Tag: Biology

Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes active at low blood pressure and forms angiotensin II, ...

Super-resolution microscopy of neurons

Credit: (Pictures: Team Markus Sauer / University of Wuerzburg) In the synapses of nerve cells (neurons) there are hundreds of ...

Strain of rhizobacteria shown to naturally and sustainably promote rice growth

Credit: Zhigang Wang Large amounts of chemical fertilizers can lead to severe environmental pollution. Biofertilizers are a preferred and sustainable ...

Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions

New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to better cropsCredit: Illustration by Kathleen Greenham. HANOVER, N.H. - November 5, ...

The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans

Credit: Credit: Raul Martin The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds ...

SLAC, Stanford to host national service center for cryo-ET sample preparation

The center complements other NIH centers at SLAC and elsewhere that broaden access to this cutting-edge technology for biomedical researchCredit: ...

Near-atomic ‘maps’ reveal structure for maintaining pH balance in cells

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Wei Lü, Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 4, 2020) -- For the first time, ...

DNA in seawater can reveal fish diversity in the deep ocean

eDNA metabarcoding provides comparable and new insights compared to those of conventional methodsCredit: David Cote, Fisheries and Oceans Canada A ...

INRS awards an honorary doctorate to biochemist Nahum Sonenberg

Credit: Owen Egan Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is proud to announce that McGill University biochemist and professor ...

Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions

Researchers monitor brain cells in mice that build mental models to simulate the futureCredit: Thomas Akam / Rui Costa / ...

Tel Aviv University professor named winner of the first Schmidt Science Polymath Award

Professor Oded Rechavi to receive $2.5 million for unrestricted research as part of prestigious prizeCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv ...

Biologists create “atlas” of gene expression in neurons, documenting diversity of brain cells

Using gene sequencing and machine learning, NYU researchers discover new types of neurons, find that gene expression is more diverse ...

Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs

Investigation conducted by international group of researchers showed that chikungunya virus can cause neurological infections; risk of death in subacute ...

‘Monster tumors’ could offer new glimpse at human development

Credit: Daniella McDonald Finding just the right model to study human development--from the early embryonic stage onward--has been a challenge ...

Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices

Credit: Thomas Akam & Rui Costa Predicting the outcomes of actions in order to make good decisions is a critical ...

Large-scale study: Congolese fishermen report decline in fish stocks on Lake Tanganyika

Credit: © Charlotte Huyghe Fishermen working on Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo experience a lack of safety and want better ...

Revealing the identity of the last unknown protein of autophagy

Elucidation of the mechanism mediating the autophagosome membrane expansionCredit: Nobuo N. Noda & Kazuaki Matoba Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and ...

Scientists identify synthetic mini-antibody to combat COVID-19

Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the ...

Gentoo penguins are four species, not one, say scientists

Credit: Gemma Clucas Gentoo penguins should be reclassified as four separate species, say scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution ...

Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house and home