Biology
Canadian researchers create new form of cultivated meat
Layered sheets of cells stack up to slabs of lab-made meatCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Jan. 19, 2021 -- McMaster...
New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2021) - A look at RNA tells us what our...
New drug combination shows promise as powerful treatment for AML
Two drugs synergize to unleash anti-tumor effects of p53Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Jan...
New management approach can help avoid species vulnerability or extinction
New tools will help ecologists predict when species may be at riskCredit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service More than 3,000...
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
A research team from INRS has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the...
Biodistribution of AAV gene transfer vectors in nonhuman primate
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 15, 2021--The biodistribution of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vectors...
Basis for the essential cellular powerhouses
Credit: Illustration: Nils Wiedemann Mitochondria are vital for the human body as cellular powerhouses: They possess more than 1,000 different...
Divergences between scientific and Indigenous and Local Knowledge can be helpful
Carnivore conservation can be improved by recognizing the divergences between scientific and Indigenous and Local KnowledgeCredit: ANDRÉ BRAGA JUNQUEIRA Divergences...
Eating omega-3 fat helps hibernating Arctic ground squirrels warm up during deep cold
Credit: Photo by Rhiannan William By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids, common...
Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force
UMass Amherst and Penn State scientists teamed up to study how myosin converts energy into workCredit: UMass Amherst A team...
CCNY’s David Lohman finds Asian butterfly mimics different species as defense mechanism
Credit: Photo credit: Gan Cheong Weei. Many animal and insect species use Batesian mimicry - mimicking a poisonous species -...
Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties...
BioRescue two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas
Now there are fiveCredit: Rio the Photographer Happy end to a challenging year: Two new northern white rhino embryos created...
Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment
Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater...
New classification marks paradigm shift in how conservationists tackle climate change
Credit: Nicole Matson NEW YORK (January 14) -- A new study co-authored by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS)...
Scientists are a step closer to developing ‘smart’ stem cells – made from human fat
These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.Credit: Unsplash A...
Expanding the biosynthetic pathway via retrobiosynthesis
Researchers reports a new strategy for the microbial production of multiple short-chain primary amines via retrobiosynthesisCredit: KAIST KAIST metabolic engineers...
Penned release of green geckos has potential to help preserve threatened native species
Credit: Tom Flynn-Plummer University of Otago researchers have added another piece to the puzzle about how best to translocate New...
Illinois residents value strategies to improve water quality
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- Illinois residents value efforts to reduce watershed pollution, and they...
A highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton
Credit: Associate Professor Takumi Higaki A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan has developed a highly sensitive technique to quantitatively...
