How bacteria maintain and recover their shape
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod, others twist like a corkscrew....
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Risk for bipolar disorder associated with faster aging
New King's College London research suggests that people with a family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more rapidly than those without a history of...
Scientists propose new approach to hitting the gym
James Cook University sports scientists are warning that fatigue from weight training can carry over to endurance training and the two activities must be better...
Atlantic/Pacific ocean temperature difference fuels US wildfires
Credit: Chikamoto Y. et al. An international team of climate researchers from the US, South Korea and the UK has developed a new wildfire and...
Do we need separate his and hers medicine cabinets?
Credit: Photo: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Jena (Jena, Germany) Perhaps you have come across the titles 'Men are from Mars, women are from Venus' or 'Why men...
Humans identify emotions in the voices of all air-breathing vertebrates
Amphibians, reptiles, mammals -- all of them communicate via acoustic signals. And humans are able to assess the emotional value of these signals. This has...
User research at BER II: Lupin roots observed in the act of drinking
Credit: Created by Christian Tötzke © University of Potsdam Soil scientists led by Prof. Sascha Oswald from the University of Potsdam regularly conduct experiments at...
Large-mouthed fish was top predator after mass extinction
Credit: Artwork: Nadine Bösch The most catastrophic mass extinction on Earth took place about 252 million years ago - at the boundary between the Permian...
Diffusion dynamics play an essential role in regulating stem cells and tissue development
Gradients of molecular signaling factors play an essential role in numerous events in embryonic development, from patterning limb and organ formation to the intricate shaping...
Competition for survival signals maintains immune balance
Credit: (Credits: IBS, modified from freepiks.com) According to a new study published in the journal Immunity, two types of immune cells compete for a shared...
Cultural flexibility was key for early humans to survive extreme dry periods in southern Africa
Credit: Craig Foster The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of early humans to survive through...
Identified the component that allows a lethal bacteria to spread resistance to antibiotics
Credit: Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelona Antibiotic resistance of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for 11,300 deaths a year in the United States alone --...
Understanding cell segregation mechanisms which help prevent cancer spread
Credit: David Wilkinson Scientists have uncovered how cells are kept in the right place as the body develops, which may shed light on what causes...
Study sheds light on how body may detect early signs of cancer
Fresh insights into how cells detect damage to their DNA - a hallmark of cancer - could help explain how the body keeps disease in...
Queen’s University Belfast researcher turning dirty tinfoil into biofuel catalyst
Credit: Queen's University Belfast A researcher at Queen's University Belfast has discovered a way to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst, which could...
