Jumbo squid mystery solved
A Stanford-led study finds warming waters drove collapse of Mexico's jumbo squid fisheryCredit: William Gilly The culprit responsible for the ...
Tag: Biology
Shaky scaffold changes lung infrastructure
Researchers identify changes in enzymes that may contribute to lung damage in rare genetic disorder PHILADELPHIA -- Our lungs work ...
Timing of spay, neuter tied to higher risk of obesity and orthopedic injuries in dogs
Credit: Sean Andersen-Vie, Morris Animal Foundation Spaying or neutering large-breed dogs can put them at a higher risk for obesity ...
Ants that defend plants receive sugar and protein
The aggressiveness of ants in arid environments with scarce food supply helps protect plants against herbivorous arthropodsCredit: Laura Leal Biologists ...
Study: PFAS move from mom to fetus at higher rate in women with gestational diabetes
Research by UMass Amherst epidemiologist focuses on possible health effects of synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals'Credit: UMass Amherst A ...
Do marine protected areas work?
Study identifies how to verify whether MPAs are effective Marine protected areas, or MPAS, are an increasingly common way of ...
New tuberculosis tests pave way for cow vaccination programs
Credit: Vivek Kapur, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--Skin tests that can distinguish between cattle that are infected with tuberculosis (TB) ...
Plant viruses may be reshaping our world
Credit: Shireen Dooling The community of viruses is staggeringly vast. Occupying every conceivable biological niche, from searing undersea vents to ...
A new spin on DNA
DNA origami joins forces with molecular motors to build nanoscale machinesCredit: Pallav Kosuri/Zhuang Lab/Harvard University Every year, robots get more ...
Little genes, big conservation: UM scientists study genetic rescue
Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Montana MISSOULA - At first glance, there aren't many similarities between westslope cutthroat ...
Red algae steal genes from bacteria to cope with environmental stresses
Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicalsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It's a case of ...
IIVS & partners win contract from EC to develop training for non-animal testing methods
July 16, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) is pleased to announce it is part ...
The physiology of survival
For bacteria, the neighbors co-determine which cell dies firstCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bacteria do not simply perish in hunger ...
‘Semi-synthetic’ bacteria churn out unnatural proteins
Credit: Adapted from Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02075 Synthetic biologists seek to create new life with ...
Protein oxidation reveals the environmental pollution level in Doñana National Park
Deep in the heart of a protected area like Doñana National Park, it is supposedly clean and free from pollution ...
Animal experimentation in research: Between animal welfare and scientific quality
DFG Senate Commission publishes guidelines In animal experimentation in research, it is important to ensure both the highest scientific quality ...
How puffins catch food outside the breeding season
Credit: Samuel Langlois Lopez Little is known about how seabirds catch their food outside the breeding season but using modern ...
New insight into microRNA function can give gene therapy a boost
Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford have shown that small RNA molecules occurring naturally ...
Plant cells as small-scale assembly lines: New Research Training Group starts at the MLU
Growth for plant research in Halle: A new Research Training Group (RTG) opened at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) ...
Sea level rise requires extra management to maintain salt marshes
Credit: Zhenchang Zhu at NIOZ Salt marshes are important habitats for fish and birds and protect coasts under sea level ...
