UT Austin study raises question: Why are fossilized hairs so rare?
Credit: Image modified from Eliason et al. (2017) PRSB. When most people hear the word fossil, they probably think of gigantic leg bones or sharp...
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Cilia: ‘The bouncer’ of bacteria
Credit: Lab of Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii Imagine a club scene--a bouncer at a velvet rope selects which...
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A wagging tail is often associated with dogs' emotions, but the side-to-side motion may also help them take longer...
Science: Sharpest image of Alzheimer’s fibrils shows previously unknown details
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich / HHU Düsseldorf / Gunnar Schröder Jülich / Düsseldorf / Hamburg / Maastricht, 7 September 2017 - A team of researchers from...
3-D organoids and RNA sequencing reveal the crosstalk driving lung cell formation
Credit: Joo-Hyeon Lee (Boston Children's Hospital/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute UK) To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key populations of cells: the alveolar...
Mediterranean-style diet may eliminate need for reflux medications
A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux medications. This is according to...
Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation
A critical survival decision for all animals is when, where and how to escape from a looming threat. A Northwestern University research team using multi-neuron...
Transformative technology: Encapsulated human cells to revolutionize cell research
Credit: Newcastle University Atelerix, a spin-out from Newcastle University, UK is offering the transformative hydrogel technology for the storage and transport of viable cells including...
Individuality drives collective behavior of schooling fish
Credit: Jolle W. Jolles New research sheds light on how "animal personalities" - inter-individual differences in animal behaviour - can drive the collective behaviour and...
Antibody-biogel partnership can be stronger defense than previously thought, study proves
(Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Sept. 7, 2017) -- Strong molecular bonds between antibodies and biological gels, like mucus, aren't necessary to catch pathogens as was...
Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand
Credit: Wong Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand,...
Healthy aging: New EU project on the human liver
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University The goal is to find out how medical drugs affect the liver and how the organ changes with advancing age. The...
Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child’s mental health
Credit: Lise Balsby The use of antidepressants has been on the rise for many years. Between 2 and 8% of pregnant women are on antidepressants....
Chinese FDA and IIVS re-affirm their collaboration for non-animal tests
GAITHERSBURG, MD - Sept. 7, 2017 - Bo Li, Director General Director of the CFDA's National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) and Erin...
New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
Compared to smallpox or typhoid, malaria is proving one of the most challenging human diseases to eradicate - and so remains a real and constant...
