Tag: Biology

Credit: Image by LUO Xin et al A team led by Prof. SU Bing from the Kunming Institute of Zoology ...

Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate of tomorrow

Credit: Dr. René Schneider A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in ...

Study reveals cause of common Zika virus birth defect

Cleveland Clinic-led research published in Nature MicrobiologyCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - Cleveland Clinic researchers have described for the first time ...

Skoltech team developed on-chip printed ‘electronic nose’

Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Germany have designed an on-chip printed 'electronic nose' that serves ...

Listening to the call of the wild: Tracking deer movements using sound

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan -- In the marchland of Japan's Oze National Park, ...

Senquan Liu named STEM CELLS Young Investigator of 2020

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Senquan Liu, Ph.D., is STEM CELLS's Young Investigator of 2020 for his work on ...

Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics

Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, ...

Discovery of early plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease

A research team at INRS has discovered two early plasma markers to detect Alzheimer's disease five years before its onset.Credit: ...

Deeper insight into how tick spit suppresses cattle immunity

Credit: itabajara da Silva Vaz Jr) A tick saliva study reveals immune responses that could lead to better protection for ...

Understanding how genetic motifs conduct “the music of life”

Our genetic codes control not only which proteins our cells produce, but also - to a great extent - in ...

Eyes reveal life history of fish

Eye-popping research helps inform salmon and floodplain managementCredit: UC Davis If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, ...

Scientists publish a blueprint to apply artificial intelligence to extend human longevity

The international team of artificial intelligence experts and medical doctors propose a framework for the application of next-generation AI to ...

In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects

Credit: Victor Baptista The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing ...

Melatonin produced in the lungs prevents infection by novel coronavirus

The hormone acts as a barrier against SARS-CoV-2, blocking the expression of genes that encode proteins in cells serving as ...

Researchers use car collisions with deer to study mysterious animal-population phenomena

Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service LAWRENCE -- For at least a century, ecologists have wondered at the tendency for ...

Patrick Cramer receives the 2021 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

The director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is honored for his pioneering work in the field of ...

Diving into devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans

Credit: Syracuse University Members of Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are shining new light on an enduring mystery--one ...

Fields of breeders’ dreams: A team effort toward targeted crop improvements

Community effort yields reference switchgrass genome, environmental adaptations dataCredit: David Lowry Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop ...

First ever ‘pioneer’ factor found in plants enables cells to change their fate

To start the process of unpacking tightly bundled genetic material, plants depend on the LEAFY pioneer protein, according to work ...

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