Tag: Biology

Bacteria linked to Crohn's disease are difficult to grow in the lab, but MIT engineers have found a way.Credit: Jianbo ...

New fossil discovery shows how ancient ‘hell ants’ hunted with headgear

In a 99-million-year-old preserved amber fossil, researchers get a detailed glimpse into how 'Hell Ants' hunted with scythe-like mandibles and ...

Anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life

Lithium lanthanum titanate particles enable high power densities even in micrometer sizes - publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Julia Maibach, KIT ...

Researchers propose strategy to evaluate tumor photothermal therapy in real-time

Credit: WANG Yanfang et al. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative method for cancer treatment due to advantages of ...

FAU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ researchers receive prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Researchers represent the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of ScienceCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...

First food-grade intermediate wheatgrass released

Credit: Prabin Bajgain Compared to annual crops, perennial crops provide sustainable environmental benefits such as reduced soil and water erosion, ...

Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $4.5 million NIH grant for mental illness therapeutics

Research will explore 'orphan' receptors as potential drug targets for mental health disordersCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA ...

Cytiva licenses Allen Institute’s advanced machine learning technology

Strategic license to advance the field of 3D and live cell imagingCredit: Allen Institute Cytiva and the Allen Institute have ...

A ‘Devonian’ aquarium: Modern mutant fishes replicate creatures of ancient oceans

Credit: Tetsuto Miyashita Ottawa, August 5, 2020 - Zebrafish are a common aquarium species, of value to hobbyists and scientists ...

How cells keep growing even when under attack

New findings on how stress leads to pathway diversion, putting resources into growthCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In an ...

Joint ASU-Hawaii state study reveals long-term human impacts on reef fish

Credit: Greg Asner, Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science Resource fishes--species targeted for human consumption--play a ...

Dr. Neville Sanjana receives 2020 Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award

Grant supports genome engineering study to discover modifier genes that can boost the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy for pancreatic ...

Move over Akita: Introducing ‘Kuma mutant’ mice for islet transplantation research

Credit: Tokyo Tech Diabetes seldom occurs in newborns--a condition known as neonatal diabetes. But when it does, it's mostly due ...

Interpreting the human genome’s instruction manual

A long-running national collaboration has produced a comprehensive catalogue of the molecular elements that regulate our genesCredit: Ella Maru Studio ...

Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

Analysis with participation of the University of Bonn is the most detailed work on the group of asterids worldwide so ...

An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil

The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima ...

Climate change may melt the “freezers” of pygmy owls and reduce their overwinter survival

Credit: Photo: Erkki Korpimäki Ecologists at the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered that the food hoards pygmy owls collect ...

Algal symbiosis could shed light on dark ocean

Credit: Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander ...

Save black lives

A call for racially-responsive strageties and resources for the Black community during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: CJR WASHINGTON - The Center ...

IKBFU researchers study the Curonian Spit plants adaptation mechanism