New findings unveil a missing piece of human prehistory
A joint research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the ...
Tag: Biology
Novel risk score for predicting blood cancer relapse
Medical researchers in China develop a new risk score to predict relapse of leukemia Leukemia is a group of blood ...
Decoding humans’ survival from coronaviruses
An international team of researchers co-led by the University of Adelaide and the University of Arizona has analysed the genomes ...
Spreading of infections = need for collaboration between biology and physics
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, together with epidemiologist Lone Simonsen from Roskilde University form part of ...
Versatile, fast and reliable SARS-CoV-2 antibody assay
Automated microarray rapid test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies During the continued progression of the Corona pandemic, rapid, inexpensive, and reliable ...
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 proteins ...
New findings on body axis formation
Heidelberg researchers discover an enzyme that prevents the formation of multiple heads and axes in the freshwater polyp Hydra In ...
Elephant seal diving mystery solved: 24-hour feeding could be climate change sentinel
Female elephant seal weigh on average 350 kg, and dive continuously to the ocean's mesopelagic zone, about 200 to 1,000 ...
South Korean team to develop nanofilm-based “cell cage” technology
A research team, led by Prof. Nathaniel S. Hwang and Prof. Byung-gee Kim, from Seoul National University (SNU) and Prof. ...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
An international study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains ...
Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal’s biology
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers -- led by Penn State and ...
Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses
Environmental disturbances, such as bleaching events, can have lasting consequences across generations of corals Adult corals that survive high-intensity environmental ...
Flipping a molecular switch for heart fibrosis
Gladstone researchers discover how to reverse cardiac scarring -- and how this could treat heart failure SAN FRANCISCO, CA--June 23, ...
Wild bees need deadwood in the forest
How many tree species are there in the forest? How are the trees scattered throughout? How high are the individual ...
Cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma induces fatally bold behavior in hyena cubs
Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors of rodents and ...
Melatonin in mice: there’s more to this hormone than sleep
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science and the RIKEN BioResource Research Center in Japan, along with collaborators at ...
Nature article: Dieting and its effect on the gut microbiome
Bacterium associated with antibiotic-induced colitis plays a role in weight control Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University ...
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 Washington BUFFALO, N.Y. ...
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
Heidelberg researchers model complex metabolic disturbance A rare genetic defect that affects the so-called ALG2 gene can cause serious metabolic ...