Tag: Biology

Energy balance of Asian black bearsCredit: Shinsuke Koike/TUAT A collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology ...

Resurrected protein reveals structure of important enzyme

Credit: Fraaije lab, University of Groningen To disarm toxic substances, many organisms - including humans - possess enzymes called flavin-containing ...

Ancient wasp-mimicking fly from South Korea named after PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’

Credit: Alexander Khramov, Gi-Soo Nam. New species was named Buccinatormyia gangnami, after a famous hit by a South Korean singer ...

Evolutionary changes in brain potentially make us more prone to anxiety

Credit: Daiki Sato Neurochemicals such as serotonin and dopamine play crucial roles in cognitive and emotional functions of our brain. ...

NUS researchers uncover how fish get their shape

Sculpting of fish muscle requires genetic and mechanical informationCredit: Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore The diverse colours, shapes and ...

The birds and the bees and the bearded dragons

Evolution of a sex-determination systemCredit: Arthur Georges, University of Canberra Sex is an ancient and widespread phenomenon, with over 99% ...

Fossil research unveils new turtle species and hints at intercontinental migrations

New 96-million-year old turtles from Texas connect North America with Asia and the Southern Hemisphere, suggesting vast intercontinental migrations during ...

Science snapshots

Cancer drugs, artificial proteins, and how human tooth enamel can last a lifetimeCredit: Amgen Unique Cancer Drug Discovered With Help ...

Immune mystery solved in mice points to better protection from rotavirus in humans

Credit: Jim Oldfield Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in ...

SLAS Discovery releases first issue of 2020

Featured article, 'The National Cancer Institute's Plated Compound Sets Can Be a Valuable Resource for Academic Researchers,' now availableCredit: David ...

Bark beetles control pathogenic fungi

Credit: Gernot Kunz Bark beetles control Ants and honeybees share nests of hundreds or thousands of individuals in a very ...

Berlin’s bright sky isn’t a bat’s thing

Credit: ISS047-E-29989 courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis People can hardly imagine a city without night-time street lighting. But ...

Permanent predator-prey oscillations

Research elucidates fundamental ecological concept of predator-prey interactionsCredit: Guntram Weithoff/ University of Potsdam Predator-prey cycles are among the fundamental phenomena ...

How plant metabolites affect the ecosystem

German Research Foundation (DFG) funds new research unitCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University Plants are often very individual when it comes to ...

Less abundant species of animals and plants are organised in ghettos to survive

Credit: Bruno Glätsch An international research team in which Spanish experts participate has shown that sparse species are associated spatially ...

What will you do with your body after you die? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2019 -- After you die, your body has quite a few options ...

Telomere research at Marshall published in Nature Communications

Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Findings from a recent research project, conducted by a Marshall University scientist and assistant ...

Corpus luteum cells of cats successfully cultivated and comprehensively characterized