Biology

January 11, 2024

In a study published in Nature Biotechnology, GAO Caixia's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the...

Artificial intelligence helps unlock advances in wireless communications

A new wave of communication technology is quickly approaching and researchers at UBC Okanagan are investigating ways to configure next-generation...

‘Carbon vault’ peat suffers greatly from drought

Peatlands are affected more by drought than expected. This is concerning, as these ecosystems are an important ally in the...

Exploring clonal hematopoiesis and its impact on aging, cancer, and patient care

“Understanding the influence of prior treatments on CH dynamics is crucial for comprehending the intricate interplay between therapy, aging, and...

The extinction of the giant ape: a long-standing mystery solved

Giants once roamed the karst plains of southern China, three-metre tall apes weighing in at 250 kilograms. These very distant...

Noninvasive test for embryo quality could streamline fertility treatment

In-vitro-fertilization (IVF), a fertility treatment that involves fertilizing eggs in the laboratory and later implanting them in the uterus, has...

New research sheds light on an old fossil solving an evolutionary mystery

New York, January 9, 2024 — A research paper published in Royal Society’s Biology Letters on January 10 has revealed...

Insilico Medicine Founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD presents on AI and Longevity at 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder and co-CEO of clinical stage artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine will be attending...

Nine new snail species discovered in Papua New Guinea, a biodiversity hot spot at risk

Nine new species of carnivorous land snails have been found in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea, a biodiversity...

The world’s first prototype for real-time tracking of moving tumors using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during proton therapy goes into scientific application

On January 9th, 2024, a scientific prototype for MRI-guided proton therapy was inaugurated in Dresden. With this installation, experts from...

Vosshall named 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize recipient

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the esteemed 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Leslie B. Vosshall,...

Improved cellular recycling could benefit patients with neurodegenerative conditions

For the first time, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has uncovered a way to potentially...

Severe MS predicted using machine learning

A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The identified...

Transformation-associated recombination (TAR) cloning and its applications