Biology

May 21, 2026

Blood stem cells boost immunity by keeping a record of previous infections

A newly discovered memory in our bonesCredit: © Sieweke lab/CIML These findings should have a significant impact on future vaccination...

Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers for Judith Reichmann

Award for research on the correct passage of chromosomesCredit: Paola Bertucci, Heidelberg FRANKFURT am MAIN. Tomorrow, Dr. Judith Reichmann is...

Brain-doping produced by your own body

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which Epo acts in nerve cellsCredit: MPI f. Psychiatry Erythropoietin, or Epo for short,...

Fall precipitation predicts abundance of curly top disease and guides weed management

Credit: Erik Lehnhoff and Rebecca Creamer Transmitted by an insect known as the beet leafhopper, curly top disease is a...

Evidence clearly favors taxing sugary drinks — new study

Credit: University of Otago New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax...

The discovery of a new gene that ‘supervises’ strawberry ripening

Credit: University of Cordoba Spain boasts the highest strawberry production rate in Europe and, in order to maintain this key...

Worm nerve responses for good and bad

Credit: Shunji Nakano & Ikue Mori Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed the nerve circuitry regulating the response of...

Solving obesity: Could manipulating microbes offer an alternative to weight loss surgery?

Credit: Biodesign Institute at ASU Already considered a global epidemic, human obesity continues to be on the rise. According to...

HKU scientists find high concentrations of toxic phenyltin compounds in local Chinese white dolphins

confirming their biomagnification through marine food chainsCredit: AFCD For years Professor Kenneth Leung Mei Yee from the HKU School of...

SUTD develops missing link to circular economy while tackling global waste

Urban waste and bio-inspired engineering provide key ingredients to 3D printed bioplastic, allowing for global adoption of sustainable manufacturing processes.Credit:...

UVM author reveals Thoreau’s relevance for today’s environmental and democratic crises

Bob Pepperman Taylor new book published by Notre Dame PressCredit: UVM Photo BURLINGTON - Bob Pepperman Taylor, the Elliott A....

Monty Python’s silly walk: A gait analysis and wake-up call to peer review inefficiencies

Credit: Chart created by Erin E. Butler and Nathaniel J. Dominy. Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry...

New aflatoxin biocontrol product lowers contamination of groundnut and maize in Senegal

Credit: Ranajit Bandyopadhyay? In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are...

Prize-winning research reveals pathway to improving regenerative medicine

Research earns top Sartorius/Science prize for young scientistCredit: Sartorius AG Joana Neves is the 2019 grand prize winner of the...

How the historically misunderstood amyloid helps to store memories

Credit: Si Lab, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO--For the first time, scientists from the Stowers Institute for...

Arrival delayed! Water, carbon and nitrogen were not immediately supplied to Earth

Credit: Kristoffer Szilas, University of Copenhagen Spearheaded by earth scientists of the University of Cologne, an international team of geologists...

At 8 months, babies already know their grammar

Aerial insect trap network describes life in the skies

Credit: Doris Lagos-Kutz, USDA-ARS and University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like most invasive species, when the soybean aphid arrived...

The need for speed

Zebrafish study at NCBSCredit: Vatsala Thirumalai Whether running away from a predator or to win an Olympic gold, how fast...

New nano strategy fights superbugs