Tag: Biology

The study, done on a mild-mannered relative of the virus that causes COVID-19, paves the way for seeing more clearly ...

Roadmap to renewables unites climate and sustainability goals

Vision and research gaps for a low-carbon, biodiverse futureCredit: Rebecca R. Hernandez, UC Davis While the pressures of climate change ...

Humpback whale songs provide insight to population changes

Credit: HIHWNMS/NMFS ESA Permit #782-1719 Approximately 8,000-12,000 of the North Pacific humpback whale stock visits the shallow waters of the ...

Devastating skin disease covering up to 70% of a dolphin’s body tied to climate change

In collaboration with Australian researchers, The Marine Mammal Center has found that the increasing frequency and severity of storm systems ...

New mechanism of force transduction in muscle cells discovered

Researchers of Münster University reveal mechanobiological function of muscle-specific adhesion proteinCredit: Carsten Grashoff The ability of cells to sense and ...

Blood pressure drug may be key to increasing lifespan, new study shows

Metolazone, a drug used to treat hypertension, activates a mitochondrial stress response that prolongs lifespan in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegansCredit: ...

Three-dimensionally reconstituted organoids that are just like human organs

Credit: Kunyoo Shin (POSTECH) Organoids are organ-like tissues derived from stem cells that are grown in labs, often referred to ...

CCNY scientists provide new insights into cholera microbe and chances of pandemic strain

Credit: Image credit: Francis J. Santoriello Researchers at The City College of New York have uncovered a novel way in ...

Machine intelligence accelerates research into mapping brains

Researchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRICredit: (Left) Junichi Hata and Hideyuki Okano, from the RIKEN Center for ...

Genetic exchange discovered in anciently asexual rotifers

Credit: E.A. Mnatsakanova and O.A. Vakhrusheva/Skoltech Skoltech's evolutionary biologists discovered recombination in bdelloid rotifers, microscopic freshwater invertebrates, which have long ...

Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-time observation

Therapeutic efficacy prediction using initial distribution images of stem cells that differentiate to endothelial cells; applied to research in the ...

Coral can acquire their symbiotic algae from giant clam poop!

Credit: Kazuhiko Koike Coral can acquire their symbiotic algae from giant clam poop! ### Article Title: "Fecal pellets of giant ...

How climate change is disrupting ecosystems

Credit: Photograph: Christian Roesti The world is getting warmer and warmer - and many organisms native to lower latitudes or ...

Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos

Credit: Couret, J. et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as ...

Improving multi-sectoral ocean management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Credit: © IRD - Thibaut Vergoz They have shown that certain multi-sectoral mechanisms, such as marine protected areas, are the ...

Scientists create a new phototoxic protein, SuperNova2

Credit: Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, and the London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) ...

Researcher boosts vegetable oil production in plant leaves

University of Missouri researcher Jay Thelen pays respect to the past as he looks toward the futureCredit: University of Missouri. ...

What’s up Skip? Kangaroos really can ‘talk’ to us

Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, research revealsCredit: Dr Alexandra Green Animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, ...

Computational model reveals how the brain manages short-term memories

Salk scientists show how "working memories" might be stored by neurons that can maintain information longer than averageCredit: L: Salk ...

Skinnier but resilient geese thriving in the high Arctic