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 or other liver diseases. It...
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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 swirl through the cytosol, the...
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 into their fingertips, has been...
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 acid (and not oleic or...
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 plants, cataloguing all possible genetic...
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 Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Syracuse...
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 in the south, southeast and...
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 of the more than 7,000...
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 the University of Bristol have...
Domestic cats drive spread of Toxoplasma parasite to wildlife
New UBC research suggests free-roaming cats are likely to blame in the spread of the potentially deadly Toxoplasma gondii parasite to wildlife in densely populated...
Rising temperatures overcook bumblebees’ brunch
Bumblebees pollinate many of our favorite foods, but their own diet is being upset by climate change, according to a new UC Riverside study. Credit: Brooke...
Giant hornet attacks cause honeybee alarm buzz in hives
Like setting off alarms in a beehive, Asian honeybees use complex signals to alert nest mates about giant hornet attacks, according to a new study...
Robert G. Roeder receives the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: Commemorative Lecture on his 50-year journey into the expanding universe of factors and mechanisms to be released
Robert G. Roeder, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University, received the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences...
Sounding the alarm: How honey bees alert their hive to attacks by giant “murder” hornets
For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant “murder” hornets attack have been...
Size matters for bee ‘superorganism’ colonies
Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In “superorganisms” such as bee...
