Biology
Breakthrough in understanding how deadly pneumococcus avoids immune defences
Credit: UoL Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a new and important function of a toxin produced by...
High availability of tobacco raises smoking rates in mothers-to-be
Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a...
How pneumococci challenge our immune system
Pneumococci are the most common cause of respiratory tract infections, such as otitis and sinusitis, as well as of severe...
New Research: Streamside forests store tons of carbon
Restoring degraded forests is a critical strategy for addressing climate change given the potential for forests to store significant amounts...
Scientists debunk potential link to crop cold tolerance
Credit: Charles Pignon, Marjorie Lundgren, Colin Osborne, and Stephen Long When temperatures drop, the enzyme Rubisco that fuels plant growth...
Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change
Credit: Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, University of Leeds A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed the impact of global...
Novel strategy appears to protect retina when disease reduces oxygen
Credit: Phil Jones, AU Campus Photographer An enzyme known to help our liver get rid of ammonia also appears to...
Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth
Credit: Eric Sucar/University of Pennsylvania In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to...
Tumor immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows
A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research...
Announcing Glenn /AFAR 2018 Research Grants for Junior Faculty
NEW YORK, NY and SANTA BARBARA, CA - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the Glenn Foundation for...
Announcing 2018 Glenn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research
NEW YORK, NY and SANTA BARBARA, CA -- The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the Glenn Foundation for...
Dissecting digital cadavers
Credit: University of Houston With the click of a button, Vivien Coulson-Thomas removes the cadaver's skin. Another click and she...
Announcing 2018 Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Awards in Aging
NEW YORK, NY--The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), with support from the Irene Diamond Fund, is pleased to announce...
Researchers capture in-action images of photosynthetic protein complex splitting water
Credit: Jan Kern, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory In a new article published in Nature an international research team presents high-resolution...
After a bad winter in the ocean, female Magellanic penguins suffer most, study shows
(University of Washington) Research from the University of Washington is showing how Magellanic penguins fare during the winter months when...
Goldilocks and the optimal mating distance: Neither too small nor too large but just right
ANN ARBOR--Evolutionary theory predicts that the fitness of an individual is maximized when the genetic differences between its parents are...
Save wildlife? Researchers use geology to track elusive animals
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are perfecting an innovative way to track the...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal...
Microbiome implicated in sea star wasting disease
Credit: Melanie Lloyd The culprit might be many microbes. Since 2013, a gruesome and mysterious disease has killed millions of...
Study shows how vultures evesdrop to gather vital flight information
Credit: Hannah Williams A new study has revealed how vultures use their very own social networks to work out the...
