Evolutionary split up without geographic barriers
A fundamental question in evolutionary research is: is a geographic barrier dividing the original population into two genetically separated populations required for the origin of...
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New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant…
Credit: University of Plymouth According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million Americans have crown or bridge replacements and three million have...
Imagining a world without species
Credit: CC Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species. "I was much struck how entirely vague and...
Dragonflies reveal how biodiversity changes in time and space
Credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University An ecological filter in a pond, such as voracious fish that feed on dragonflies and damselflies, can help ecologists predict how...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells…
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for biological research and disease therapy...
Study reveals that adrenergic nerves control immune cells’ daily…
Credit: Image courtesy of Kazuhiro Suzuki. Researchers in Japan have discovered that the adrenergic nervous system controls when white blood cells circulate through the body,...
Gene therapy restores normal blood glucose levels in mice with type 1 diabetes
Credit: George Gittes and Xiangwei Xiao Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in...
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the...
Insight into learning via ‘friend of fragile X’ gene
Credit: Ken Moberg. We can learn a lot about somebody from the friends they hang out with. This applies to people and also to genes...
Can’t we all just get along — like India’s cats and…
Credit: Ullas Karanth/WCS New study says despite direct competition, tigers, leopards, and dholes are living side by side in protected areas Tigers and dholes are...
iPS-derived kidney cells successfully connected to capillary network!
In a world first, Kumamoto University researchers have shown mouse kidney capillaries successfully connecting to kidney tissue which was derived from human iPS cells. This...
Parasitic fish offer evolutionary insights
Credit: Courtesy of the Bronner laboratory Lamprey are slimy, parasitic eel-like fish, one of only two existing species of vertebrates that have no jaw. While...
Deforestation long overlooked as contributor to climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. – When it comes to tackling climate change, the focus often falls on reducing the use of fossil fuels and developing sustainable energy...
Technique could aid mass production of biodegradable plastic
Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Introducing a simple step to the production of plant-derived, biodegradable plastic could improve its properties while overcoming obstacles to...
Extreme preterm infant death or disease may be predicted by biomarker
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tests of cells collected from the umbilical cord blood vessel walls at birth can predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes...
