Tag: Biology

University of Dundee PhD student presented with a prestigious science award from the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)Credit: University ...

Heart attack modeled with human stem cells

Predicting the response of HIV-infected individuals to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

Scientists led by Andreas Meyerhans and Gennady Bocharov have designed a mathematical model to predict the response of HIV-infected individuals ...

Minimizing post-harvest food losses

Research team from Graz, Austria, develops biological methods to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetablesCredit: Lunghammer - TU ...

Sugar-coating proteins can help understand brain disease

A University of Dundee discovery has the potential to help scientists better understand neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sCredit: ...

Simulated sunlight reveals how 98% of plastics at sea go missing each year

Study explores removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surfaceCredit: Lee Ann DeLeo Trillions of ...

Mammals’ complex spines are linked to high metabolisms; we’re learning how they evolved

Credit: Field Museum Mammals' backbones are weird. Compared to other four-legged animals like reptiles, mammal spines are a complex mix ...

Introducing GMpi: Affordable and adaptable remote monitoring for plant growth experiments

Credit: Please cite the article: Grindstaff, B., M. E. Mabry, P. D. Blischak, M. Quinn, and J. C. Pires. 2019. ...

How sweet it isn’t: Diminished taste function affects cancer patients’ food intake

UMass Amherst sensory expert seeks strategies to help patients eat wellCredit: UMass Amherst The simple pleasure of tasting and savoring ...

New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) -- Scientists have devised a technique to sort ...

AI for longevity and longevity policy and governance summits at King’s College London

The biogerontology research foundation announces its strategic support of two longevity-themed summits being held at King's College London on Nov. ...

Hospital disinfectants struggling to kill C. diff bacteria colonies

Clorox comes close, but none completely eliminates superbugCredit: University of Houston The deadly and notoriously stubborn superbug, Clostridioides difficile (C. ...

Why did the turtles cross the highway? They didn’t, but they still might be impacted

Research finds turtles are potentially cutoff by bypass through Wayne National ForestCredit: Ben Siegel Ohio University researchers set out to ...

Expanding computational skills in science to support research

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation partner to support the carpentries in teaching foundational coding ...

Solution of the high-resolution crystal structure of stress proteins from Staphylococcus

A paper was published by Kazan Federal University in the Journal of Structural BiologyCredit: Kazan Federal University Project leader, Head ...

Structural and biochemical studies clarify the methylation mechanism of anticodon in tRNA

Transfer RNA recognition mechanism of eukaryotic tRNA methyltransferase Trm7-Trm734 complex and functions of its subunitsCredit: Ehime University Genetic information on ...

Scientists can replace metal collimators with plastic analogs

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University conducted studies of plastic collimators, which can replace their metal analogs used in radiation therapy. ...

A new CRISPR-Cas9 protein to increase precision of gene editing

Credit: City University of Hong Kong A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet ...

The genetic imprint of Palaeolithic has been detected in North African populations

They have identified a small genetic imprint of the inhabitants of the region in Palaeolithic times, thus ruling out the ...

Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years