Tag: Biology

Credit: La Trobe University Australian researchers looking for a genetic lifeline to endangered hog deer species endemic to Pakistan, northern ...

Elephant seal ‘supermoms’ produce most of the population, study finds

High mortality rates for young elephant seals means long-lived females dominate the reproductive output of the populationCredit: Dan Costa Most ...

Pros and cons of genetic scissors

In combination with other methods, Crispr technology might one day render animal testing obsolete.Credit: RUB, Marquard Crispr technology has greatly ...

HKUST researchers unlock cancer-causing mechanism of E. coli toxin with synthetic biology approach

Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology While human gut microbes like E. coli help digest food and ...

New method reveals how damage occurs in human biological cells due to mechanical fatigue

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation ...

Complexity of plastics make it impossible to know which are dangerous

Secret formulations and complex chemical cocktails make assessing safety a challengeCredit: Illustration: Teleman84, Wikimedia Commons A lot of people worry ...

‘Death Star’ bacterial structures that inject proteins can be tapped to deliver drugs

Not all bacteria spread diseases, many are beneficial and this strain has nanoscale syringes that deliver proteins which cause metamorphosis ...

Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them

Credit: Laura Thomas-Walter Researchers from Bangor University, University of Kent, Newcastle University and University of Oxford coded the scripts from ...

Scientists identify previously unknown ‘hybrid zone’ between hummingbird species

Credit: Brian Myers We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated - that is, not mating with other ...

Hiding in plain sight

Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy impostersCredit: Jordan R. Brock/Washington University Early rice growers unwittingly gave barnyard grass a ...

For lemurs, sex role reversal may get its start in the womb

Females exposed to naturally higher hormone levels in utero grow up to be more aggressive as adultsCredit: Photo by David ...

Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential

Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn, soybean, and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer ...

The sleep neuron in threadworms is also a stop neuron

Sleep or stop? The RIS neuron has both functions; publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Wagner Steuer Costa Wagner Steuer Costa in ...

Algae and bacteria team up to increase hydrogen production

Credit: University of Córdoba In line with the fight against climate change and the search for a sustainable future, the ...

Too much of a good thing: Overactive immune cells trigger inflammation

Credit: DBM Scientists describe a previously unknown disorder of the immune system: in a distinct subset of immune cells from ...

Vitamin E found to prevent muscle damage after heart attack

Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Heart attack is a leading cause of death worldwide and new treatment strategies are ...

Combination of wood fibers and spider silk could rival plastic

The unique material outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased ...

Study: We need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems

Acute periodontal disease bacteria love colon and dirt microbes

September 14, 2019

Credit: Derren Ready (2012) CIL:38942, CIL. Dataset. https://doi.org/doi:10.7295/W9CIL38942 Creative Commons license True or false? Bacteria living in the same space, ...

Australian immunology pioneer Jacques Miller wins Lasker Award