Tag: Biology

Credit: PhenoCam Network Carbon serves as the building block of life -- it cycles through every organism, the environment, and ...

Scientists use NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands

Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle, aiding in the storage and distribution of this ...

For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics

Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in ...

Study reveals dynamics of crucial immune system proteins

New findings show how a key part of the immune system functions and suggest potential applications in disease diagnostics and ...

How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs

Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto ...

Neurodegenerative diseases may be caused by transportation failures inside neurons

Credit: Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the ...

Diabetes drug has unexpected, broad implications for healthy aging

Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metforminCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 3, 2019) Metformin is the ...

Dartmouth Engineering professor named NAI Fellow

Keith Paulsen receives the highest distinction for academic inventorsCredit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - December 3, ...

Dramatic transition in Streptomyces life cycle explained in new discovery

Credit: John Innes Centre Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative ...

Meteorite-loving microorganism

Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on itCredit: Tetyana Milojevic Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into ...

Citizen scientists deserve more credit, researchers argue

Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists.Credit: Wikimedia Commons Citizen scientists should ...

How to improve water quality in Europe

Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for actionCredit: UFZ/André Künzelmann The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) adopted in 2000 aims ...

Female fish can breed a new species if they aren’t choosy about who is Mr. Right

Credit: Ole Seehausen Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male's colouring is attractive enough or ...

A window into evolution

Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesisCredit: Blätke / IPK Leibniz Institute Laboratory research is the possibly best-known driving force for ...

New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species

More than half of America's national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paperCredit: Photo courtesy ...

Through the eyes of animals

Credit: Emily Guevara and Cedric van den Berg Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks ...

Climate change and human activities threatens picky penguins

Credit: Credit: Jim Wilson © Eating a krill-only diet has made one variety of Antarctic penguin especially susceptible to the ...

Oat pathogen defence discovery marks an important milestone

Credit: Andrew Davis Researchers have identified the critical last pieces of a genetic defence system that gives oats resistance to ...

Colorado study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year ...

In hunted rainforests, termites lose their dominance