UC Riverside and Eurosemillas partner to bring the next generation of avocados to market
Eurosemillas will test some of UCR's avocado scion and advanced rootstock selections on other continentsCredit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside UC Riverside ...
Tag: Biology
SLC35B1 as a key modulator of a UDPGA transporter into the endoplasmic reticulum
Researchers from Kanazawa University identify SLC35B1 as the UDP-glucuronic acid transporter into endoplasmic reticulum. This discovery suggests that SLC35B1 is ...
Reusing chicken litter shows benefits
Credit: Adelumola Oladeinde Chicken is the most consumed protein in the United States. According to the National Chicken Council, the ...
Twitter fight: Birds use social networks to pick opponents wisely
UC biologists are studying dominance hierarchies in monk parakeetsCredit: UC Knowing when to fight and when to flee is a ...
Clocking in with malaria parasites
Credit: © 2020 Amit Subudhi The parasites responsible for malaria seem to march to their own beat. The mystery behind ...
Learning from history to fight against COVID-19
Grant awarded to MU researchers looks for similarities, differences between 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Image courtesy of The ...
UMass Amherst AI expert wins public service medal from defense department
Computer scientist honored for service as a DARPA program managerCredit: UMass Amherst Nearly 100 colleagues recently joined an online celebration ...
Study tracks decades of life cycle changes in nonwoody plants
One biologist made 600,000 observations over the course of the studyCredit: Photo by Steve Buck CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For 25 ...
Invasive rushes spreading in upland farm fields
A new study shows invasive native species of rushes are spreading across UK upland farms and have the potential to ...
Scientists identify ancient origin for key hormone system
Proteins essential for reproduction, metabolism and immune function trace their evolutionary history all the way back to sea cucumbersCredit: Tianming ...
Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check
Credit: Angelina Tittmann, IGB When a lake is covered with green scums during a warm summer, cyanobacteria - often called ...
Survival of coronavirus in different cities, on different surfaces
Temperature, humidity, surface play roles in the drying time of COVID-19 virus respiratory dropletsCredit: Rajneesh Bhardwaj and Amit Agrawal WASHINGTON, ...
Paper-based device provides low-power, long-term method for analyzing sweat
Microfluidic device demonstrates principles of extraction and managing of sweat for up to 10 days, pointing a way forward for ...
Down to the bone: Understanding how bone-dissolving cells are generated
Scientists explain the role of a certain protein in the generation of cells critical to bone maintenanceCredit: Tokyo University of ...
Biohybrid model uses organic lungs, synthetic muscles to re-create respiration mechanics
A benchtop model consisting of real lungs, artificial muscles and a diaphragm made of thermoplastic and elastometric material re-creates the ...
California’s climate refugia: Mapping the stable places
Which lands stand the best chance for conservation and wildfire restoration?Credit: UC Davis Some landscapes can hold their own against ...
Disjunct distribution across the equator
A new riffle beetle from Kyushu, JapanCredit: Pensoft publishing The family Elmidae (riffle beetles) is well studied and the existence ...
Scientists use machine learning to predict major clinical forms of drug cardiotoxicity
Credit: Insilico Medicine June 9, 2020 - We announce the publication of a new research paper titled 'Dual transcriptomic and ...
New pathway to attack tumor cells identified
Credit: INC-UAB A study led by the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) describes a new strategy to tackle cancer, based on ...
Oregon timber harvests don’t appear to affect rare salamander, study finds
Credit: Tiffany Garcia, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A seven-year field experiment on 88 tree stands across Oregon's western ...
