Tag: Biology

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, August 25, 2020 - More than two decades ago scientists discovered the Arp2/3 ...

Life in a nutshell: New species found in the carapace of late cretaceous marine turtle

Scientists identified a new ichnospecies from the shell of an extinct marine turtle fossil, the first known species coexisting on ...

Before eyes open, they get ready to see?

Spontaneous retinal waves can generate long-range horizontal connectivity in visual cortexCredit: KAIST A KAIST research team's computational simulations demonstrated that ...

Scientists prove SARS-CoV-2 potential to infect human brain organoids

Credit: SIAT SARS-CoV-2 can infect human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids, as shown by researchers from the Shenzhen Institutes ...

Stronger together in the microbiome: How gut microbes feed each other to overcome dietary deficiencies, change host behavior, and improve reproduction

Credit: Gil Costa (Title: Stronger together in the microbiome: how gut microbes feed each other to overcome dietary deficiencies, change ...

University of Ky study leads to potential for new treatment approach to Alzheimer’s

The research took place within UK's Sanders-Brown Center on AgingCredit: Photo by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. - Research ...

Protein ‘chameleon’ colors long-term memory

Rice, UTHealth study adds details to mechanisms responsible for memoryCredit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 24, ...

Flexible targets help immune system make finely-tuned antibodies

An in-depth Garvan study of how the immune system generates effective antibodies provides new insights for vaccine design.Credit: Dr Ofir ...

Re-engineered enzyme could help reverse damage from spinal cord injury and stroke

A team of researchers at University of Toronto Engineering and University of Michigan have modified an enzyme from bacteria to ...

Are antivitamins the new antibiotics?

Research team from University of Göttingen develops drug approach against bacterial infectionsCredit: Lisa-Marie Funk Antibiotics are among the most important ...

Ecologists put biodiversity experiments to the test

Findings from experimental sites are reliable.Credit: Forest Isbell Much of our knowledge of how biodiversity benefits ecosystems comes from experimental ...

Big mammals at higher risk of extinction in world’s poorest countries, study reveals

Big mammals such as elephants, rhinos and primates are at highest risk of extinction in the national parks and nature ...

UK/UPenn researchers provide insights into new form of dementia

Credit: Photo by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. - Working with their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers ...

Large molecules need more help to travel through a nuclear pore into the cell nucleus

Model systems based on virus capsids have shown how large biomolecules are able to penetrate a cell nucleus / The ...

Heart repair factor boosted by RNA-targeting compound

Disney lab collaboration reawakens heart cells' silenced VEGF-A healing system by targeting non-coding RNACredit: Matthew Sturgess for Scripps Research JUPITER, ...

Roadmap for linking neurological and locomotor deficits

Credit: Megan Carey Locomotion deficits, such as lack of coordination, a shuffling gait, or loss of balance, can result from ...

New syringe technology could enable injection of highly concentrated biologic drugs

Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations.Credit: Images courtesy of the researchers and edited ...

A leap forward for biomaterials design using AI

Data-driven approach allows for advanced material screeningCredit: Biomaterials Science & Engineering Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have ...

IKBFU scientists suggest using heather as an antioxidant

According to the scientists, this plant is a source of valuable biologically active substances with cardioprotective, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and ...

Strigolactones increase tolerance to weevils in tobacco plants