Biology
New substance library to accelerate the search for active compounds
Credit: J. Wollenhaupt/HZB For drugs to be effective, they usually have to dock to proteins in the organism. Like a...
Insights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the 'Carnian Pluvial Episode'Credit: Jorge Gonzalez/NHMU The Triassic Period, about...
Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew
Credit: ©Science China Press The Taxaceae are a distinct conifer family widely used in ornamental horticulture and are an important...
Health disparities published in new volume
Researchers at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina lead health disparity research studiesCredit: MUSC HCC...
Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption
Credit: Matthew Potthoff, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine New research has identified the specific brain cells that control...
Extraordinary regeneration of neurons in zebrafish
Biologists from the University of Bayreuth disprove the view that Mauthner cells are unable to regenerateCredit: Image: Alexander Hecker. Biologists...
How Venus flytraps snap
Credit: Hannes Vogler, UZH Venus flytraps catch spiders and insects by snapping their trap leaves. This mechanism is activated when...
A balancing act between immunity and longevity
Changes in the immune system can promote healthy ageingCredit: Raymond Laboy As we age, the immune system gradually becomes impaired....
Fat cell hormone boosts potential of stem cell therapy
A team of researchers led by Osaka University find that adiponectin, a hormone derived from fat cells, improves the efficacy...
UQ researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery
Credit: The University of Queensland Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery...
Revealing winners & losers in projected future climates
New research reveals how winners & losers from climate change can be identified based on their ability to adapt to...
Neonatal exposure to antigens of commensal bacteria promotes broader immune repertoire
This mouse study looked at a group of immune cells called innate-like B-1 B cellsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University...
Biologists trace plants’ steady mitochondrial genomes to a gene found in viruses, bacteria
Presence of MSH1 gene in plants offers clue for why animal mitochondrial genomes tend to mutateCredit: Dan Sloan/Colorado State University...
Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s
Credit: Debra Marshall/VIDO-InterVac Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask)...
Trust me if you can
Why stakeholders in the 'wind energy vs biological conservation' conflict have low mutual trust and how to increase itCredit: Christian...
The restoration of forests with active rapid ‘Ohi’a death infections may be possible
Credit: Stephanie Yelenik, Ph.D. Research Ecologist USGS, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center Hilo, Hawai'i - For the first time, researchers...
WVU researchers leading $10 million sustainable biomass to value-added bioproducts project
Credit: West Virginia University As demand increases for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy and products, the Mid-Atlantic region with its...
Born to be a cannibal: Genes for feeding behavior in mandarin fish identified
Credit: HZAU Some mandarin fish species (Sinipercidae) are pure fish-eaters, which feed exclusively on living juvenile fish - also of...
Surprisingly many peculiar long introns found in brain genes
Credit: MIPT Press Office In a recent study of genes involved in brain functioning, their previously unknown features have been...
Chinook salmon declines related to changes in freshwater conditions
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many...
