A key player in cell death moonlights as a mediator of inflammation
Researchers from Kanazawa University find that gasdermin D, a protein known to be involved in cell death, is also crucial ...
Tag: Biology
System linked to operational hospitals, shorter lockdowns, lives saved
A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital ...
Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives
Engineers impressed by the functional great diversity of hairs on spider legs Just how do spiders walk straight up -- ...
Controlling brain states with a ray of light
The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of ...
For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level
Understanding cellular metabolism - how a cell uses energy- could be key to treating a wide array of diseases, including ...
Trojan horses & tunneling nanotubes: Ebola research at Texas Biomed gets NIH funding boost
Two new grants support research exploring how Ebola virus spreads in the body with implication for targeted viral treatments SAN ...
A new rapid assessment to promote climate-informed conservation and nature-based solutions
Taking lessons learned from a decade of funding over 100 adaptation initiatives in conservation through the WCS Climate Adaptation Fund, ...
Beneficial bacteria can be restored to C-section babies at birth
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 17, 2021) - Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those ...
CZI awards nearly $28 million for visual proteomics and announces new funding opportunity
Grants support visualizing proteins in cells, while new request for applications calls for plugin development projects for the napari Image ...
Passive rewilding can rapidly expand UK woodland at no cost
Long-term study finds natural regeneration could make significant contribution to tree planting targets -- with jays playing a leading role ...
Swim first, hunt later: Young Weddell seals need to practice navigating before hunting
Young Antarctic Weddell seals, unlike most other seals, swim with their mother, and they prioritize learning to swim and navigate ...
First evidence that medieval plague victims were buried individually with ‘considerable care’
In the mid-14th century Europe was devastated by a major pandemic - the Black Death - which killed between 40 ...
New beetle-dwelling roundworm species discovered in Japan
Cryptaphelenchus abietis, a new nematode species isolated from bark beetles that emerged from a dead log in Nagano, Japan, may ...
Parrot talk
During flock encounters, a single vocal interaction seems to be sufficient for making the decision of whether to recruit an ...
‘Unshackled’ palm-destroying beetles could soon invade Australia
A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations and biodiversity as ...
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, researchers reporting in ...
Mutant genes can promote genetic transfer across taxonomic kingdoms
Bacteria do not sexually reproduce, but that does not stop them from exchanging genetic information as it evolves and adapts. ...
Alpine plant spins its own flavonoid wool
Credit: Matthieu Bourdon and Karin Müller Like the movie version of Spider-Man who shoots spider webs from holes in his ...
Study identifies trigger for ‘head-to-tail’ axis development in human embryo
Scientists have identified key molecular events in the developing human embryo between days 7 and 14 - one of the ...
Hired blade: Anchoring complex in plant cells recruits its own katana sword
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that an anchoring complex stabilizes microtubule creation sites within plant cells, ...
