Biology
When push comes to shove, what counts as a fight?
Biologists come up with new way to decide whether to lump together similar animal behaviors. It could help all animal...
Genetically-modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread
Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic...
NSU researcher part of team studying impact of rising sea temperatures on marine life
Team studied underwater heatwave impactsCredit: Victor Huertas FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - Global warming or climate change. It doesn't matter what...
Invasive mussels now control a key nutrient in the American Great Lakes
The spread of quagga mussels across the American Great Lakes has transformed the supply of phosphorus - a key biological...
Can dogs rapidly learn words?
Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four timesCredit: Photo by Claudia Fugazza A new study found that...
At three days old, newborn mice remember their moms
Credit: Blake J. Laham/Princeton University For mice, the earliest social memories can form at three days old and last into...
Robin Lovell-Badge receives the 2021 ISSCR Public Service Award
Credit: Robin Lovell-Badge Skokie, IL-- The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Robin Lovell-Badge PhD, FRS, The...
Breakthrough design at UBCO vastly improves mechanical heart valve
A twist on the decade's-old design improves blood flow, prevents clotsCredit: UBCO New research coming out of UBC's Okanagan campus...
How fast could SARS-CoV-2 be detected?
Credit: @Science China Press In the past 20 years, humans have suffered several serious epidemics from emerging viruses, such as...
Anti-freeze for cell membranes
Credit: Graphics: Jan de Vries A team led by plant biologists at the Universities of Freiburg and Göttingen in Germany...
Bioorthogonally catalyzed lethality strategy generates targeting drugs within tumor
Credit: @Science China Press Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. The number of deaths and...
Immune cells found in the brain are behind the depression experienced in inflammation
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that...
Scientists show impact of human activity on bird species
Credit: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Scientists have shown where bird species would exist in the absence of human activity under research...
A world first in circadian clock manipulation
New method allows reversible manipulation of the circadian period using lightCredit: Issey Takahashi The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules...
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
Credit: Julius Csotonyi They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some...
Dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s
Credit: Photo: Miguel Ángel Mateo, Diego Moreno Large-scale production of vegetables and fruit in Spain with intensive plastic consumption in...
New skull of tube-crested dinosaur reveals evolution of bizarre crest
Credit: Copyright Doug Shore, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. DISCOVERY BRIEF: The first new skull of a rare species...
Aging-US: Nicotinamide mononucleotide in degenerative model of retinal detachment
'This Aging-US article concludes that NMN administration exerts neuroprotective effects on photoreceptors'Credit: Correspondence to: Demetrios G. Vavvas email: [email protected] Aging-US...
Aging-US: PAM (PIK3/AKT/mTOR) signaling in glia: potential contributions to brain tumors
'The consideration of aberrant PIK3/AKT/mTOR signaling in glia during aging elucidates several therapeutic opportunities for brain tumors'Credit: Correspondence to: Kamel...
Aging-US: Growth factor beta type 1 and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 transcription complex
'The Aging-US authors report for the first time that in human breast cancer, AML and embryonic cells, HIF-1 and AP-1...
