Tag: Biology

The two researchers have been recognized by the BBVA Foundation for discovering the receptors that mediate the sensations of temperature, ...

Credit: Jason Bonnette, The University of Texas at Austin Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal ...

Credit: (Picture: Kenji Fukushima) Plants and other organisms can adapt their phenotypes to fluctuating environmental conditions within certain limits. The ...

Credit: Dell Medical School p>AUSTIN, Texas -- Trauma-focused psychotherapy is widely considered the best available treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder ...

Global synthesis reveals bird traits that promote Lyme and flags high-risk speciesCredit: Credit: Fyn Kynd. Birds play an underrecognized role ...

Credit: CNIO Last January 25th, the bylaws of the National Brain Metastasis Network (or RENACER, its acronym in Spanish) were ...

Credit: Hiroyasu Nakano In our body, unnecessary cells are removed by regulated cell death. Understanding of the mechanism underlying regulated ...

New technology enables the search for genes and substances that could extend healthy lifespansCredit: Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Shuto A research ...

Credit: Everton Miranda/University of KwaZulu?Natal Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet's most spectacular birds. They ...

Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup is receiving national support to pursue a strategy ...

Credit: Credit: Jonathan Windham The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of "big eight" foods that causes 90% ...

University of Tsukuba research team produces genome sequences for two wild ancestors of tomato, opening the way for using novel ...

Longitudinal and functional study of 700 aging mice provides a treasure trove of data for those studying aging and age-related ...

Biologists come up with new way to decide whether to lump together similar animal behaviors. It could help all animal ...

Hormone treatment can help reduce cysts in fruit fly renal tubules, according to Cassandra Millet-Boureima and Chiara GamberiCredit: Concordia University ...

Domoic acid raises risk of fatal heart disease for otters in a warming oceanCredit: Joe Tomoleoni Heart disease is a ...

Professor Yossi Yovel awarded $100,000 for groundbreaking scientific research in life sciencesCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) Professor ...

Effort intensifies to identify novel mechanisms and targets for future Alzheimer's therapeuticsCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A new ...

The phenomenon may be associated with a deficiency of the protein mitofusin-2 in the mother's eggs, which affects the shape ...

Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic ...