Beckman neuroscientists uncover neuronal circuitry controlling auditory sensory perception
A team of neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology discovered a new neuronal circuit that may ...
Tag: Biology
Protecting species on the move
As temperatures and sea levels rise as a result of climate change, flora and fauna are migrating into new and ...
Butterfly effect can double travel of virus-laden droplets
Small pockets of virus-laden air can detach from an exhaled breath, traveling in a ballistic manner and reaching large distances ...
Human molecule blocking toxic forms of Parkinson’s-related protein identified
The death of neurons specialised in the synthesis of dopamine, one of the brain's main neurotransmissors, deteriorates the motor and ...
Parasites manipulate praying mantis’s polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water
Researchers have revealed that praying mantis (mantids) infected with parasitic hairworms are attracted to horizontally polarized light that is strongly ...
Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
ABAT enzyme helps medulloblastoma cells feed, according to study led by USC Brain Tumor Center and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
Pretreating nuisance green algae with lye, urea increases bacterial production of biogas
Two simple compounds break down barriers for circular economy biofuel production WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 - For more than 60 ...
Air pollution from wildfires impacts ability to observe birds
As smoky air becomes more common during Washington's wildfire season, many wildlife enthusiasts wonder: What happens to the birds? Few ...
Blood-based biomarkers may predict HIV remission after stopping antiretroviral therapy
The newly identified sugar and metabolic signatures may help predict duration and probability of HIV remission after antiretroviral therapy interruption ...
Oregon State graduate student sheds light on better way to study reputedly secretive toad
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research by a graduate student in Oregon State University's College of Science has upended the conventional wisdom ...
New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants ...
Baby reef fishes swim for gold
A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean. Lead author ...
Keck backs Rice bid to ‘build a brain’
Jacob Robinson lab analyzes connections in hydra to understand neural pathways HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) - Rice University scientists ...
DNA data and modelling reveal potential spread of invasive species
Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that a marine invasive species - a sea squirt that lives on ...
RAMBO speeds searches on huge DNA databases
Rice method cuts indexing times from weeks to hours, search times from hours to minutes HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) ...
Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes; observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Two researchers from Basel ...
An atlas of the bumblebee brain
The buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris is one of the most common bumblebee species in Europe. It is not only active ...
New tools for pandemic prevention research: DNA sequencing from water and leech
In a new scientific investigation headed by the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), water from African ...
Researchers perform metabolomic profiling of individual enlarged lysosomes
The research team led by Prof. XIONG Wei and Prof. CANG Chunlei from Life Science and Medicine of University of ...
Virome in marine ecosystems reveal remarkable invertebrate RNA virus diversity
Human's understanding of the oceans is still limited. The oceans are rich of various kinds of resource which have great ...
