Tag: Biology

Disease prevention and protection of species require differentiated strategiesCredit: Wild Chimpanzee Foundation Covid-19 and the associated global economic, health and ...

Doctoral student awarded Fulbright to study diseases in migratory birds

Credit: Krisangel Lopez for Virginia Tech Twice a year, migratory birds in North America embark on journeys that can carry ...

A chemical tailor-made suit for Alzheimer’s drugs

Research team from Göttingen and Halle develops new inhibitors for enzymesCredit: Lisa-Marie Funk With over 1.2 million people affected in ...

River plants counter both flooding and drought to protect biodiversity

Credit: Loreta Cornacchia 'Water plants are a nuisance in streams, blocking the flow. You should remove them'. This notion has ...

Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam ...

Pigs turn to humans as dogs do, unless they have a problem to solve

In a neutral situation pigs turn to humans, initiating interactions as much as dogs do. But in a problem solving ...

Predicting the biodiversity of rivers

Credit: Florian Altermatt, University of Zurich Biodiversity is severely threatened both in Switzerland and worldwide, and numerous organisms are facing ...

Scientists identify new species of sea sponge off the coast of British Columbia, Canada

Newly discovered sea sponge wields influence over reef function and ecosystem healthCredit: Sally Leys Deep in the inky ocean abyss ...

Industry-made pits are beneficial for beavers and wolverines, study shows

In Northern Alberta, pits created by industry activity may support beavers and subsequently wolverinesCredit: A. Colton. Beavers and wolverines in ...

Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks

UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical ...

When power is toxic: Dominance reduces influence in groups

Groups led by subordinate males outperform those led by dominant and aggressive males, study findsCredit: The Jordan Lab New study ...

Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought

Credit: Gabriel Castrillo LAWRENCE -- Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes ...

Ultra-black skin allows some fish to lurk unseen

Packed pigment granules help them blend in without blowing their coverCredit: Photo by Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural ...

Scientists discover how deep-sea, ultra-black fish disappear

Ultra-black fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light in a new, extremely efficient way, a discovery that may advance ...

TUD’s BIOTEC and its PharmAI spin-off analyze active substances that could cure COVID-19

Credit: PharmAI The Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of TU Dresden with its bioinformatics group and the spin-off PharmAI GmbH participate in ...

Healthy offspring from testicular tissue plantation in mice: Retinoic acid key

Lesion of doom — how a parasitic bacterium induces blood vessel formation to cause lesions

Scientists gain insights into how pathogenic bacteria of the genus Bartonella give rise to lesions in the human body, opening ...

‘Bystander’ Cs meet their match in gene-editing technique

July 15, 2020

Rice biomolecular engineers' tool sets precisely fix cytosine mutations in human genomeCredit: Gao Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 15, 2020) ...

Two new species of parasite discovered in crabs — discovery will help prevent infection of other marine species

July 15, 2020

Credit: BlueFish Project/Swansea University Swansea University researchers have discovered two new species of parasite, previously unknown to science, in crabs ...

Slow growth the key to long term cold sensing