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Humans guilty of breaking an oceanic law of nature
A new international study carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona...
“Tug of war” between cells – When crucial connections are missing
The ability of cells to move together in harmony is crucial for numerous biological processes in our body, for example...
New research helps explain the genetic basis for why we look the way we do
Which genes control the defining features that make us look as we do? And how do they make it happen?Credit:...
Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species
Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and the gaps they leave behind are not...
The world’s largest ammonite species evolved to reach diameters of 1.5-1.8m around 80 million years ago, possibly to evade predation
The world’s largest ammonite species evolved to reach diameters of 1.5-1.8m around 80 million years ago, possibly to evade predationCredit:...
Pet cats seem to track their owner’s location – and are surprised in experiments when their voice appears to come from somewhere else
Pet cats seem to track their owner's location - and are surprised in experiments when their voice appears to come...
Mosaic brain evolution in guppies helps to explain vertebrate cognitive evolution
Researchers at Stockholm University have provided the first experimental evidence that brain regions can evolve independently of each other during...
Skin microbiome bacteria – and bacterial pathways – identified as associated with ageing skin
Skin microbiome bacteria - and bacterial pathways - identified as associated with ageing skinCredit: Alkema et al., 2021, PLOS ONE,...
Rice tapped to develop 3D-printed ‘smart helmets’ for the military
HOUSTON – (Nov. 10, 2021) – Rice University researchers have received $1.3 million from the Office of Naval Research through...
Can we produce organs and tissues?
"There is an urgent and growing need for human tissues and organs worldwide, many patients are waiting.” The words are...
The future of face masks
Building better air filters could help head off the next pandemic. At the 74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of...
A newly discovered genetic link to non-alcoholic inflammatory liver disease
Tsukuba, Japan – Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the liver unrelated to alcohol abuse...
Tiny droplets offer glimpse of real life inside a living cell
The inside of a cell is a busy, crowded place – full of proteins and other molecules colliding as they...
Needle free glucose monitoring a step closer for diabetics
A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle...
Palmitic acid promotes cancer metastasis and leaves a more aggressive “memory” in tumour cells
Credit: IRB Barcelona Researchers at IRB Barcelona publish in the journal Nature the mechanism by which dietary palmitic...
Chickpea genes catalogued in unprecedented detail to secure food supply despite climate warming
A new study in Nature by an international research team featuring Skoltech researchers has looked at the DNA of over 3,000 chickpea...
Development of a curious robot to study coral reef ecosystems awarded $1.5 million by the National Science Foundation
Woods Hole, MA (Nov. 10, 2021) - A grant by the National Science Foundation to researchers at the Woods Hole...
Asphyxia-associated neonatal mortality found to cluster in poorer parts of São Paulo state (Brazil)
Researchers who analyzed data for São Paulo state, Brazil, found the highest rates of newborn mortality from asphyxia in cities...
Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw
In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out...
Rapidly evolving species more likely to go extinct, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that fast evolution can lead to nowhere.Credit: Dr Tom Stubbs Researchers at...
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