Tag: Biology

Credit: Artwork by Davide Bonadonna The Kem Kem beds in Morocco are famous for the spectacular fossils found there, including ...

Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals

An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in ...

Multi-functionalization of graphene for molecular targeted cancer therapy

Credit: JAIST, CNRS "Three" kinds of regalia such as crown, orb, and sward are often necessary to be a high ...

A study finds neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing?

Credit: Professor Seung-Hee Lee, KAIST Researchers have confirmed that neuropeptide somatostatin can improve cognitive function in the brain. A research ...

Conservation research on lynx

Anti-oxidative enzymes are important for the longevity of the corpus luteum in lynxCredit: Iberian lynx Ex-Situ Conservation Programme Another piece ...

Novotech COVID-19 clinical trial clients access new Asia-Pacific fast-track processes

A Novotech client's COVID-19 trial was just approved in under 9 days in South KoreaCredit: Novotech The Asia-Pacific's largest specialist ...

Coronaviruses and bats have been evolving together for millions of years

Different groups of bats have their own unique strains of coronavirusCredit: Olivà S. Noroalintseheno Lalarivoniaina Bats do a lot of ...

A rare snail living on wood is discovered in the Arctic ocean

Researchers have found a marine snail from the subclass Neomphaliones in a collection from the Soviet Arctic expeditions of the ...

Caribbean coral reef decline began in 1950s and 1960s from local human activities

Credit: NOAA Not long ago, the azure waters of the Caribbean contained healthy and pristine coral reef environments dominated by ...

Climate change’s toll on freshwater fish: A new database for science

'FiCli' -- a searchable directory of peer-reviewed journal articles on fish and climate change -- could aid in conservation and management of ...

Tissues protect their DNA under mechanical stress

Nuclei and genetic material deformCredit: MPI f. Biology of Ageing In everyday life, our tissues, for example skin and muscle, ...

University of Guelph develops effective way to replenish threatened plants

University of Guelph researchers used advanced cloning techniques to give the threatened Hill's thistle a fighting chance.Credit: University of Guelph ...

HKUST scientists discover how multiple RNA elements control MicroRNA biogenesis

Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology In humans (as well as all other organisms) genes encode proteins, ...

Fish flip a unique genetic switch in warming seas

Credit: Moises Bernal 2020 Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others. Five Great ...

New bat species discovered — cousins of the ones suspected in COVID-19

Credit: B.D. Patterson, Field Museum Bats play a huge but poorly understood role in humans' lives--they pollinate our crops, eat ...

Scientists reveal how tuberculosis bacteria import vitamin B12 to grow

Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Researchers from Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the U.S. have revealed the structure of the ...

Finding genetic ripple effects in a single-cell environment

Scientists discover way to link gene mutations to disease-causing processesCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Although advances in genetics and genomics ...

Novel research on African bats pilots new ways in sharing and linking published data

Credit: B. D. Patterson / Field Museum Newly published findings about the phylogenetics and systematics of some previously known, but ...

New study reveals life’s earliest evolution was more complicated than previously suspected

Credit: Credit: S. Shiobara, S. McGlynn, ELSI, CC BY 4.0 Biologists have long hoped to understand the nature of the ...

Engineers design UV stations to aid healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic