Tag: Biology

Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office In a recently published fundamental review dedicated to the diagnostics of viral infections, a Russian ...

UD’s Jason Gleghorn receives NSF career award

Engineer will develop micro-sized devices to understand the body's immune systemCredit: Photo by Kathy Atkinson Lymph nodes are important organs ...

How tissues harm themselves during wound healing

Researchers from Osaka University identify the protein Rbm7 as a novel regulator of the development of tissue fibrosisCredit: Satoh. T, ...

Tuberculosis bacterium uses sluice to import vitamins

New insights into the physiology of bacteria and cellsCredit: Greg Stewart / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A transport protein that ...

A genetic nano-toolkit for the generation of new biomaterials

Bayreuth microbiologists use bacteria to produce multifunctional magnetic nanoparticlesCredit: Image: Frank Mickoleit / Clarissa Lanzloth. Magnetic bacteria might soon be ...

Mother/infant skin-to-skin touch boosts baby’s brain development and function

FAU study finds both mother and baby physiology respond to kangaroo care methodCredit: Florida Atlantic University As the world prioritizes ...

Teeth serve as ‘archive of life,’ new research finds

Findings have implications for studying evolution of menopause, birth patterns, and offspring rearing of earlier humansCredit: Image courtesy of Paola ...

Mapping the cannabis genome to improve crops and health

Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan Unlocking the full potential of cannabis for agriculture and human health will require ...

Plants and animals aren’t so different when it comes to climate

A new study reveals that plants and animals are remarkably similar in their responses to changing environmental conditions.Credit: John J. ...

A study investigating genetic mechanisms underlying resistance to leishmaniasis

The study was conducted in Brazil and mapped the genes that are activated when mice resistant to Leishmania are infected. ...

Research breakthrough: Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR

UCPH Researchers have discovered that primitive bacterial parasites weaponize CRISPR to engage in battle against one anotherCredit: Rafael Pinilla-Redondo In ...

Bacterial protein fragment kills lung cells in pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

Credit: Image courtesy of Esteban Gabazza/Nature Communications CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A bacterial protein fragment instigates lung tissue death in pulmonary ...

All microgastrinae wasps from around the world finally together in a 1,089-page monograph

Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana With 3,000 known species and thousands more left to describe, the wasps of the subfamily Microgastrinae ...

Small horses got smaller, big tapirs got bigger 47 million years ago

Researchers open a window onto ancient mammal evolution using fossils from GermanyCredit: Oliver Wings/MLU The former coalfield of Geiseltal in ...

Modeling the human eye in a dish

Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel human stem cell model to study eye development, biology and disease in a ...

Images reveal how bacteria form communities on the human tongue

Credit: Steven Wilbert and Gary Borisy, The Forsyth Institute Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United ...

Changing how we think about warm perception

Credit: Lewin/Poulet Lab, MDC A team of neuroscientists at Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) ...

Recipe for neuromorphic processing systems?

A special blend of circuits and memristive devices was created for brain-mimicking processing systemsCredit: Elisabetta Chicca WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 ...

Eye blinking on-a-chip

A new approach could lead to 'cornea-on-a-chip' devices that more accurately test the effects of drugs on the human eyeCredit: ...

Adjusting processing temperature results in better hydrogels for biomedical applications