Helping discover the diversity in soil
UFZ researchers develop meta-database for terrestrial microorganismsCredit: UFZ Microbiological communities, which include bacteria, single-celled organisms and nematodes, reveal a great ...
Tag: Biology
Portable device lights the way to better foodborne illness detection
Credit: Euiwon Bae/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States ...
Microbes linked to cancer in threatened California foxes, report Princeton researchers
Bridgett vonHoldt and Alexandra DeCandia find link between ear mites, staph microbes, and tumorsCredit: Edward Schrom, Princeton University Can staph ...
Red coral effectively recovers in Mediterranean protected areas
Credit: @Aldo Ferrucci Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially ...
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute announces three artists-in-residence
Year-long program embeds award-winning painter, jazz musician and author with scientists studying the mind, the brain and behaviorCredit: Anastasia Muna ...
Dietary interventions may slow onset of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2020) -- Significantly reducing dietary levels of the amino ...
Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth
Credit: Gu Lab, Penn State Plant cells tend to grow longer instead of wider due to the alignment of the ...
Double X-ray vision helps tuberculosis and osteoporosis research
Combination measurement shows distribution of metals in biological samplesCredit: Credit: Stachnik et al., „Scientific Reports ", DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58318-7, CC BY ...
Heart muscle cells change their energy source during heart regeneration
Credit: Hessel Honkoop and Fabian Kruse, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) ...
How cells respond appropriately in harsh environments arising from global warming
Discovery of direct osmotic enhancement of MAP kinase phosphorylation by a cytoplasmic sensorCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo ...
Coral Reef Research Collection wins $100,000 International Science Prize
Credit: (c) ZSL A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition ...
Brain links to embryonic immunity, guiding response of the ‘troops’ that battle infection
Tufts University-led team of biologists discovers neurotransmitter signals guide migration of immune cells to infection sitesCredit: Celia Herrera-Rincon, Tufts University ...
‘Oldest bamboo’ fossil from Eocene Patagonia turns out to be a conifer
Credit: Peter Wilf A fossilised leafy branch from the early Eocene in Patagonia described in 1941 is still often cited ...
Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
Credit: Becky Boyd If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure ...
UT scientists’ fossil-finding board game is a success in classrooms
Credit: Rowan Martindale/ The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game ...
Scientists listen to whales, walruses, & seals in a changing arctic seascape
Multi-year, year-round acoustic study in northern Bering Sea records more than 30,000 whale, walrus, and seal callsCredit: Maxim Chakilev A ...
A roadblock for disease-causing parasites
Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...
New method for removing oil from water
Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed an environmentally friendly technology inspired by natureCredit: (c) W. Barthlott, M. Mail/Uni ...
Microplastic hotspots
UD study maps areas of high concentrations in the Delaware BayCredit: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Cohen Every year, about 8 ...
Fireflies face global threats
Credit: Jason Steel - www.jason-steel.co.uk Worldwide declines in insect populations have sparked considerable concern among researchers and members of the ...
