Tag: Biology

Findings reveal how plants use a blend of genes, geography, demography and environmental conditions to evolve defense chemicals over timeCredit: ...

Researchers identify why COVID-19 patients develop life-threatening clots

New insights could lead to new therapies for COVID-19Credit: RCSI DUBLIN, June 15, 2021 - Scientists have identified how and ...

CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy

The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells ...

Scientists discover unreported plant body part

Credit: Timothy Gookin For many, the Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is little more than a roadside weed, but this plant ...

Joseph Baur to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Joseph Baur to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery ...

A new reporter mouse line to detect mitophagy changes during muscle tissue loss

Mitophagy reporter mouse could provide cues for future therapies and rehabilitation strategiesCredit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan - The loss of ...

URI researchers: New survey method proves Rhode Island’s rarest frog may not be so rare

Credit: Anne Devan-Song KINGSTON, R.I. - June 14, 2021 - The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as ...

Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of ...

Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature

Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth's temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocksCredit: Courtesy of Courtesy of the ...

University of Surrey’s extraordinary social impact provides vital support in a year of crisis

Credit: University of Surrey The Measuring Up 2019-20 report has a natural focus on health, exploring how the University has ...

Pollutant concentration increases in the franciscana dolphin

One of the smallest and most threatened dolphin species worldwideCredit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio The concentration of potentially toxic metals is ...

Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both

First study to validate conflicting theoriesCredit: University of Houston A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc ...

Harmful protein waste in the muscle

Study clarifies cause of a rare genetic muscle diseaseCredit: © Kenichi Kimura/UKB An international team of researchers led by the ...

Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome

Credit: Earlham Institute/Quadram Institute/EMBL The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting ...

$7 million to advance cardiovascular research

Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC Despite advances in prevention and therapy, cardiovascular diseases are still one of the leading causes of ...

Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that