Biology
FANCI that! Decades long mystery of how DNA damage by sunlight, alcohol and pollution is identified so it can be repaired, is solved. Opens up opportunities for improved cancer treatments.
An elegant collaboration between researchers in the UK’s two core-funded Medical Research Council Research Institutes, the Laboratory of Medical Sciences...
This protein does “The Twist”
Proteins are constantly performing a kind of dance. They move and contort their bodies to fulfill specific functions inside our bodies. The...
Former Cal Poly biological sciences professor first Cuban-American to be inducted into the Academy of Sciences in Cuba
The first Cuban-American to be inducted into the Academy of Sciences in Cuba is a retired Cal Poly biology professor...
OU Researcher recognized for exceptional scientific leadership
University of Oklahoma researcher Jizhong (Joe) Zhou, director of the OU Institute for Environmental Genomics, was presented the Distinguished Scientist...
U of T researchers discover high levels of non-coding RNAs in testes, suggesting new roles in sperm function and evolution
Researchers at the University of Toronto have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as...
An international effort to define intelligence, consciousness and more: efforts to create consensus definitions for diverse intelligent systems
A call for collaboration to define the language in all AI related spaces, with a focus on 'diverse intelligent systems'...
Platypus and chicken reveal how chromosomes balance between the sexes
UNSW Sydney researchers have made new discoveries of fundamental differences in biological processes between males and females—by interrogating the unique...
Reconstruction of the environmental conditions and cultivation practices when agriculture first emerged in Western Europe
Around 7,000 years ago, the first farmers in the western Mediterranean selected the most fertile land available, cultivated cereal varieties...
Injury dressings in first-aid kits provide a new technique to reveal shark species after bite incidents
Scientists have revealed that injury dressings found in first-aid kits can reliably be used to identify shark species involved in...
Prestigious NIH award will advance brain research at UCR
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A National Institutes of Health grant received by Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Santhakumar, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at...
California a botanical and climate change hot spot
From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It’s also a...
Winter breeding offers lifeline for monarch butterflies in Northern California
PULLMAN, Wash. — Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in...
Carpets and flames: Design rules for the morphology of ciliated organs
The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts – conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso...
Researchers create ADP- or ATP-containing molecules with improved yield and consistency
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-containing important biological molecules can modify macromolecules like proteins and nucleic acids to alter...