Tag: Biology

Scientists need to work closely with resource management agencies to assess impactsCredit: Andrew Burr AMHERST, Mass. - New developments in ...

Plant-microbe homeostasis: A delicate balancing act

Credit: Ka-Wai Ma Plants grown in soil are colonized by diverse microbes collectively known as the plant microbiota, which is ...

Scientists discover a new feature that distinguishes modern humans from Neanderthals

Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Germany and the United States have analyzed the metabolomes ...

Endangered wallaby population bounces back after ferals fenced out

Credit: Alexandra Ross/UNSW Sydney A population of bridled nailtail wallabies in Queensland has been brought back from the brink of ...

Deep and extreme: Microbes thrive in transition

Credit: © Caladan Oceanic LLC A diverse microbial community has adapted to an extremely salty environment deep in the Red ...

New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria

Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on ...

Virus infection cycle revealed in dynamic detail

Credit: Roger Castells-Graells A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in ...

Oregon State University research shows two invasive beachgrasses are hybridizing

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Two species of sand-stabilizing beachgrasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the ...

Experimental broadcast of whitewater river noise drives bats and birds away

Intense noise reduces bird foraging activity and causes bats to switch hunting strategiesCredit: Dr. Cory Toth While many might consider ...

Defective gene slows down brain cells

Scientists at IST Austria discover how a high-risk gene for developing autism spectrum disorder affects brain development. Study published in ...

USC study reveals potential new treatment target in the fight against COVID-19

Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers identify a novel target and a potential new therapy that could offer an ...

Finer touch for tuning stem cell “fate” with substrates of varying stiffness

May 22, 2021

Quantitative control over localization of key proteins in mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...

Pandemic paleo: A wayward skull, at-home fossil analyses, a first for Antarctic amphibians

Credit: Christian Sidor Paleontologists had to adjust to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had to postpone fossil excavations, ...

Who’s in this ocean? Tracking down species on the go using environmental DNA

Credit: Andre Morandini Sloughed off skin and bodily fluids are things most people would prefer to avoid. But for marine ...

New research will unveil the future for natural preservation of food products

With a grant of DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from Aarhus University are aiming to find ...

A tripartite-chromosome E. coli strain allows the chromosome isolation and implantation

The technology for genome installation in model organismsCredit: Rikkyo University The issue of concern was that the Escherichia coli (E. ...

Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity

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’