Tag: Biology

Climate and weather data will be used to predict threats facing African elephantsCredit: Vicky Boult Wildlife conservationists will use detailed ...

Skeletal muscle loss exacerbated by diabetes improved with oligo DNA

Credit: Modified from Nakamura et al., Frontiers in Physiology (2021) 12: 679152 Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the ...

Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging

Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowlyCredit: Chapman University A team of international researchers has ...

Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China

Credit: He-Bo Peng (NIOZ/RUG) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along ...

Protein tenascin-C important in retinal blood flow disorders

Credit: RUB, Marquard Many eye diseases are associated with a restricted blood supply, known as ischaemia, which can lead to ...

Deciphering structure of a toxic matter that destroys the nerves in the brain

Credit: POSTECH Alzheimer's disease - also called dementia - where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and ...

UVA develops new tools to battle cancer, advance genomics research

Credit: Courtesy Zang lab at UVA University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have developed important new resources that will ...

eDNA analysis could contribute towards more effective pest control

Detecting environmental DNA of invasive ant species in soil samplesCredit: A. Prof. Mamiko Ozaki B. Minamoto et al. Scientific Reports, ...

Conserving and monitoring genetic diversity will benefit nature and society

The loss of genetic diversity is a crisis tied to mass species extinctions and climate change; it could be just ...

Microbes metabolizing toxic substances were found in the burning coal seams of Kuzbass

Microbes that metabolize substances harmful to humans were found in the burning coal seams of KuzbassCredit: Vitaly Kadnikov Geothermal ecosystems, ...

Dimensions of invasion success

Credit: Trevor Fristoe and Mark van Kleunen Invasive alien plants are plant species that grow in an environment outside their ...

Study shows how fungi and bacteria can activate genes associated with head and neck cancer

A research group at São Paulo State University (UNESP) analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene ...

A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells

New LJI review shows how T cells target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2Credit: CDC LA JOLLA--In a new paper, ...

Scientists discover a protein that naturally enhances wheat resistance to head scab

Credit: John McLaughlin Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab, is a significant disease of small grain cereals, such ...

Made in the shade or fun in the sun

New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperatureCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Plants contain ...

New study shows how to boost muscle regeneration and rebuild tissue

Salk research reveals clues about molecular changes underlying muscle loss tied to agingCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 25, 2021) One ...

Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans

Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...

Road verges provide opportunity for wildflowers, bees and trees

Credit: Ben Phillips Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain - an area the size of Dorset - ...

Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas

As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...

“Scuba-diving” lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater