Female finches are picky but pragmatic when choosing a mate
Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness costs of being too selective...
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Hunting for human obesity genes in fat fruit flies
Fruit flies provide an effective platform for screening new obesity genes, and fat flies implicate a neuronal signaling pathway in weight gain, according to a...
More than a gut reaction
As you read these lines the highly sophisticated biological ‘machine’ that is your brain is at work. The human brain is made up of approximately...
WVU researcher and statewide team receive federal grant to study COVID-19 variants in West Virginia
Infectious disease experts from both West Virginia University and Marshall University will team up to identify and track SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in West Virginia in hopes of...
Tufts receives $10 million grant to help develop cultivated meat
As the world’s demand for protein grows, food production needs to keep pace. Now a team led by a Tufts professor has received a five-year,...
Fossil pharyngeal teeth of grass carp group and their implications for evolution, temporal and spatial distribution pattern, and paleoenvironment
This study is done by Dr. Ruifeng SU (Beijing Institutes of life science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences), and together with Prof. Mee-Mann CHANG (Institute...
Strategies for the regeneration of myelin
The degradation and regeneration of myelin sheaths characterise neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Cholesterol is an indispensable component of myelin sheaths. The cholesterol for...
Flexible working hours: Still a farce for Aussie dads
Workplace culture and masculine norms are keeping fathers from asking for flexible working hours, including paid parental leave, according to research from University of South...
Single molecule controls unusual ants’ switch from worker to queen-like status
Depending on the outcome of social conflicts, ants of the species Harpegnathos saltator do something unusual: they can switch from a worker to a queen-like...
ÉTS welcomes the Kaloom-TELUS Industrial Research Chair based on new DevOps engineering approache
The École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is hosting a brand new Industrial Research Chair (ICR) that will help companies implement the DevOps methodology and train...
Novel tag provides first detailed look into goliath grouper behavior
Persistent observations of large underwater animals are difficult to achieve without the help of electronic, multi-sensor tags. Data obtained from these sensors provide important insight...
Pangolin trafficking: iceberg tip of Nigeria’s illegal trade revealed
Since the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market for the world’s most trafficked...
Small amounts of carbon monoxide may help protect vision in diabetes
An ingested liquid that ultimately delivers a small dose of carbon monoxide to the eye appears to target key factors that damage or destroy vision...
History of insect invasions offer insight into the future
Over the past two centuries, thousands of non-native insects have hitchhiked to the United States in packing material, on live plants, and in passenger baggage....
Identifying therapeutic targets for aggressive HR-positive breast cancer
University of Houston assistant professor of biology and biochemistry Tasneem Bawa-Khalfe has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to design a therapeutic...
