Tag: Biology

Credit: Misaki Ouchida A new study led by paleontologists at the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural ...

Silk road contains genomic resources for improving apples

Researchers have assembled full genomes for domesticated apple and two of its wild progenitors, giving plant breeders detailed information for ...

Beetle larvae think with a brain ‘under construction’

Researchers at the University of Göttingen compare the development of beetle brains with that of fliesCredit: M Farnworth In the ...

The protein dress of a neuron

New method marks proteins and reveals the receptors in which neurons are dressedCredit: MPI of Neurobiology/ Kuhl Where in a ...

Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors

Researchers from Osaka University have developed an innovative camera system assisted by artificial intelligence to help observe previously unreported behaviors ...

Molecular interactions regulating trans-synaptic signalling and synapse formation

DGIST scientists are learning more about the molecular processes involved in the formation of well-communicating nerve fibres.Credit: dgist Scientists at ...

Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues

Researchers at NIPS in Japan show that information flow between two regions in the front of the brain makes it ...

Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer

Credit: CSHL, 2020 Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment. Many patients respond ...

Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus

Vaccine protects animals against tick-borne Powassan virus, an emerging infectious diseaseCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Oct. 30, 2020) -- ...

Nelson awarded $4.5 million to study prevention and treatment of metastatic breast cancer

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Erik Nelson has won a $4.5M Era of Hope Scholar ...

Future lake food webs in subarctic have more biomass and contain more omega-3 fatty acids

Credit: Kimmo Kahilainen & Brian Hayden Subarctic regions are facing rapid changes in climate and land-use intensity. An international research ...

The order of life

A new model that describes the organization of organisms could lead to a better understanding of biological processesCredit: MPIDS / ...

Microbes in the gut could be protective against hazardous radiation exposure

Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--A new study by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and ...

Sugars could be the key to an earlier test for breast cancer

GlycoNet scientists are looking for clues in sugars to develop early diagnostics for breast cancerCredit: GlycoNet Early diagnosis of breast ...

Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst nematodes responsible for major sugar beet losses

Credit: James Borneman The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes ...

Tube-dwelling anemone toxins have pharmacological potential, mapping study shows

Analysis identified 525 genes encoding proteins that act on the nervous system, cardiovascular system and cell walls. One of the ...

UMass Amherst research compares sensitivity of all genes to chemical exposure

Using an unbiased approach, scientists for the first time analyzed more than ½-million chemical-gene interactionsCredit: UMass Amherst A University of ...

Water fleas on ‘happy pills’ have more offspring

All those medicines we take? A lot end up in treated wastewater -- with sometimes surprising resultsCredit: Photo: Per Harald ...

Losing ground in biodiversity hotspots worldwide

Agriculture, urban sprawl destroying biologically important areasCredit: Francesco Cherubini/NTNU Between 1992 and 2015, the world's most biologically diverse places lost ...

Molecular compass for cell orientation