Tag: Biology

Credit: (Picture: Dirk Becker and Sönke Scherzer / University of Würzburg) Plants can produce energy-rich biomass with the help of ...

Beads made of boa bones identified in lesser Antilles

The first identifications of Boa on Martinique, Basse-Terre and La Désirade islands point to the snake's significance for pre-Columbian AmerindiansCredit: ...

The exposome: When our environment drives health and disease

Take two: Science publishes two papers on effects of unknown chemicalsCredit: University of Luxembourg Science, has published in its January ...

New functions of a protein may improve biocontrol methods in sustainable agriculture

The study has been conducted at 'BacBio', a laboratory of the University of Malaga (UMA) that specializes in the research ...

The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing

Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much ...

Reptile poaching in Balochistan (Pakistan) is on a decreasing trend but still troublesome

Credit: Rafaqat Masroor Since 2013, following strict enforcement of provincial wildlife legislation in the less studied regions of Asia, the ...

Skilled partners in the conduct of HIV prevention trials join COVID-19 response

Investigator-driven networks enter COVID-19 research spaceCredit: HVTN design: Lisa Donohue SEATTLE, MAY 14, 2020 - The NIH-funded HIV Vaccine Trials ...

Global spread of the multi-resistant pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Credit: E. Abda & I. Alio/ Mikrobiologie, Universität Hamburg S. maltophilia strains occur in several natural and human associated ecosystems. ...

How plants forget

New work uncovers how a specific epigenetic mark is reset in spermCredit: Michael Borg Although they do it differently than ...

Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleep

Synaptic adhesion molecule PTPδ regulates synaptic development and sleep behavior in miceCredit: IBS Plenty of theories, but nobody knows exactly ...

Oyster farming and shorebirds likely can coexist

Scientists find oyster aquaculture has little impact on red knots, three other speciesCredit: Brian Schumm Oyster farming as currently practiced ...

Cancer cells’ growth amid crowding reveals nuanced role for known oncogene

Cell-to-cell contact should stall proliferation, but cancer misses the messageCredit: Kissil Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--MAY 14, 2020--Like subway ...

Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait

Credit: J.J. Capella Every summer (November-April), the Magellan Strait in the southwestern part of Chile becomes a popular feeding area ...

T. rex’s long legs were made for marathon walking

Research finds leg length gave giant predatory dinosaurs the advantage of efficiency, not speed as previously thought.Credit: Illustration by Julius ...

A scientifically accurate model of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Authors of the most detailed models of the Ebola, HIV, and Flu viruses created the 3D model of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...

Virus protein discovery reveals new plant-animal class of cell division disruptors

Credit: IGDB Viruses are ubiquitous pathogens that cause severe infectious diseases in both humans and agricultural crops. As most viruses ...

In victory over polio, hope for the battle against COVID-19

Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications For much of the 20th century, summer was considered "polio season," and people were ...

COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort

COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against ...

A disease trigger for pancreatitis has been identified

A Calcium channel is involved in the development of pancreatitisCredit: Prof. Dr. Heiko Witt Patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis experience ...

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