Messages sent by osteoblasts to osteoclasts are enclosed in an extracellular vesicle
Researchers led by Kanazawa University show that messages sent by osteoblasts via extracellular vesicles trigger the formation of mature osteoclasts ...
Tag: Biology
More than one cognition: A call for change in the field of comparative psychology
Reviewing 40 years of research, a new paper challenges hypotheses and calls for a more biocentric understanding of cognitive evolutionCredit: ...
Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought
Credit: The University of Queensland New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of ...
Predation by Caspian terns on young steelhead means fewer return as adults
Credit: (photo by Dan Roby OSU College of Agricultural Sciences) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Caspian terns feeding on young fish have ...
Green is more than skin-deep for hundreds of frog species
Biochemical workaround makes pigment that tunes light to the exact shade of a green leafCredit: Santiago R. Ron DURHAM, N.C. ...
Monell scientist receives 2020 Klingenstein-Simons fellowship award in neuroscience
Credit: Monell Chemical Senses Center PHILADELPHIA (July 1, 2020) - Amber Alhadeff, PhD, the newest faculty member at the Monell ...
NIH awards $1.5M to Baylor Scott & White researchers for esophageal cancer study
Researchers to study the molecular mechanisms that link GERD to Barrett's esophagus and cancerCredit: Baylor Scott & White Research Institute ...
Uncovering the architecture of natural photosynthetic machinery
Credit: Zhao, L., Huokko, T., Wilson, S. et al. Biological membranes play important roles in shaping the cell, sensing the ...
When calling loudly, echolocation is costly for small bats
Credit: Photo: René Janssen Calling in the ultrasonic range enables small bats to orient themselves in the dark and track ...
The colorful history of plastids
Credit: S Sibbald and J Archibald A billion years ago, a single-celled eukaryote engulfed a cyanobacterium--an organism capable of converting ...
Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases
Credit: Manuel Saldivia and Andrés Sánchez Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the ...
Hypoglycemic mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus polysaccharide in type 2 diabetic rats
Credit: ©Science China Press Type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are the two main types of ...
Janggu makes deep learning a breeze
Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Researchers from the MDC have developed a new tool that makes it easier to maximize the ...
University research and the private sector
How a jelly ingredient factors inCredit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Food additives get a bad ...
Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University International trade wins and losses don't just show up in the stock market, but ...
Electron cryo-microscopy: Using inexpensive technology to produce high-resolution images
Credit: Panagiotis Kastritis Biochemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good ...
Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew
Credit: ©Science China Press The Taxaceae are a distinct conifer family widely used in ornamental horticulture and are an important ...
UC Riverside postdoc receives NIH Pathway to Independence grant
Rebekah Charney's research aims to shed light on the mechanisms underlying Mowat-Wilson syndromeCredit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Rebekah Charney, ...
Extraordinary regeneration of neurons in zebrafish
Biologists from the University of Bayreuth disprove the view that Mauthner cells are unable to regenerateCredit: Image: Alexander Hecker. Biologists ...
How Venus flytraps snap
Credit: Hannes Vogler, UZH Venus flytraps catch spiders and insects by snapping their trap leaves. This mechanism is activated when ...
