Biology

Maternal vaccine effectively protects against HSV-1, HSV-2 in mouse offspring Between 60 and 95 percent of adults worldwide are infected...

Credit: K. D. Swisher Grimm and S. F. Garczynski St. Paul, MN (April 2019)--Named after the dark stripes that form...

Credit: Katherine Fedoroff. Fish warn each other about danger by releasing chemicals into the water as a signal, research by...

Unlike many migratory species, Galapagos giant tortoises do not use current environmental conditions to time their seasonal migrationCredit: Photo courtesy...

Credit: Image courtesy of Rice University Elaborate molecular networks inside living cells enable them to sense and process many signals...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 18, 2019--Gene therapy offers the promise of a cure for...

York University research shows species is critically endangered The American Bumblebee - a species once more commonly seen buzzing around...

Synthetic biologists add tunable, analog-to-digital converter to their toolkitCredit: Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 18, 2019) -- Synthetic biologists have...

Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paintsCredit: Jinglin Hu/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Antimicrobial paints offer the...

First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East,...

Credit: B. Stecher/ LMU Munich Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis...

Credit: Credit: Kent Vliet/University of Florida. The iconic "death roll" of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species...

Credit: Agricultural Research Service USDA FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, April 18, 2019--Cold temperatures inside honey bee colonies may cause colony losses...

Basic research on decision-making points to enhanced integration of auditory-based signals and possible rewards in the posterior tail of the...

Scientists from Sweden and Finland say gaming presents both challenges and benefits for communicating climate change methods to farmers Web-based...

Credit: J. Waser/EPFL Discovering new biological targets is a critical part of our ongoing battle against diseases. Over the years,...

Half our genome is basically foreign, derived from viruses. Obviously, the invasion of such foreign elements can deregulate critical biological...

Credit: ©Science China Press Fungi are the most common cause of diseases in crops and other plants, and pose major...

Players explore and search for butterflies using knowledge gained through gameplayCredit: Alban Delamarre Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge...

Vacuum Extinguish Method (VEM): A fire extinguisher in space environmentsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A...