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Zebrafish and humans look very different on the outside. Yet about 70 percent of their genes are similar to human genes – including many that can...

Osaka, Japan – Osteoblasts act in a group to make bone over the course of several months. However, how osteoblasts cooperate with each other in...

Doctors have warned that people should try to avoid taking dissolving, fizzy paracetamol that contains salt, following findings from a large study that shows a...

An analysis of data from more than 11,000 older Japanese adults suggests that seniors who own a dog may be at lower risk of disability...

Common traits of the species vulnerable to extinction identified in new analysis of mammals, birds and plants Credit: Jacob Plumb, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Common traits...

A key transcription factor in T-cell immunology is crucial to the immune system’s “memory” in recognizing threats it has already faced before – and it...

When is a container not just a container?Credit: Bryer et al. When is a container not just a container? For the HIV-1 virus, a double...

A research team in the Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences led by Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert has published a landmark study linking greater metabolic...

A large study that investigates just what keeps our brains sharp as we age and what contributes to cognitive decline has been launched by researchers...

The reign of the dinosaurs ended in springCredit: illustration by Joshua Knüppe, based on research and commissioned by Melanie During The reign of the dinosaurs...

The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. This conclusion was drawn by an international team of researchers after having...

A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale...

A representative producer in aquatic ecosystems, duckweed yields sustainable biomass for animal feeds, human food, and biofuels. It also contributes toward effective wastewater treatment. Due...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans than soybean crops that are not planted...

In order for driving assistance and safety systems in modern cars to perceive their environment and function reliably in all conceivable situations, they have to...