Global relationships that determine bird diversity on islands uncovered
Credit: Christophe Thebaud The study, a collection of molecular data from bird species found across 41 oceanic archipelagos, reveals how ...
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A new model of the worm C. elegans to progress in the study of a rare disease
The IDIBELL Neurometabolic Diseases group, with international collaboration, has identified a model of chromosome X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (x-ALD) in the earthworm ...
UCLA researchers discover new compound that promotes lung health
Molecule helps maintain a balance between stem cells and mature airway cellsCredit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center A molecule identified ...
Breakthrough in coronavirus research results in new map to support vaccine design
Credit: Vivian Abagiu/Univ. of Texas at Austin Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of ...
Stressed corals set up progeny for a better life
Credit: © 2020 Emily Howells Changes in DNA methylation patterns during a coral's lifetime can be passed down to their ...
Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with autistic traits in young boys
UMass Amherst study found folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy protected against chemicals' effectsCredit: UMass Amherst Exposure in the womb ...
Sweet beaks: What Galapagos finches and marine bacteria have in common
Closely related, abundant clades of marine Polaribacter avoid competition during spring algae blooms via distinct sugar dietsCredit: Max Planck Institute ...
University of Utah Health launches fast DNA testing to speed care of critically-ill babies
Credit: Charlie Ehlert University of Utah Health today announced the launch of a project with a goal of quickly and ...
Targeting turncoat immune cells to treat cancer
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research FEBRUARY 18, 2020, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a mechanism by ...
Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond
Credit: Elser Lab/ASU The Cuatro Cienegas Basin, located in Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, was once a shallow sea that became ...
Time of day affects global brain fluctuations
Credit: Csaba Orban As the day progresses, the strength of the brain's global signal fluctuation shows an unexpected decrease, according ...
New tool to study how neuronal networks recover their function after neuron loss
Credit: J. Soriano/UB A multidisciplinary study led by UB researchers has developed a new experimental tool that enables the application ...
Reproductive genome from the laboratory
Max Planck researchers have for the first time developed a genome the size of a minimal cell that can copy ...
NIH study supports new approach for treating cerebral malaria
Findings suggest drugs targeting immune cells may help treat deadly disease mainly affecting childrenCredit: Image courtesy of McGavern Lab/National Institute ...
New journal to publish discoveries in biophysics
Credit: Cambridge University Press A new open access journal from Cambridge University Press - QRB Discovery - will provide an ...
The origins of roughness
Credit: Photo: AG Pastewka Most natural and artificial surfaces are rough: metals and even glasses that appear smooth to the ...
Road salt harmful to native amphibians, new research shows
Credit: George Meindl BINGHAMTON, N.Y. ? The combined effects of chemical contamination by road salt and invasive species can harm ...
Researchers apply new technology to identify plant pathogen strains in Virginia
Credit: Alex Crookshanks for Virginia Tech When emerging plant pathogens go undetected, they have the potential to negatively affect food ...
How gliding animals fine-tuned the rules of evolution
Credit: Terry Ord A study of gliding animals has challenged the idea that evolutionary innovations - adaptations that bring new ...
USask study reveals origin of endangered Colombian poison frog hybrids
Credit: Jose Andres The origin of an understudied hybrid population of poisonous frogs--highly endangered colorful animals that live deep in ...
