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Researchers from 24 countries have analyzed the genomes of 809 individuals from 233 primate species, generating the most complete catalog of genomic information about our...

Taming a frenzied immune system

Researchers at the University of Louisville have received $5.8 million in two grants from the National Institutes of Health to expand their work to better...

New grasshopper species from central Texas honor Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker

The central region of Texas is a known hotspot of biological wonders. For the last five years, Dr. JoVonn Hill, an Assistant Professor and Director...

UTHSC researchers’ work on human pangenome aids understanding of common chromosomal abnormality

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome...

North American Beech Leaf Disease Nematodes under a microscope

Researchers develop new detection tool for beech leaf disease’s nematode pest

Beech leaf disease is an emerging threat to North American forest ecosystems. It was first discovered in northeastern Ohio in 2012, and has already spread...

Ancient viruses discovered in coral symbionts’ DNA

HOUSTON – (June 1, 2023) – An international team of marine biologists has discovered the remnants of ancient RNA viruses embedded in the DNA of...

Spatial metabolomics images of a brain with a tumor.

Cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors

Tumors are composed of rapidly multiplying cancer cells. Understanding which biochemical processes fuel their relentless growth can provide hints at therapeutic targets.Credit: Patti lab, Washington...

U.S. deep-sea submersible ALVIN in the deep-sea at the Guaymas Basin

Bremen researchers cultivate archaea that break down crude oil in novel ways

Microbial communities are especially active near hydrothermal seeps like those in the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California. The team of researchers has been...

Adolescents are aware of and invested in the potential impacts of abortion restrictions, study says

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On July 1, North Carolina’s new abortion limits go into effect. As restrictions on abortions are being tightened across the United States,...

Family resemblance: How T cells could fight many coronaviruses at once

LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the immune system's T cells react to a wide variety of coronaviruses,...

Biologists to create ‘toolbox’ for understanding complex genetic traits

Driven by a lifelong curiosity about the natural world and the diversity of life, Elizabeth King, associate professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at...

Salton Sea environment detrimental to respiratory health of local children

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- In the United States, low-income immigrant and minority children often live in environments that have highly polluted air. A study led by researchers at...

Critical decision-3A clears way toward standard model test

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy has given the greenlight for the MOLLER experiment to begin procurement of key components with its...

Autonomously aligned and self-healed alternating stack of dynamic polymers

Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut

by Andrew MyersCredit: Bao Group, Stanford U. by Andrew Myers Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It’s able to stretch and...

University of Miami selected to prestigious Association of American Universities