Empowering the cell’s disposal system to deal with disease-prone garbage
PROXIDRUGS project led by Goethe University included in concept phase of 'Clusters4Future' program - search for novel active components for ...
Tag: Biology
DGIST-POSTECH sign an MOU for the joint research and development of brain neural network map
Participants of 'International SYNAPSE Project,' DGIST and POSTECH sign an MOU to build a joint cooperation systemCredit: dgist DGIST signed ...
Scientists may have a way to let preemies breath easier
Study finds biological process that helps underdeveloped lungs fight infectionsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - The continuing epidemic of pre-term births ...
Adolescent male chimps still need their mamas
A chimpanzee mom's continued presence through her son's tween and teen years boosts his odds of survival later in lifeCredit: ...
Highly sensitive sensors show promise in enhancing human touch
Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider's sense organ and display remarkable sensitivity to movementCredit: Rongrong ...
The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs
Credit: Dr Anthony Romilio The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after ...
The functional diversity in a noxious heat and chemical sensor among mosquito species
Researchers in the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Japan discovered functional differences in TRPA1 which serves as a receptor ...
Scientists discover that human cell function removes extracellular amyloid protein
Credit: Eisuke Itakura The accumulation of aberrant proteins in the body will cause various neurodegenerative diseases. Amyloid β, one of ...
Researchers discover how cells clear misfolded proteins from tissues
Credit: Itakura et al., 2020 Researchers in Japan have identified a new quality control system that allows cells to remove ...
Discovery at ‘flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
Credit: Graeme Barker The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 ...
Amazon forest disturbance is changing how plants are dispersed
Credit: Adam Ronan, Rede Amazônia Sustentável The study looked at areas in the Brazilian Amazon with varying levels of disturbance ...
Atomic structures mapped in measles, mumps, flu and RSV
Discovery could give insight into coronavirus, which has similar features and functionsCredit: Northwestern University First study to map atomic structure ...
Reconstructing the diet of fossil vertebrates
The ratio of special zinc isotopes in dental enamel provides information about the diet of mammals in prehistoric timesCredit: Nicolas ...
Cutting off kidney cancer at its roots
Credit: Birchmeier Lab, MDC Scientists at the MDC have discovered stem cells responsible for the most common form of kidney ...
How learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest
High fish diversity is a good indicator of forest healthCredit: Courtesy of Lesley de Souza, Field Museum. Think of the ...
Energized by enzymes — nature’s catalysts
Join us at #AAASmtg, Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST, Room 608, Washington State Convention CenterCredit: Joe Laureanti, ...
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
Credit: Image by Dieter Ebert, reproduced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Why do predators ...
For evolutionary study finds rare bats in decline, CCNY research
Credit: Photo credit: Skanda de Saram. A study led by Susan Tsang, a former Fulbright Research Fellow from The City ...
Novel formulation permits use of toxin from rattlesnake venom to treat chronic pain
Researchers Butantan Institute succeeded in reducing the toxicity and potentiating the analgesic effect of crotoxin by encapsulating it in nanostructured ...
Science snapshots: Dinosaur blood vessels, giant viruses, and antibiotic-building enzymes
Credit: Boatman et al. and Smithsonian Institute Berkeley Lab Helps Reveal How Dinosaur Blood Vessels Can Preserve Through the Ages ...
