Tag: Biology

Credit: Linköping University An artificial neural network can reveal patterns in huge amounts of gene expression data, and discover groups ...

Very tough and essential for survival

Biologists from Bayreuth investigate the role of the largest of all animal brain cellsCredit: Photo: Christian Wißler. The brains of ...

Researchers uncover the moscow subway microbiome

A group of ITMO University researchers found out that bacterial world of Moscow subway system might be similar to that ...

New Brazilian study describes neural inflammatory processes in lab-developed human cells

Astrogliosis, an inflammation that occurs in the brain tissue, is common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Pablo Trindade Astrocytes are ...

Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

Planting fixers could benefit reforestation and climate mitigation plansCredit: Sarah Batterman (Millbrook, NY) Tropical forests are allies in the fight ...

How electric fields affect a molecular twist within light-sensitive proteins

A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could ...

Molecular switch mechanism explains how mutations shorten biological clocks

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of our internal clocks may enable the development of therapies for sleep disorders and other effects ...

Taking a bite out of mosquito-borne disease

UNM researchers devise an eco-friendly way to eradicate a buzzing, biting pestCredit: The University of New Mexico It has long ...

Fossilized insect from 100 million years ago is oldest record of primitive bee with pollen

Credit: Image provided by George Poinar Jr., OSU College of Science. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Beetle parasites clinging to a primitive ...

Maintaining social relationships is important for more than finding a mate

Life history stage explains behavior in a social network before & during the early breeding seasonCredit: Archbold Biological Station There ...

Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

University of Arizona researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by ...

How bird flocks with multiple species behave like K-pop groups

Credit: Mitchell Walters GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Birds of a feather don't always flock together: Peer into a forest canopy, and ...

Algae team rosters could help ID ‘super corals’

A coral's symbiotic community may predict how well it resists climate stressCredit: Paintings in graphic by Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee HOUSTON ...

AJR: Smartphone, laptop prove reliable and accurate for acute ischemic stroke decision

American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) finds mobile devices both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis ...

Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory

New footage of nocturnal pollination of plants by opossums brings light to unpublished research nearly thirty years oldCredit: Photo courtesy ...

Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life

Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteinsCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists have ...

Lane change in the cytoskeleton

Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able ...

How roots find their way to water