary link between social structure and selfishnessCredit: Volker Rudolf/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 25, 2021) - One of...
Where do the gender differences in the human pelvis come from?
A comparison with chimpanzees provides surprising insightsCredit: Photo of a female human pelvis and skull of a newborn baby. (©...
Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication
Of the vast diversity of plants on Earth, only a few evolved to become prominent agricultural crops. Scholars now suggest...
More protein doesn’t mean more strength in resistance-trained middle-aged adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A 10-week muscle-building and dietary program involving 50 middle-aged adults found...
How improving acoustic monitoring of bats could help protecting biodiversity
New research on how wind energy and species conservation can be brought togetherCredit: Photo: Leibniz-IZW/Christian Voigt In order to assess...
Researchers show how stem cell depletion leads to recurring pregnancy loss
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Depletion of a certain type of stem cell in the womb lining during pregnancy...
Ocean’s mammals at crucial crossroads
Credit: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab The ocean's mammals are at a crucial crossroads - with some at...
Nearly $1 million for an INRS research project in Madagascar
A project to assess the risks of well contamination in Madagascar receives major fundingCredit: INSTN-Madagascar The project of Professor Geneviève...
The life and research of José Yorinori, the “Father of Soybean Pathology in Brazil”
New APS book highlights the importance of plant pathology worldwideCredit: APS PRESS Soybean rust--perhaps the most feared and studied of...
NIH grant focuses on eye disorders
$1.6M to UD lab will build on breakthrough discovery of gene linked to eye disordersCredit: Photo by Evan Krape When...
Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world
Dutch scientist want to know how bad the problem is, exactlyCredit: Alexander Schippers It all started when litter researchers found...
Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic
Researchers share how trail cameras enabled science to continue even without fieldworkCredit: Austin Green/University of Utah For scientists, especially graduate...
Giant fossil’s ‘bird-brain’
Scientists find whopping head was crammed for spaceCredit: Flinders University The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up...
First 3D images of a giant molecule
Credit: Jyotishman Veepaschit / Team Fischer SMN or in full Survival Motor Neuron: Professor Utz Fischer has been analyzing this...
Gene that affects iron metabolism linked to improved performance in athletes
Credit: Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes' endurance performance, researchers at...
Lighting up bone repair
Credit: Department of Inorganic Biomaterials,TMDU Researchers led by TMDU fabricate a material that will aid bone healing, help medical practitioners...
