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Low mutation rates contribute to low genetic diversity in duckweedsCredit: Klaus J. Appenroth Duckweeds - for many aquatic animals like ducks and snails, a treat,...

Study reveals declines in distribution of many species of bees and hoverfliesCredit: Steven Falk Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain,...

Inhibition of a protein called Werner syndrome helicase could be a novel treatment strategy for cancer patients with microsatellite instability-high tumors. Researchers have identified a...

Discovery of a new genetic element in the Wolbachia bacterium Researchers from INRA, CIRAD, CEA, the University of Montpellier, and Chicago and Vanderbilt Universities in...

Credit: Dr. Anne-Claire Jacomin/University of Warwick Autophagy - the process of recycling cellular material in the body, can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens according...

A new study reveals how two types of stem cells in medaka fish work together during eye development, and suggests a similar strategy could exist...

Credit: EPFL Effective protein engineering can give us control over the generated products inside a cell. However, for many of the biochemical reactions responsible for...

First hydroxylamine measurements in the open ocean conducted by GEOMAR team Just like oxygen, nitrogen is of fundamental importance for life on Earth. Depending on...

Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysmsCredit: Hafez Asgharzadeh, Hossein Asadi, Hui Meng...

University of Pittsburgh researchers explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognitionCredit: Shi Tong Liu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (March 26, 2019) ... For humans...

A technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the Northern White Rhino that have...

Developed through Harvard's Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, innovations could lead to novel cell therapies to treat diseaseCredit: Mary Todd Bergman, Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Cambridge, Mass....

Credit: University of Stirling Violence against staff working in long-term care facilities - including physical assault, verbal abuse and sexual harassment - has become "normalised",...

Credit: Galchenko/Klinke: University of Hamburg/Swansea University Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms - such as gold and silver - have properties which mean they can be...

In the future, a newly discovered mechanism in control of plant nutrition could help to achieve higher harvests in a sustainable way. Scientists from the...