Tag: Biology

New Springer book tackles questions around the mystery of the origin of lifeCredit: Springer How did life on earth begin, ...

Collaboration is key to rebuilding coral reefs

Credit: Corales de Paz The most successful and cost-effective ways to restore coral reefs have been identified by an international ...

A phylogenetic analysis reveals the evolution of the mitochondrial calcium transporter

Credit: IRB Barcelona The system that regulates cellular calcium levels duplicated, generating two non-equivalent systems, some one billion years ago ...

Forest geneticist receives $810,000 grant to study disease resistance in sugar pines

Amanda De La Torre is studying the genome of sugar pines to find out what makes some trees resistant to ...

Japanese biologists discover new species of sea worm in the southern ocean

Credit: Naoto Jimi, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan Earlier this year, a team from Japan's National Institute of Polar ...

Seafood study finds plastic in all samples

Credit: University of Queensland A study of five different seafoods has found traces of plastic in every sample tested. Researchers ...

Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19

UC Riverside researchers used a powerful machine-learning approach to screen millions of chemicals to find suitable candidatesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, ...

Secretion of sugar polymers modulates multicellularity in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus

Fundamental research in bacterial physiologyCredit: Salim Timo Islam Research by INRS (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique) Professor Salim Timo ...

Researchers explore pollen fertilization mechanisms

A study showing how pollen tubes grow into flowers to reach the ovule paves the way for the improvement of ...

Analysis pinpoints most important forests for biodiversity and conservation in Central Africa

Sites in Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea identifiedCredit: Forrest Hogg/WCS BYRON BAY, Australia ...

Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 looks at neurological side effects of COVID-19, vaccines, and more

The new open access journal also looks at antidepressants and risk of death or intubation with COVID-19 and seroprevalence between ...

‘Insect apocalypse’ may not be happening in US

Long-term ecological site study shows no net insect changesCredit: UGA Scientists have been warning about an "insect apocalypse" in recent ...

CNIO and CNIC find clues to clarify why cohesine has a role in cancer and cardiac development

Credit: CNIO Ana Losada, from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), is the scientist who identified cohesin in vertebrates, ...

Recipe for success — interaction proteomics become a household item

Credit: Ella Maru Studio Proteins in human cells do not function in isolation and their interactions with other proteins define ...

Why does COVID-19 impact only some organs, not others?

COVID-19 proliferates through a receptor present in most of the human body; but if the receptor is so pervasive, why ...

Masks, PPE materials should be hydrophilic

Making masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) with hydrophilic surfaces, where droplets of coronavirus spread out and dry faster, could ...

SUTD researchers create heart cells from stem cells using 3D printing

Researchers 3D printed a micro-scaled physical device to demonstrate a new level of control in the directed differentiation of stem ...

Using physics to improve root canal efficiency

Temperature is a critical parameter in determining cleansing efficiency during a root canalCredit: Hanhui Jin WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 -- ...

Study shows inbreeding reduces cooperation in banded mongooses

Inbreeding can reduce cooperation in banded mongooses according to a recent study by researchersCredit: Dr Hazel Nichols Inbreeding can reduce ...

Most close relatives of birds neared the potential for powered flight but few crossed its thresholds