Tag: Biology

Some species work together to maximise their fitness at suboptimal temperatures in the presence of competitors, making them especially vulnerable ...

Biomedical scientists piece together how medication paralyzes parasitic worms

Credit: Richard Martin AMES, Iowa - For years, many scientists and medical professionals likely misunderstood how a commonly prescribed medication ...

LJI team gets first-ever look at a rare but vital stem cell in humans

New understanding of immune cell origins may offer cancer and COVID-19 drug targetsCredit: Daniel Araujo, La Jolla Institute for Immunology ...

Study shows how a single gene drives aggression in wild songbird

A rare look at how genomic divergence can lead to behavioral divergence in a vertebrateCredit: Photo by Jennifer Merritt A ...

Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets

Scientists report a detailed model of aerosol transport through air, considering several environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity and ambient ...

Native Hawaiian tiger cowries eat alien invasive species

Credit: Leon Weaver Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa's Hawai?i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have just ...

Shigella prevents infected cells from sacrificing themselves for the greater good

Credit: Department of Bacterial Pathogenesis,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Enteric pathogens, such as the bacterium Shigella, can cause severe intestinal disease ...

A bright idea — Genetically engineered proteins for studying neurons using light

New mutant light-sensitive ion channels may become an effective and highly functional tool in fundamental neuroscience researchCredit: 2020 Okayama University ...

Swans reserve aggression for each other

Credit: WWT Swans display more aggression to fellow swans than other birds, new research shows. The study examined three swan ...

Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline

Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues ...

Penguins are Aussies. Or are they Kiwis?

First genome comparison gives insight into penguin origins, evolutionCredit: Photo courtesy of Juliana Vianna From the four-foot-tall emperor penguin to ...

Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA testing

New technology has been shown to reduce the chances of false associations and should be more widely usedCredit: The University ...

Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great

Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's SerengetiCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Aug. 17, 2020) ...

Ultra-low voltage proven effective at killing bacteria, study finds

The research advances understanding of bacteria vulnerability and opens the door to new methods of fighting drug-resistant bacteriaCredit: Russell Cothren ...

Survival of the fit-ish

Credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO - It can be hard to dispute the common adage 'survival ...

AACN Distinguished Research Lecturer explores her role as nurse scientist

UMass Amherst associate professor heads up medical product development labCredit: UMass Amherst In her role as the American Association of ...

Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider

Credit: Lawrence E. Reeves Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you ...

Does city life make bumblebees larger?

Credit: Wilhelm Osterman Does urbanisation drive bumblebee evolution? A new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German ...

Cormorant predation may reduce perch catches, especially close to breeding areas

Credit: Picture: Luke/Lari Veneranta The joint study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and University of Jyväskylä estimated the ...

Designed bacteria produce coral-antibiotic