Tag: Biology

Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...

A novel defense mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 discovered

Credit: Taisho Yamada, et al. Nature Immunology. May 11, 2021 Scientists from Hokkaido University have discovered a novel defensive response ...

Biodiversity devastation: Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery

Credit: C. Albrecht (JLU) A new study shows that the current rate of biodiversity decline in freshwater ecosystems outcompetes that ...

First-of-its-kind flower smells like dead insects to imprison ‘coffin flies’

First plant found to deceive pollinators by mimicking decomposing insectsCredit: Credit: T. Rupp, B. Oelschlägel, K. Rabitsch et al. The ...

What makes some oysters more resilient than others?

New research by Louisiana State University biologists offers insight into this commercially important speciesCredit: Photo Credit: Morgan Kelly, LSU Oysters ...

Global acceleration in rates of vegetation change

Credit: Artwork by Milan Teunissen van Manen (@MilanTvM). Wherever ecologists look, from tropical forests to tundra, ecosystems are being transformed ...

Understanding light-activated proteins in order to improve them

Credit: Centre for Protein Diagnostics (PRODI) Today, proteins that can be controlled with light are a widely used tool in ...

The entire genome from Peştera Muierii 1 sequenced

Credit: Mattias Jakobsson For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Peştera Muierii ...

Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds

New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the ...

How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

Credit: Parent/Martienssen lab, CSHL/2021 Passing down a healthy genome is a critical part of creating viable offspring. But what happens ...

Cardioids — heartbeat, heartbreak and recovery in a dish

Credit: ©Mendjan/IMBA Self-organizing heart organoids developed at IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - ...

Influence of anesthetics of neonatal rat brain

A neurobiological study by young scientists of KFU appeared in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University Study lead, Research Associate of ...

Solving a natural riddle of water filtration

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Cockrell School of Engineering. For many engineers and scientists, nature is the world's greatest ...

Alterations in the 3D genome structure and effects on fertility revealed

Credit: Covadonga Vara and Aurora Ruiz-Herrera, UAB. The genome is tightly organised (packaged) within the cell nuclei. This three-dimensional (3D) ...

Earthquake creates ecological opportunity

Credit: Felix Vaux A University of Otago study has revealed how earthquake upheaval has affected New Zealand's coastal species. Lead ...

Cleveland Museum of Natural History expands role of planetariums with software update

New tools allow planetarium users to teach beyond the starsCredit: Matt Crow/Cleveland Museum of Natural History FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (MAY ...

Young orangutans have sex-specific role models

Credit: (Image: Julia Kunz) Orangutans are closely related to humans. And yet, they are much less sociable than other species ...

Immune genetics and previous common cold infections might help protect Japan from COVID-19