Researchers discover how cells can survive in high salt concentrations
Credit: UPF - IRB Barcelona Cells have to constantly adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. A sudden increase ...
Tag: Biology
Taking a bite out of tooth evolution: Frogs have lost teeth more than 20 times
Credit: Daniel Paluh/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it ...
The effects of protein corona on the interactions of AIE-visualized liposomes with ce
Credit: @Science China Press Since the introduction on the market in 1995 of Doxil, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, liposomes have become ...
Small ‘snowflakes’ in the sea play a big role
New findings from scientists of Bremen will aid in the further development of biogeochemical models that include the marine nitrogen ...
Mini bone marrow model predicts response to blood disorder treatment
Scientists have described a miniature 3D bone marrow model that can both predict the response of patients to a new ...
Mass of human chromosomes measured for the first time
The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been ...
Graphene-based nanozyme helps to detect L-cysteine in serum
Credit: LIU Chao Graphene-based materials can be obtained using various reducing agents, many of which are dangerous and toxic chemicals, ...
Ganoderic acid increases radiosensitivity of cancer cell
Credit: SHAO Changsheng Recently, the research team led by Prof. KONG Lingtao from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes ...
How do plants hedge their bets?
Credit: Katie Abley In some environments there is no way for a seed to know for sure when the best ...
REsolution: Opening the gates for new medicines
Credit: (c) Tatjana Hirschmugl, CeMM The new REsolution consortium is a public-private research partnership, supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative ...
Bar-Ilan University researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30%
The mechanism through which the protein SIRT6 acts as a 'fountain of youth' allows old mice to conduct the same ...
Sick bats also employ ‘social distancing’ which prevents the outbreak of epidemics
New study from Tel Aviv University reveals that bats also resort to isolation which can assist in preventing mass contagionCredit: ...
Safe distance: How to make sure our outdoor activities don’t harm wildlife
Credit: Sarah Markes/WCS Spending time outdoors is good for a person's body and soul, but how good is it for ...
Browning could make lakes less productive, affecting food webs and fish
Increasing darkness without increasing nutrients will limit plant growth in lakesCredit: Jonathan Stetler TROY, N.Y. -- As more dissolved organic ...
Getting stoned: Revealing the mysteries of stonefish venom
Credit: Bryan Fry University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia's deadly stonefish have made a discovery which ...
Scientists identify protein that activates plant response to nitrogen deficiency
Credit: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Nitrates are critical for the growth of plants, so plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to ensure sufficient ...
Chimeric viruses unearth hidden gems in dengue virus structure
Credit: (C) Associate Professor Fasseli Coulibaly In a recent study, Australian scientists used an original approach to resolve the 3D ...
Genetic treasure trove for malaria researchers
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development ...
The secret to stickiness of mussels underwater
Credit: POSTECH Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion ...
Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique
Credit: Edward Levri, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Invasive species, beware: Your days of hiding may be ending. Biologists led by the ...
