Tag: Biology

Neurotransmitter shown to be a key driver in sensory processingCredit: UMass Amherst Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have ...

Kansas State University virologists publish new findings on SARS-CoV-2 treatment option

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A recent study by Kansas State University virologists demonstrates successful postinfection treatment for ...

Inside the lungs, a new hope for protection against flu damage

New experimental data pinpoints a molecular component responsible for modulating the damage the flu can wreck on the lungsCredit: Joana ...

How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish

Scientists of Bremen sucessfully decoded the structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixationCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/ ...

Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

Credit: Jorge Paul Orduño García. Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) have established a large resting colony in the Gulf of ...

Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome

Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neuronsCredit: Kyushu University/Nakashima Lab Fukuoka, Japan--Medical researchers ...

Rudi GJ Westendorp to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Rudi GJ Westendorp to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug ...

Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches

UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devicesCredit: UMass Amherst As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor ...

SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection

The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat ...

How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm

Credit: John Innes Centre Hereditary information is passed from parent to offspring in the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through ...

Better predicting how plants and animals will weather climate extremes

Leading scientists argue the need to consider biomechanicsCredit: (Tim Higham/UCR) A team of scientists has devised a more accurate way ...

Scientists resurrect ‘forgotten’ genus of algae living in marine animals

Credit: Matthew R. Nitschke UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they ...

Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19

Gladstone scientists have uncovered T-cell signatures that may help understand why some people succumb to severe COVID-19 while others recoverCredit: ...

Extracellular matrix guides growth and function of epithelial cells

Credit: Johanna Englund Scientists at the University of Helsinki have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates ...

Humboldt professorships 2022

The neurobiologist Catherina Becker strengthens CRTD as new research group leaderCredit: privat Regeneration of the central nervous system, including the ...

Good food in a nice setting: wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes

Research team investigates influence of different mass-flowering crops on pollinatorsCredit: N Beyer Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba ...

New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs

Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...

Scientists risk overestimating numbers of wild bonobos

Study warns that changing climate in the Congo Basin is impacting assessment of the endangered apesCredit: MPI of Animal Behavior/ ...

Striking a balance: Trade-offs shape flower diversity

An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Tsukuba proposes that catering to different visitors has ...

Conservation concern as alien aphid detected on Kangaroo Island