Biology

(Stockholm University) New research reveals that Mycoplasma pathogens make DNA in a unique way that may protect them from our...

Credit: CU Boulder Toxic protein assemblies, or "amyloids," long considered to be key drivers in many neuromuscular diseases, also play...

Credit: Photo: Octavio Aburto/International League of Conservation Photographers A new study shows that even if fishers used the most efficient...

Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS NEW YORK (OCT. 31, 2018) - Producing the first comprehensive fine-scale map of the world's remaining...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Discover the latest Earth and space science news at the 51st annual AGU Fall Meeting this December,...

Researchers in the University of Kent have made significant strides towards understanding the genomes - and hence the biology -...

Credit: Courtesy of Jeff Shatford Researchers at Portland State University and Oregon State University looking at the aftermath of wildfires...

Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski A fragment of a single strand of DNA, built of the nucleobases cytosine and guanine,...

Credit: Estonian University of Life Sciences Due to its biodiversity and probably huge number of taxa waiting to be discovered,...

Credit: Greta Rybus Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced receipt of a $6 million National Science Foundation grant today that...

Credit: IMPRESSIONS With climate change becoming an increasingly hot topic globally, the EU-funded project IMPRESSIONS launches a new online resource...

Autumn is the season for falling leaves, pumpkin-spice-flavored everything and apple cider. Yet new research indicates that, in addition to...

Sometimes nothing feels better on stiff, aching joints than a little heat. But many heating pads and wraps are rigid...

About 10 percent of women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, a painful and debilitating disease with inadequate treatments. Currently, doctors don't...

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, the storm devastated the island's electrical grid, leaving many people...

Ground-breaking US geneticist, Trudy Mackay, will tomorrow (Thursday November 1) be honoured with the prestigious 2018 Dawson Prize in Genetics...

Credit: ©Jessica Cornils/Vetmeduni Vienna Edible dormice are extremely long-lived for their size thanks to their seasonal dormancy. The animals are...

Credit: Fabian Rudin/University of Plymouth Environmental conditions could play a major role in the instigation of fights within the animal...

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that neonatal birthweights increase in direct proportion with the number of births of...

Eggs hatching. Larvae burrowing under the skin and feeding on surrounding tissue. It's like a scene from a horror movie....