Tag: Biology

Credit: The Hyser lab Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of ...

Healthy mangroves help coral reef fisheries under climate stress

Credit: The University of Queensland Healthy mangroves can help fight the consequences of climate change on coral reef fisheries, according ...

System by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times illuminated

Credit: Kobe University A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants ...

Novel mathematical framework provides a deeper understanding of how drugs interact

Credit: CeMM / Franzi Kreis Combining two or more drugs can be an effective treatment of diverse diseases, such as ...

Body language key to zoo animal welfare

Credit: Paul Rose Watching the behaviour and body language of zoo animals could be the key to understanding and improving ...

Plants might be helping each other more than thought

Credit: Scientific illustration created by Dr I M Berenjeno (DhramaBeren Studio, www.dharmaberen.com) Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in ...

Light at the end of the nanotunnel for future catalysts

Credit: Sune Levin and Nature Communications Using a new type of nanoreactor, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have ...

Opioid-based plant might not be best solution to curb habitual alcohol use

Scientists take closer look at use of 'drug of concern' kratomCredit: Purdue University/Richard van Rijn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Lawmakers ...

Ant expert discovers newly emergent species in his backyard

Irrigation and urban forest may have drawn long-hidden species to the surfaceCredit: Jack Longino/University of Utah Jack Longino is a ...

Delivering large genes to the retina is problematic

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new study has shown that a commonly used ...

AI-driven single blood cell classification

New method to support physicians in leukemia diagnosticsCredit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München / Carsten Marr Every day, millions of single blood ...

Applying biodiversity conservation research in practice

Credit: © Marcos Uzquiano The world's population is growing - and with it the need for natural resources. This calls ...

Using sound waves to remotely target drugs to tumors

Researchers have combined an ultrafast ultrasound imaging system with ultrasonic tweezers to track, trap and target drug carriers within a ...

Spray painting fiber bandages onto wounds

A new device can deposit drug-delivering fibers directly onto biological materialCredit: L.G. Huston and E.A. Kooistra-Manning, Montana Technological University WASHINGTON, ...

Researchers highlight progress and challenges of phloem research