Tag: Biology

Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanismsCredit: Photo: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg biologists Dr. Anna Westermeier, ...

Tracking down cryptic peptides

Credit: Rudolf Virchow Center / University of Wuerzburg Almost all cells of the human body present fragments of cellular proteins ...

Slow release of two chemicals protects the heart after experimental heart attacks

Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly reduced the size of dead heart tissue and improved the function ...

Juul Labs shares new research at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting

Credit: Juul Labs San Francisco (June 22, 2020) -- As part of the Company's ongoing engagement with the public health ...

Reducing the damage of a heart attack

Cardiology researchers have discovered how a key protein can help the heart regulate oxygen and blood flow and repair damageCredit: ...

Researchers study myxobacteria’s ability to distinguish self from non-self

Credit: Dan Wall A fundamental question in biology is how individual cells within a multicellular organism interact to coordinate diverse ...

Virginia Tech scientists confirm usually harmless virus attacks the heart’s electrical system

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show adenovirus disrupts electrical signaling, impedes new communication channels.Credit: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Adenovirus, which ...

LJI scientists investigate a powerful protein behind antibody development

Credit: Jinyong Choi, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have ...

Are protected areas effective at maintaining large carnivore populations?

Credit: Daniel Burgas-Riera A recent study, led by the University of Helsinki, used a novel combination of statistical methods and ...

300-million-year-old fish resembles a sturgeon but took a different evolutionary path

Tanyrhinichthys mcallisteri recasts the notion of what it means to be a 'primitive' vertebrate, according to Penn paleontologists Lauren Sallan ...

Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria

Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and ...

COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife

An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the Covid-19 ...

Hormone involved in obesity is a risk factor for sepsis

Credit: Joana Carvalho, IGC 2020 The work developed in collaboration with researchers from France, Germany and South Korea was recently ...

Undergraduate student discovers 18 new species of aquatic beetle in South America

Credit: Andrew Smith LAWRENCE -- It would be striking for a seasoned entomologist with decades of fieldwork to discover such ...

Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species

Credit: John Spicer, University of Plymouth The artificial lighting which lines the world's coastlines could be having a significant impact ...

Parallel evolution in three-spined sticklebacks

What happens in the Eastern Pacific, stays in the Eastern PacificCredit: Petri Kuokka A group of researchers from the University ...

Helping honey bees make it through winter with early cold storage

New website availableCredit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, June 22, 2020--Putting honey bees into early indoor cold storage in October rather than ...

Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor

Credit: UVA Health An innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is ...

Click… Resistant bacteria caught in the act!

Credit: Copyright UCLouvain The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a major health problem. The problem? Bacteria acquire new defense ...

Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing