Tag: Biology

SARS-CoV-2 mutation mirrors one found during 2003 SARS outbreakCredit: Efrem Lim, ASU Biodesign Institute As the coronavirus pandemic has swept ...

Predators help prey adapt to an uncertain future

Credit: Matthew Barbour / UZH What effect does extinction of species have on the evolution of surviving species? Evolutionary biologists ...

How gene flow between species influences the evolution of Darwin’s finches

Credit: Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant. Despite the traditional view that species do not exchange genes by hybridisation, ...

Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options ...

Foraging Drosophila flies are open for new microbial partners

Their openness to associate with previously unknown yeasts could be a crucial factor for the emergence of new Drosophila speciesCredit: ...

How to put neurons into cages

Using microscopically fine 3D printing technologies from TU Wien (Vienna) and sound waves used as tweezers at Stanford University (California), ...

Discovery of bacterial enzyme activity could lead to new sugar-based drugs

Researchers from DTU have revealed the structure of an enzyme that can convert low-cost sugars into hard-to-produce alpha-GalNAc sugars with ...

Magnetic pulses alter salmon’s orientation, suggesting navigation via magnetite in tissue

Credit: Lynn Ketchum, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences have taken ...

Stress resistance mechanisms in heat shock proteins to advance innovative biotechno

A paper by Kazan Federal University and the Institute of Cytology appeared in RSC AdvancesCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers from ...

Pacific oysters may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought

Credit: Julieta Martinelli/University of Washington Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially ...

Exercise boosts motor skill learning via changes in brain’s transmitters

Researchers find switch in chemical messaging is key prelude to motor skill acquisitionCredit: Spitzer Lab, UC San Diego Doctors have ...

Last supper: Fish use sharp barbs and spines to fight off hungry seals

Credit: David Hocking What price are you willing to pay for food? As humans, we face this challenge each time ...

Window to another world: Life is bubbling up to seafloor with petroleum from deep below

Credit: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen WOODS HOLE, Mass. --The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder ...

Study finds natural fires help native bees, improve food security

Native bees are increasingly important to food growersCredit: Lauren Ponisio / UCR Native bees that boost food crops are in ...

Free use of Kudos Pro to help researchers keep communicating during pandemic disruption

Credit: Kudos Innovations Ltd For immediate release - Oxford, UK - May 1st, 2020 - Kudos, the award-winning service for ...

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine

Credit: Joep Beumer, copyright Hubrecht Institue Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, and ...

USC professor Andrew P. McMahon elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Credit: Jill McMahon Andrew P. McMahon -- who is the W.M. Keck Provost and University Professor in USC's departments of ...

Researchers identify unique glucose-sensing neurons that regulate blood sugar

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people ...

Defects in the ‘Swiss-army knife’ of gene expression may contribute to neuronal diseases like Alzheimer’s

Credit: Toshifumi Inada, Tohoku University The growth, death, and diseases of complex organisms rely on the flow of information -- ...

RNA chemist recognized with $11M ‘proven trackrecord’ award