Tag: Biology

UNC School of Medicine researchers describe in detail the different weaponry bacteria use to establish infection in the lungs of ...

Deep-sea misconceptions cause underestimation of seabed-mining impacts

Credit: NOAA OER A new publication on the impacts of deep-seabed mining by 13 prominent deep-sea biologists, led by University ...

Scientists introduce FlowRACS for high-throughput discovery of enzymes

Credit: WANG Xixian Enzymes are molecules that catalyze metabolisms. Discovery and mining of enzymes, such as those producing oils or ...

Sugar-based signature identifies T cells where HIV hides despite antiretroviral therapy

A newly identified sugar signature of T cells infected with HIV despite antiretroviral therapy may deepen our understanding of the ...

Integration of gene regulatory networks in understanding animal behavior

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer For years, scientists have attributed animal behavior to the coordinated activities of neuronal cells and its ...

Newly discovered mutation could point to heart disease therapeutic target

Research points to potential to reduce triglyceride levels without the risk of unpleasant and serious side effects in the intestines ...

Lead poisoning could reduce gene expression in humans

Credit: Yared B. Yohannes et al., Environmental Research, June 5, 2020 Scientists have unveiled a correlation between high blood lead ...

Oldest enzyme in cellular respiration isolated

How microbes in the primordial atmosphere obtained energy without oxygenCredit: Uwe Dettmar for Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany In the first ...

Researchers discover how plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes

Credit: Christina Krönauer and Damiano Lironi, Aarhus University Legume plants fix atmospheric nitrogen with the help of symbiotic bacteria, called ...

New reporter mouse strain offers powerful genetic tool to identify P2X2-expressing cells

University of South Florida researchers will manipulate the P2X2-cre system to better understand sensory nerve function and drive targeted treatmentsCredit: ...

The Last unknown

International team reveals richest island flora in worldCredit: Joshua Brown/UVM Imagine if there were, say, 600 species of giraffes: some ...

New science behind algae-based flip-flops

Biodegradable shoes meet commercial standards for products needed to help eradicate tons of plastic wasteCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Mayfield, ...

Study finds high levels of toxic pollutants in stranded dolphins and whales

Researchers examine 83 stranded dolphins and whales in North Carolina and FloridaCredit: Annie Page-Karjian A study led by researchers at ...

Asian giant hornet complete genome released by the agricultural research service

Credit: Photo by Matthew L Buffington, ARS. BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, AUGUST 6, 2020--The first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet ...

Embryonic heart development: Unprecedented insight from 4D OCT

Innovative method offers a new way of studying developmental cardiac biomechanics, live in 4DCredit: Wang and Larina. How a valveless ...

The bouncer in the brain

IST Austria scientists discover cells that filter and sharpen spatial signalsCredit: Rieger / IST Austria The hippocampus is a region ...

Long neck helped reptile hunt underwater

Credit: Emma Finley-Jacob Its neck was three times as long as its torso, but had only 13 extremely elongated vertebrae: ...

Scientists discover new concept of bacterial gene regulation

Research team of the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at the University Jena identifies new regulatory sRNA moleculesCredit: ...

First record of invasive shell-boring worm in the Wadden Sea means trouble for oyster

Credit: Dagmar Lackschewitz In October 2014, the suspicion arose that the parasite worm Polydora websteri had found its way to ...

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