Biology

Stem cells are true Jacks-of-all-trades of our bodies, as they can turn into the many different cell types of all...

Study captures one of the clearest pictures yet of evolution in vertebrates What do you get when you put together...

The discovery is the latest in a series of newly described species collected as part of the Taxon Expeditions initiative...

Credit: Joaquim Alves Gaspar, Charles Sharp, Toby Hudson, and David Glass. Rising temperatures could make some species sterile and see...

One major factor that determines the efficacy of a drug is the structure that its molecules form in a solid...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 31, 2019 - In a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under,...

Credit: Bevilacqua Laboratory, Penn State Membraneless assemblies of positively- and negatively-charged molecules can bring together RNA molecules in dense liquid...

Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do....

BfR at the international start-up project meeting on animal health and food safety in Africa The project is funded by...

A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates the mechanisms of fast-acting antidepressants Philadelphia, January 31, 2019 --- A study by researchers...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, January 31, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...

Recommended steps to preserve genetic composition include isolating pure species and removal of hybrids from the wildCredit: Eddy Lee Kam...

Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it...

Credit: O roxo, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel burnt by fishing boats are 30 per cent...

Credit: Jen Silcock New research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has identified the top 100 Australian plant species at...

Discovery identifies gene that causes common form of blindness worldwide, potentially leading to new treatment for glaucoma.Credit: Jordan Carson An...

Credit: 2019 Yukiko Matsunaga, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - To provide sufficient oxygen to...

Real-life conservation scenarios with endangered hawaiian birds to scientifically evaluate balance for re-introductions In a paper recently published in the...

Credit: Photo taken by Asato Kuroiwa A look at the brains of an endangered spiny rat off the coast of...

Credit: Photo: Matthias Klapproth Life on earth is complex and diverse. In the course of evolution, more and more new...