Tag: Biology

Research team from University of Jena (Germany) uncovers that a toxic substance found in Staphylococcus aureus stimulates tissue regenerationCredit: Jens ...

A tiny jaw from Greenland sheds light on the origin of complex teeth

Credit: Marta Szubert A team of scientists led from Uppsala University have described the earliest known example of dentary bone ...

Scientists replicated self-cleaning anti-reflective coating of insects’ eyes

Credit: Mikhail Kryuchkov, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Department of Pharmacology ...

University of Guam part of international effort to understand cycad pollinators

Researchers say cycad conservation plans must consider mutualistic relationshipsCredit: University of Guam University of Guam researchers continue to expand knowledge ...

Scientists shed new light on mechanisms of malaria parasite motility

The first X-ray structures of the molecular complex that allows malaria parasites to spread disease highlight a novel target for ...

On the trail of novel infectious agents in wildlife

First scientific description of a previously unknown Streptococcus species of Chacoan peccariesCredit: K. Mühldorfer, IZW The species richness of zoo ...

New insight on mole growth could aid development of skin cancer treatments

A study detailing the processes that control mole size may help scientists find new ways to prevent skin cancer from ...

Sea star’s ability to clone itself may empower this mystery globetrotter

Credit: Michael Boyle For decades, biologists have captured tiny sea star larvae in their nets that did not match the ...

Layer of strength, layer of functionality for biomedical fibers

Polymer fibers with layers of different properties have a wide variety of promising biomedical applications, including the creation of antiviral ...

Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method

Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kindCredit: Shiye Zhao, Ph.D. Trillions of plastic debris fragments ...

How deadly parasites ‘glide’ into human cells

Credit: Samuel Pazicky/EMBL Gliding movements to invade host cells In biological terms, gliding refers to the type of movement during ...

The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers, pollinated by insects for nectar

Scientists deduce what the last common ancestor of irises looked likeCredit: The authors The genus Iris of flowering plants -- ...

IPK scientists discover gene that ensures slim inflorescence shape of barley

Credit: Photo: Nadja Sonntag The "spikelet meristem" (SM) plays a central role during the development of the grass inflorescence. Meristems ...

Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility

Credit: Ryosuke Omori, Ryota Matsuyama, Yukihiko Nakata, Scientific Reports, October 6, 2020 Scientists have estimated that the age of an ...

Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems

Credit: Phil Manlick. Photo credits (Left to Right): Flickr/Tambako the Jaguar/Renee Grayson and Wikimedia Commons/United States National Park Service/United States ...

Primates aren’t quite frogs

Spinal modules in macaques can independently control forelimb force direction and magnitudeCredit: The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Japan ...

Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons

Scientists find neurochemicals have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain

Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognitionCredit: Virginia Tech In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of ...

When it comes to arthritic bone spurs, stem cells hurt instead of heal

Credit: Stephanie Kuwahara/USC Stem Cell The same stem cells that heal broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs called ...

The making of memory B cells and long-term immune responses