Tag: Biology

Populations of this once-common fish species are in decline. Pathogens may be part of the reason.Credit: Sindre Håvardstein Eldøy / ...

DNA damage triggers reprogramming into stem cells

Discovery of a new adaptive strategy that plants use under harsh environmentsCredit: NIBB A joint research team from the National ...

Are tipping points suitable concepts for developing environmental policies?

Large data analysis reveals pitfalls of focusing on abrupt ecosystem chancesCredit: University of Oldenburg Many policies tackling the consequences of ...

Stanford researchers develop new way to study ocean life

Rotating microscope could provide a new window into secrets of microscopic lifeCredit: Hongquan Li Like spirits passing between worlds, billions ...

Discovery promising for millions at risk from antibiotic resistance

Credit: Professor Mark Schembri There is new hope for approximately 700,000 people who die each year from antibiotic resistant infections, ...

A new treatment concept for age-related decline in motor function

Enhancement of motor function and muscle strength in aged mice by enhancing formation of neuromuscular junctionsCredit: ©YAMANASHI Yuji In an ...

FAU awarded $2.2 million to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee

FAU harbor branch scientist receives grant from Florida's Department of Environmental ProtectionCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute With ...

Novel method can efficiently create several ‘building blocks’ of pharmaceutical drugs

Scientists demonstrate new method of producing a specific class of organic compounds, which promises to accelerate drug discovery research for ...

Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?

UAB and Polish researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA "sponge" to deplete miRNA levels in ways ...

Native trees thrive in teak plantations and may protect the Panama Canal

Credit: Jorge Alemán, STRI Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often ...

Watching changes in plant metabolism — live

Researchers use a new method of in vivo biosensor technologyCredit: Plant Energy Biology Lab/Janina Steinbeck Almost all life on Earth, ...

Linking sight and movement

Researchers key in on finding that can help self-driving cars 'see'Credit: Courtesy of Grigori Guitchounts To get a better look ...

People power and satellites help scientists study climate impacts on Antarctic seals

Credit: Credit: Ursala Rack A New Zealand-led international study of the crabeater seal population in Antarctica aims to understand environmental ...

German-Argentinean doctoral program bears first fruits

Credit: Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral The programme is funded by the German-Argentinean University Centre (DAHZ-CUAA). Dr. Regina Mencia from ...

Remains of 17th century bishop support neolithic emergence of tuberculosis

Bishop Peder Winstrup of Lund, Sweden passed away in the winter of 1679 at the age of 74 and was ...

The flax wilt agent has been sequenced

Researchers to sequence and assemble genome of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini, a highly destructive fungal parasite infecting flaxCredit: Peter the ...

Newly identified gut cells nurture lymph capillaries

Understanding the mechanisms that impair lymphatics growth and fat digestion in the small intestineCredit: IBS You have just enjoyed a ...

UMD discovers a new role for a well-known molecule as a plant hormone

Findings have implications for seed production and crop yield and could help rewrite textbooks, translating to practical applications for plant ...

To understand the machinery of life, this scientist breaks it on purpose

August 13, 2020

By tinkering with some of life's oldest components, a group of astrobiologists hopes to find clues about how life emerged. ...

Busting Up the Infection Cycle of Hepatitis B