Tag: Biology

Rutgers study suggests pollutant's toxicity could be decreasedCredit: Donna E. Fennell Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in ...

Making the DNA melt curve more accurate

NIST researchers find a new (mathematical) twist to improve DNA origamiCredit: NIST DNA is not only the blueprint of life, ...

Small set of genes may provide unique barcode for different types of brain cells in worms

NIH-funded study suggests specific combination of proteins determines neuron typeCredit: Hobert Lab, Columbia University When it comes to brain cells, ...

Alaska’s salmon are getting smaller, affecting people and ecosystems

A comprehensive study of four salmon species across all regions of Alaska finds salmon are returning to rivers smaller and ...

International project to delve into the mysteries of brain connections

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will lead an ambitious new ...

Mother bats use baby talk to communicate with their pups

Credit: Michael Stifter When talking to babies, humans slow down their speech, raise their pitch and change the "color" of ...

Microbes living on air a global phenomenon

Credit: Photo: Belinda Ferrari In their first follow-up to a high-profile 2017 study which showed microbes in Antarctica have a ...

Top coma experts develop plan to improve patient outcomes

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Leading coma experts have created an ambitious plan to help doctors better care for ...

Out of sync: Ecologists report climate change affecting bee, plant life cycles

In NSF-funded community-wide assessment of data collected from sites around Colorado's Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, bee emergence is advancing with ...

Improving protein digestibility in sorghum

Credit: KSU sorghum breeding program August 19, 2020 - Sorghum, a common food item in regions of Africa and Asia, ...

Migration and dispersal of butterflies have contrasting effect on flight morphology

Credit: Krushnamegh Kunte Butterflies show several different types of movement. They can seasonally migrate long distances over hundreds of kilometres. ...

Illegal trade with terrestrial vertebrates in markets and households of Laos

Credit: Dr Thomas Ziegler It's not a surprise to anyone that numerous vertebrate species are being sold at different wildlife ...

Merit-based NSF grant extension supports expansion of gene-editing technology

Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State Researchers who developed an improved method of gene editing for the study of arthropods will ...

Songbirds, like people, sing better after warming up

A burst of song early in the morning may help birds nail their songs during the dayCredit: Photo by Robert ...

Cryo-EM study yields new clues to chicken pox infection

Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Despite decades of study, exactly how herpesviruses invade our cells remains something of a ...

Machine learning unearths signature of slow-slip quake origins in seismic data