Tag: Biology

Credit: Graphic by Michael B. Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior ...

Getting to grips with the multitude of early scientific findings

Lessons from the pandemicCredit: Design: Pauline Marchetti / EMBO Heidelberg/Germany, 22 December 2020 - EMBO publicly launches the Early Evidence ...

How a large protein complex assembles in a cell

Credit: Visualization: Olga V Posukh, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Novosibirsk Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes, ...

Ancient DNA sheds light on the peopling of the Mariana Islands

Researchers find that present-day Mariana Islanders' ancestry is linked to the PhilippinesCredit: Hsiao-chun Hung To reach the Mariana Islands in ...

New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020

Credit: George Poinar Jr., OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species ...

Study: Bumble bees lacking high-quality habitat have higher pathogen loads

Findings could inform management practices aimed at conserving wild bee populationsCredit: David Cappaert, Bugwood.org Bumble bees found in low-quality landscapes ...

Masks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing

Even though common mask materials block most of the droplets that spread the virus, that may not be enough at ...

Controlling cardiac waves with light to better understand abnormally rapid heart rhythms

Investigation of abnormally rapid heart rhythms in mice illustrates that the heart has intrinsic mechanisms that exist that lead to ...

Salk Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis receives CAREER award from NSF

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 22, 2020) Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) ...

Regulatory RNAs promote breast cancer metastasis

Credit: Kung-Chi Chang/Spector lab, 2020 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered a gene-regulating snippet of RNA that may ...

Synergy between biotech and classical control tactics rid US of invasive pest

Credit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA. Maricopa, Arizona, December 21, 2020--Genetically engineered cotton and classical pest control tactics combined to rid the ...

Hormone metabolites found in poop give researchers new insight into whale stress

Credit: Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute NEWPORT, Ore. - Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray ...

Chemical composition of wild potato relative contributes to its resistance to pathogen

Credit: Janak R. Joshi, Linxing Yao, Amy O. Charkowski, and Adam L. Heuberger Potato is the most consumed vegetable crop ...

Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under

New study uncovers the ecological engineering capabilities of the monitor lizardCredit: University of South Florida Ten years of research led ...

The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a ...

Beyond changing DNA itself, mutagens also cause errors in gene transcription

The discovery that toxic stressors can cause errors in gene transcription opens new avenues of research on diseases such as ...

Silkworm’s brain determines diapause by thermal information

Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by ...

Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK

Credit: Olga Krylova and David J.D. Earn The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study ...

Under Antarctica’s ice, Weddell seals produce ultrasonic vocalizations