Tag: Biology

Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant ...

UNF chemistry awarded NSF grant to harness biochemical potential of ocean microorganisms

Credit: University of North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. - Dr. Amy Lane, UNF associate professor of chemistry and director for the ...

Fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression

Credit: Sean D. Connell Human-driven global change is challenging the scientific community to understand how marine species might adapt to ...

Development anomalies recorded for the first time in a rare tiger moth

Credit: Evgeny Koshkin The Menetries' tiger moth (Arctia menetriesii) is one of the rarest and most poorly studied Palaearctic moth ...

Mixtures of two herbicides have less environmental impact when mixed in laboratories

Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory ...

Atlas of malaria parasite gene activity provides new targets for drugs and vaccines

Credit: Real et al. Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare ...

Technology that predicts protein stability is released by UK university spin-out company

A digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster to develop new medicines is being rolled out by ...

Rare mineral from rocks found in mollusk teeth

First time rare type of iron mineral has been discovered in a living organismCredit: Northwestern University Northwestern University researchers have, ...

A comprehensive profile of California’s ‘homegrown’ coronavirus

New analysis suggests the California variant is more transmissible than unmutated strains, but vaccines are effective against itCredit: Photo: Michael ...

Study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils’ response to transmissible cancer

U of I-led study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils' response to transmissible cancerCredit: Photo courtesy of Menna Jones. MOSCOW, ...

Scientists find solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sewage

Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have got up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure ...

Research identifies climate-change refugia in dry-forest region

The study was conducted in a Brazilian national park and was based on analysis of tree rings in the species ...

Ultrafast, on-chip PCR could speed diagnosis during current and future pandemics

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02154 Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been the gold standard for diagnosis ...

UNH research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges

Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England ...

How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy

Understanding the communities of antimicrobial-producing bacteria that thrive in the feces of horned passalus beetles could help scientists discover new ...

Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points

Credit: Tsunehiko Kohashi American writer and humorist Mark Twain, a master of language and noted lecturer, once offered, "The right ...

Collin Ewald to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Collin Ewald to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery ...

To sting or not to sting?

Credit: Morgane Nouvian When do bees sting and how do they organise their collective defence behaviour against predators? An interdisciplinary ...

Finnish biodiversity information management inspires globally

Credit: Pekka Malinen / Luomus FinBIF, which is coordinated and developed by the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus of ...

Non-parents expand ‘facial dexterity’ in caring for infants among primates