For baboons, a mother’s history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Baboons reveal how childhood wounds borne by one generation can take a toll on the nextCredit: Chelsea Weibel, University of ...
Tag: Biology
Quality control in immune communication: Chaperones detect immature signaling molecules
Credit: Sina Bohnacker / Technical University of Munich Based on: Protein Data Base ID 3DUH. The cells of our immune ...
Wistar receives over $12M for clinical research on opioid use in HIV-infected people
Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (September 24, 2019) -- The Wistar Institute was awarded two major grants totaling more ...
Research could help flexible technology last longer, avoid critical failures
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Whether from regular use, overuse or abuse, every device ...
NHGRI funds centers for advancing the reference sequence of the human genome
The two centers will be part of a new Human Genome Reference ProgramCredit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI. New grants ...
Tapeworms need to keep their head to regenerate
Scientists show that the location of stem cells is essential in determining tapeworms' ability to regenerateCredit: Tania Rozario Scientists have ...
Evolution experiment: Specific immune response of beetles adapts to bacteria
In the course of evolution, the immune system changes its ability to specifically fend off pathogens -- study published in ...
Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought
Credit: Anne Churchland Almost everyone fidgets, said Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Anne Churchland. She referred to a collage ...
Konstanz researcher Iain Couzin wins the 2019 Lagrange Prize
Credit: University of Konstanz Iain Couzin, a leader in the study of collective animal behaviour, is the recipient of the ...
Predicting epileptic seizures might be more difficult than previously thought
Scientists prove there is no evidence for a previously suspected warning sign for seizuresCredit: Klaus Lehnertz WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24, ...
New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria
New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteriaCredit: Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research With the aid of ...
Crappy news for the dung beetle and those who depend on them
Credit: Daniel González-Tokman You mightn't think that the life of a dung beetle, a creature who eats poop every day ...
Non-viral gene therapy to speed up cancer research
A new treatment method promises to speed up gene therapy research and could bring new, patient friendly cancer treatments to ...
Hook-on drugs: New delivery strategy for K-Ras disruption
Credit: Junko Ohkanda Ph.D., Professor of Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University "The strategy was to design the drug ...
Crystal growth kinetics and its link to evolution
New findings about biomineralization in molluscan shellsCredit: © Igor Zlotnikov (B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, ...
Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer
UCLA researchers use stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in miceCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center ...
Earth, wind, flora sway Trinidad sulfur levels
UC geologists get a glimpse into the power of wind, rain, coastal proximity and climate on coastal environmentsCredit: Brooke Crowley ...
Uncovering hidden intelligence of collectives
Credit: Colin Twomey In a group of animals, who deals with new information coming from the environment? Researchers have discovered ...
Scientists enlist tiny biomagnets for faster drug discovery
A new platform brings together genome editing with magnetic cell sorting to reveal new drug targets for cancer and regenerative ...
Nova Southeastern University Researcher urges use of microbes for space colonization
Any permanent human space settlement will require beneficial microbesCredit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - With the recent celebration ...
