Tag: Biology

Credit: Image courtesy Ting Xie Lab KANSAS CITY, MO--What if the degenerative eye conditions that lead to glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, ...

Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water

Credit: York University Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandro Filazzola TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2021 - Close to 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Pollinators not getting the ‘buzz’ they need in news coverage

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a ...

A fly’s eye view of evolution

Research team led by Göttingen University investigates molecular basis of eye size variation in insectsCredit: Georg Bullinger The fascinating compound ...

Shine on: Avalanching nanoparticles break barriers to imaging cells in real time

Study co-led by Berkeley Lab and Columbia Engineering could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in real time by overcoming a ...

Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, ...

Discovery of ‘adolescent’ skeletal stem cells might someday help prevent osteoporosis

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new study reported in STEM CELLS reveals a unique population of skeletal stem ...

Max Planck Society, Rockefeller University Press enter “read-and-publish” agreement

Readers and authors at 86 Max Planck Society Institutes impactedCredit: Max Planck Society/Rockefeller University Press Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) ...

Bacteria carried by mosquitos may protect them against pesticides

Common bacteria naturally transmitted between insects found to make them less susceptible to insecticides used to control their numbersCredit: University ...

Two Berkeley Lab scientists honored with the Lawrence Award

The Department of Energy's award goes to a microbiologist and a nuclear physicist.Credit: Berkeley Lab, Noah Berger/UC Berkeley, Princeton University ...

Ukraine genome survey adds missing pieces to human diversity puzzle

International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity ...

New study reveals how fences hinder migratory wildlife in the West

Researchers use animal tracking data to highlight fences that impede the movements of mule deer and pronghorn antelopeCredit: Image courtesy ...

Beating the ‘billion-dollar bug’ is a shared burden

Study shows how individual farming practices associated with greater corn rootworm damage can have farther-reaching effectsCredit: Original image from Carol ...

Gene-editing produces tenfold increase in superbug slaying antibiotics

Credit: Dr Dino J. Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug ...

Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways

Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Entomologist Akito Kawahara's message is straightforward: We can't live without insects. They're in ...

Study of flowers with two types of anthers solves mystery that baffled Darwin

Some flowers use a clever strategy to ensure effective pollination by bees, doling out pollen gradually from two different sets ...

Scientists identify “immune cop” that detects SARS-CoV-2

Antiviral protein MDA-5 senses viral replication and governs immune response to SARS-CoV-2Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA, ...

Disposable helmet retains cough droplets, minimizes transmission to dentists

An open-faced helmet connected to an air filtration pump decreases risk of disease transmission from patients to dentists or otolaryngologists.Credit: ...

Singing a tumor test song

Monitoring the stiffness of the tissue near a patient's thyroid while they sing a note can allow medical professionals to ...

Scientists study use of abundant enzyme in tumor cells to monitor cancer treatment