Australian study uses new technique to challenge brain development hypothesis
Credit: Courtesy Dr. Vera Weisbecker A new study involving The University of Queensland, which might be useful for biomedical research, re-writes parts of the rulebook...
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UC biologist looks at butterflies to help solve human infertility
Credit: Nathan Morehouse When insects skip the light fandango their romantic foreplay often involves some pretty crazy things like hypnotic dance moves and flashy colors....
Women seen as younger when eyes, lips and eyebrows stand out
Credit: Aurélie Porcheron Aspects of facial contrast, a measure of how much facial features stand out in the face, decrease with age in women across...
In vitro fertilization linked with increased risk of congenital heart defects
A new analysis of published studies found a 45% increased risk of congenital heart defects in newborns when women become pregnant via in vitro fertilization...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the process involves not only proteins...
Most complex nanoparticle crystal ever made by design
Credit: Credit: Glotzer Group, University of Michigan. Copyright: Science EVANSTON, Ill. — The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by...
Tufts University nutrition scientists provide updated MyPlate for…
BOSTON (March 7, 2016)–Nutrition scientists at the Jean Mayer U. S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University...
Wood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climate
Credit: Staci Amburgey, Penn State As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges are most at risk, according...
Biologists taught infusoria to fight poisons
Credit: Anatoliy Inozemtsev A team of scientists from the Faculty of Biology of Lomonosov Moscow State University and Laboratory of Aerobic Metabolism in Microorganisms of...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the process involves not only proteins...
Tiny cellular antennae key to fat formation in muscle
Credit: Daniel Kopinke Like it or not, as we age, our muscle cells are slowly exchanged, one by one, for fat cells. This process quickens...
Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: Yale University/University of Grenoble New Haven, Conn. – A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can be achieved if an additional...
Food webs entangle humans in complex relationships with animals, crops and the environment
Credit: Stefani Crabtree, Penn State Reconstructed food webs from the Ancestral Puebloan southwestern United States show the complexity and interconnectedness of humans, other animals, crops...
Unveiling the biology behind nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: Sokrates Stein/EPFL EPFL scientists have discovered a new biological mechanism behind nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease covers a range of diseases...
FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation
Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also in the number and nature...
