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Foster tadpoles trigger parental instinct in poison frogs
Credit: Andrius Pasukonis/Eva Ringler Parental care is widespread in the animal kingdom. Poison frogs are also known to be dedicated...
Animal acoustic activity decline shows forest fire pollution wreaks havoc on wildlife
Credit: Benjamin Lee Forest fires in Southeast Asia during the El Niño droughts of 2015 caused considerable disruption to the...
10,000 year-old DNA proves when fish colonialized our lakes
DNA in lake sediment forms a natural archive displaying when various fish species colonized lakes after the glacial period. This...
$2.375 million federal award to study epigenetic control systems, inform drug discovery
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute September 20, 2017 (Grand Rapids, Michigan)--Van Andel Research Institute scientist Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.,...
Protected waters foster resurgence of West Coast rockfish
Credit: Advanced Survey Technologies, Fisheries Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center West Coast rockfish species in deep collapse only...
Plant physiology: Adjusting to fluctuating temperatures
Later leaf emergence, earlier leaf loss: A new study of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich shows that the average vegetation periods...
Researchers discover unique property of critical methane-producing enzyme
An unexpected discovery has given scientists a greater understanding of an important methane-producing enzyme. A team of researchers at the...
Faulty cell signaling derails cerebral cortex development, could it lead to autism?
Credit: Anton Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - As the embryonic brain develops, an incredibly complex cascade...
Shedding light on brain activity
A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including UC Santa Barbara scientists John Bowers, Michael Goard and Luke Theogarajan, has been awarded...
Small intestine permeable peptides facilitate digestive tract absorption
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki Biopharmaceuticals, medium- and high-molecular weight biologically active macromolecules, are not easily absorbed by the small intestine,...
EU life science research institutes want a more balanced Framework Programme 9
Credit: VIB EU-LIFE, the alliance of 13 leading Life Science Research Institutes in Europe announced their key priorities for the...
Plants combine color and fragrance to procure pollinators
Credit: Aphrodite Kantsa ITHACA, N.Y. - Who knew that it's possible to predict the fragrance of a flower by looking...
Fly away home? Ice age may have clipped bird migration
Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The onset of the last ice age may have forced some bird species to...
Test for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project
A new method that inexpensively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be used by a...
Real or fake? Creating fingers to protect identities
Credit: Michigan State University Do you know how safe it is to use your finger as a security login? And...
Communication key to preventing spread of drug-resistant bacteria
PORTLAND, Ore. - Communication breakdowns between care facilities can pave the way for outbreaks of infection, according to research on...
JDR special issue on orofacial clefting and dental and craniofacial anomalies
lexandria, Va., USA - The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published a special issue in the...
Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog
Credit: Kristopher Lappin Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago...
Scientists find cellular backup plan for keeping iron levels just right
Iron is essential for cells to function, but excess iron can damage cells. Accordingly, cells have sophisticated molecular mechanisms to...
UTA computer scientist earns grant to combine methods to better analyze brain image data
Credit: UT Arlington Like the organ itself, data collected about the brain is incredibly complex and requires sophisticated methods to...
