Biology

What is the natural world worth? Can you put a price on birdsong? These are among the questions to be...

Inclusion of a parameter that measures an animal's capacity to transmit its genetic traits resulted in gains of up to...

Research led by the University of Birmingham has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions which could help...

Scheme of association and dissociation of potassium channel KcsA (Q58A/T61S/R64D) and AgTx2 and representative AFM images. Background Cell membranes contain...

New findings may lead to novel immunotherapies against 3rd deadliest cancerCredit: Rush Production group Findings published today in the journal...

A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions Common dairy cows share the same...

Credit: UQ QBI A joint Australian-Indian 18-year study made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis, and the DNA screening of thousands...

Credit: Wangzhen Zhang Specimens kept in the collection of the Institute of Beneficial Insects at the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry...

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shed fresh light on the mechanism used by certain types of bacteria to...

Credit: Tobias Zang 'Grandmother, why do you have such big ears?' is one of the most well-known questions in literature,...

As obesity increases in aging Western populations, frailty--which is exacerbated by obesity--is becoming a greater health concern and a major...

Credit: Gerton Lab KANSAS CITY, MO - Thanks to super-resolution microscopy, scientists have now been able to unambiguously identify physical...

If a tree falls, and no one's there to hear it, does it feel pain and loneliness? No, experts argue...

Credit: USDA Forest Service photo by Damon Lesmeister New findings show that old-growth forests, a critical nesting habitat for threatened...

An adequate consumption of milk and dairy products at different life stages can help prevent various chronic diseases. For example,...

Machine enhanced humans - or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction - could be one step closer to...

Scientists hijack bacteria's homing abilityCredit: University of Bristol In a world first, scientists have found a new way to direct...

'High-tech' framing may be driving negative attitudes towards cultured meat In the near future, we will be able to mass-produce...

Poorer overall diet quality was linked with an increased risk of becoming frail in a study of U.S. community-dwelling older...

University of Pennsylvania scientists reveal how the brain's 'hunger' and 'reward' neurons are linked--and how food and drugs affect them...