Tag: Biology

Credit: Andrew Gillis WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from arthritis, most commonly due to the ...

Princeton researcher bringing single-cell gene expression studies to a benchtop near you

Credit: Replogle, et al. By disrupting the expression of a particular gene and observing how this change affects expression of ...

Dock and harbor: A novel mechanism for controlling genes

Credit: Kanazawa University The genetic information within our cells is what makes humans unique. The cell nucleus has a complex ...

Malaria mosquitoes eliminated in lab by creating all-male populations

Credit: Alekos Simoni/Imperial College London A modification that creates more male offspring was able to eliminate populations of malaria mosquitoes ...

Biosynthetic capacity: The key to switch-off cancer stem cells

Credit: (Colorrectal Cancer lab, IRB Barcelona) Barcelona, 12 May, 2020.- Tumours are not a uniform mass of cells. Colon cancers ...

Nanofiber membranes transformed into 3D scaffolds

Researchers develop a new way to create 3D scaffolds for biomedical applicationsCredit: Jingwei Xie WASHINGTON, May 12, 2020 -- In ...

More than the sum of their genes

Scientists call for a new perspective for population management of animals in zoosCredit: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7552258 Reproducing ...

The big picture: A new imaging approach to see multiple proteins simultaneously

Novel technology allows for the simultaneous imaging of multiple proteins in a single cellCredit: dgist Degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's ...

Researchers turn algae leftovers into renewable products with flare

From flexible plastics to food flavoring and fragrances, UC San Diego scientists develop an economical way to produce a range ...

Waiting game: testing the patience of predators and prey

Snakes and frogs appear to anticipate each otherCredit: Kyoto University/Nozomi Nishiumi Kyoto, Japan -- 'Like a frog stared down by ...

Researchers testing northern Arizona wastewater for early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks

Scientists at Northern Arizona University are testing wastewater in local communities to help determine the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...

Leap forward in the discovery and development of new antibiotics

New insights represent a major step forward in the formation of a new glycopeptide antibiotic to fight superbugsCredit: Max Cryle ...

DNA surprises surfacing in the Atlantic: Species far from their usual southern homes

DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted a decade ago; Fishing DNA from seawater: a ...

New dataset helps tomato growers reduce spread of bacterial canker

Credit: Shree Thapa Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that can lead to significant losses in greenhouse and field ...

Breaking down wood decomposition by fungi

New study reveals a trait-based understanding of fungal decomposition abilitiesCredit: Amy Zanne SUMMARYThrough a combination of lab and field experiments, ...

University of Toledo scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections

Body cells use unique platform normally made during stress to combat virus infections.Credit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo When ...

Microalgae food for honey bees

Credit: Vincent Ricigliano, ARS-USDA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, May 11, 2020--A microscopic algae ("microalgae") could provide a complete and sustainably sourced ...

El Niño-linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs

New insights could help farmers, water managers in tropical regions prepare for impact on cropsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ...

UWC and SU isolate South Africa’s first laboratory culture of SARS-CoV-2

South Africa obtained its very first known laboratory isolate of SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on 1 April 2020, courtesy of the ...

Flying foxes in SA exposed to zoonotic viruses