UM student research tests ways to reduce errors in wildlife surveys
Credit: Kaitlyn Strickfaden, University of Montana research associate MISSOULA - Research led by a University of Montana undergraduate student to ...
Tag: Biology
Stingless bee species depend on a complex fungal community to survive
A report published in PLOS ONE describes key roles of various microorganisms in the development of the larvae of Scaptotrigona ...
New organelle that helps prevent cancer discovered in our cells
Could lead to better treatments, spare patients ones that won't workCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Scientists at the University of ...
Wistar Institute researcher awarded American Cancer Society research professorship
Credit: The Wistar Institute PRINCETON, N.J. -- PHILADELPHIA -- (Oct. 22, 2019) -- The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest ...
Scientists discover link between unique brain cells and OCD and anxiety
Mice with dysfunctional microglia exhibited OCD behaviors, and female sex hormones drove symptom severity and added anxietyCredit: Dimitri Traenkner According ...
Single mutation dramatically changes structure and function of bacteria’s transporter proteins
Study of E. coli bacteria may provide clues about drug resistanceCredit: Nathaniel Traaseth and Ampon Sae Her (CC BY 4.0) ...
Biological material boosts solar cell performance
Credit: David Kubarek, Penn State Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the ...
Scientists discovered mechanisms that protect tapeworms from being digested by their host
Credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute A team of scientists from Tyumen together with colleagues found and described previously ...
3D printing, bioinks create implantable blood vessels
A modified triple-coaxial 3D cell printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to ...
A blood factor involved in weight loss and aging
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Aging is a process that affects all functions of the human body, particularly brain function. However, ...
Much of the earth is still wild, but threatened by fragmentation
Credit: Andrew Jacobson, Catawba College Half of the Earth's land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild - but ...
Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Credit: Emmanuel PERRIN/CRCA/CNRS Photothèque Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well ...
Machine learning’s next frontier: Epigenetic drug discovery
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists create a machine-learning algorithm that automates high-throughput screens of epigenetic medicinesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, ...
Fish more tolerant than expected to low oxygen events
Credit: University of Exeter Fish may be more tolerant than previously thought to periods of low oxygen in the oceans, ...
$2.3 million DOE grant to advance ethanol fuel research
Grant supports mathematical modeling of biomass movement in large fermentation facilitiesCredit: Purdue University/Michael Ladisch WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Imagine trying ...
Gift to UT Austin will advance programs in biodiversity, establish fellowship program
Credit: University of Texas at Austin A generous estate gift to The University of Texas at Austin from alumna and ...
Humpback whale population on the rise after near miss with extinction
Credit: L. Candisani/Courtesy Insituto Aqualie A population of humpback whales in the South Atlantic has rebounded from the brink of ...
Top prize in Nikon Small World Contest goes to MBL Embryology course image
Credit: Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler WOODS HOLE, Mass.--A vibrantly colored image of a turtle embryo taken by two members ...
New deep-water coral discovered
Credit: Hector Guzman/STRI Pax, Latin for 'peace' made its way into the scientific name of a new coral discovered off ...
Salk scientists receive $12.9 million from NIH BRAIN Initiative
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 21, 2019) Salk Institute scientists Nicola Allen, Eiman Azim, Margarita Behrens, and Joseph Ecker have ...
