Biology
Clearer vision of the biochemical reaction that allows us to see
What makes it possible for our eyes to see? It stems from a reaction that occurs when photons come into...
Aphids manipulate their food
(Bielefeld University) Aphids - who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they...
Goldschmidt2018, the world’s major geochemistry congress
Goldschmidt2018, the world's major geochemistry congress, is due to take place in Boston, MA, USA, from August 12th-17th, 2018. More...
Recreational fisheries pose threat to skittish sea turtles
Credit: Mariana Fuentes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every summer, thousands of amateur scallopers flock to the warm coastal waters of Florida's...
Six proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Credit: Vifant, LLC The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies...
Just two weeks’ inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients: Research
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, July 31, 2018 - Just two weeks without much activity can have a...
Songi Han to receive 2019 BPS Innovation Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Songi Han, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California,...
Meytal Landau to receive 2019 BPS Margaret Dayhoff Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Meytal Landau, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biology, Israel Institute of Technology,...
Yves De Koninck to receive 2019 BPS Emily Gray Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Yves De Koninck, Professor, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Laval University, Quebec City,...
Jeff Gelles to receive 2019 BPS Kazuhito Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Jeff Gelles, Aron and Imre Tauber Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,...
Harry Noller to receive 2019 BPS Ignacio Tinoco Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Harry Noller, Robert L. Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of...
Enrico Gratton to receive 2019 BPS Avanti Award in Lipids
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Enrico Gratton, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine,...
Diet matters less than evolutionary relationships in shaping gut microbiome
Study is the largest published comparative dataset of non-human primate gut microbiomes to date Leaf-eating primates shared very few gut...
Juli Feigon to receive 2019 BPS Founders Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Juli Feigon, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of...
Raymond Stevens to receive 2019 BPS Anatrace Membrane Protein Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Raymond Stevens, Provost Professor and Director of the Bridge Institute, Department...
Elizabeth Rhoades to receive 2019 BPS Michael and Kate Barany Award
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) has named Elizabeth Rhoades, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, as...
UMass Amherst biophysicist, cell biologist team up to explore mechanics of cell division
Credit: UMass Amherst/Patricia Wadsworth AMHERST, Mass. - When humans construct a building, it's intended to stand for many years, but...
DNA repair after CRISPR cutting not at all what people thought
Despite high hopes and high investment in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, scientists still have a lot to learn about how it...
Largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90 percent
Credit: © Henry Weimerskirch Known since the 1960s, the colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Île aux Cochons, in...
Microfluidic system incorporates neuroinflammation into ‘Alzheimer’s in a dish’ model
Credit: Joseph Park, Ph.D., Doo Yeon Kim, Ph.D., Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., and Hansang Cho, Ph.D.; Genetics and Aging Research...
