Tag: Biology

Credit: IVPP A joint research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) ...

Novel risk score for predicting blood cancer relapse

Medical researchers in China develop a new risk score to predict relapse of leukemiaCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Leukemia is a ...

Decoding humans’ survival from coronaviruses

Credit: Pixabay image by Gerd Altmann An international team of researchers co-led by the University of Adelaide and the University ...

Spreading of infections = need for collaboration between biology and physics

Credit: Bjarke Frost Nielsen/Kim Sneppen Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, together with epidemiologist Lone Simonsen from ...

Versatile, fast and reliable SARS-CoV-2 antibody assay

Automated microarray rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodiesCredit: Sebastian Kissel / TUM During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, ...

Membrane proteins of bacteria and humans show surprising similarities

Research cooperation uncovers structure and function of PspA and discovers evolutionary link of a bacterial protein to human ESCRT-III proteinsCredit: ...

New findings on body axis formation

Heidelberg researchers discover an enzyme that prevents the formation of multiple heads and axes in the freshwater polyp HydraCredit: Berenice ...

Elephant seal diving mystery solved: 24-hour feeding could be climate change sentinel

Credit: Photo by Taiki Adachi (NIPR/University of St Andrews) Female elephant seal weigh on average 350 kg, and dive continuously ...

South Korean team to develop nanofilm-based “cell cage” technology

Credit: seoul national university A research team, led by Prof. Nathaniel S. Hwang and Prof. Byung-gee Kim, from Seoul National ...

Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress

Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen / Ben Engel An international study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München has revealed the structure ...

Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal’s biology

Credit: George Perry, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers -- ...

Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses

Environmental disturbances, such as bleaching events, can have lasting consequences across generations of coralsCredit: Kevin Wong Adult corals that survive ...

Flipping a molecular switch for heart fibrosis

Gladstone researchers discover how to reverse cardiac scarring -- and how this could treat heart failureCredit: Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes ...

Wild bees need deadwood in the forest

Credit: Photo: Tristan Eckerter How many tree species are there in the forest? How are the trees scattered throughout? How ...

Cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma induces fatally bold behavior in hyena cubs

Credit: Zach Laubach Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors ...

Melatonin in mice: there’s more to this hormone than sleep

Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science and the RIKEN BioResource Research Center in Japan, along with ...

Nature article: Dieting and its effect on the gut microbiome

Bacterium associated with antibiotic-induced colitis plays a role in weight controlCredit: © CDC | Janice Carr Researchers from Charité - ...

These sea anemones have a diverse diet. And they eat ants

A study describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of the state of WashingtonCredit: Credit: Christopher ...

Community science project will study rattlesnake behavior with remote cameras

Members of the public can analyze time lapse images to contribute to scientific understanding of rattlesnake maternal care, predation and ...

Rare genetic defect replicated in fish model