Tag: Biology

STEFTR: A hybrid versatile method for state estimation and feature extraction from the trajectory ofCredit: © Kotaro Kimura Recording the ...

Flies may also spread disease among monkeys and apes

Flies carrying deadly pathogens form long-term associations with monkeys and apes following them through the rainforestCredit: Jan Gogarten, Taï Chimpanzee ...

Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections

Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable ...

Human pancreas on a chip opens new possibilities for studying disease

Organoids grown in microfluidic device may help cf patients with diabetesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI--Scientists created human pancreas ...

Field research in Turkmenistan’s highest mountain reveals high biological diversity

New open-access book presents a comprehensive report on the remarkable ecosystems of the Koytendag nature reserveCredit: Koytendag State Nature Reserve ...

Sex, lies and crustaceans: New study highlights peculiar reproductive strategies of Daphnia

Credit: Shireen Dooling Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play ...

Helping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs

New microgel encapsulation method paves the way for more efficient cell therapies Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have ...

Bentham Science announces the launch of new journal, Venoms and Toxins

Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription-based journal, Venoms and Toxins. The first issue of ...

Invasive parrots have varying impacts on European biodiversity, citizens and economy

Credit: ParrotNet Non-native parrots can cause substantial agricultural damage and threaten native biodiversity, although impacts vary strongly depending on where ...

Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked

Credit: Jose Garcia and Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University. New research brings to light for the first time the evolution ...

Study documents impacts of selective logging on Congo’s intact forest landscapes

Credit: GTAP/LCZ/WCS BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (July 15, 2019) - A new study says that the tropical forests of Western ...

A legal framework for vector-borne diseases and land use

104th Annual Meeting: Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological Imperative Vector-borne diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths and ...

Credit: Virginia Tech As brain science advances, researchers are refining their maps of the brain's twisting neural passages. But many ...

New study on the immune system of plants: It works differently than expected

What happens at the molecular level when plants defend against invading pathogens? Previously it was assumed that the processes were ...

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as ...

Super volcanic eruptions interrupt ozone recovery

Credit: Global Volcanism Program Since the Antarctic ozone hole was detected in 1985, depletion of the ozone layer--the "big umbrella" ...

Differences in MS patients’ cerebrospinal fluid may be key to drugs that halt progression

A new paper in 'Brain' identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive clinical deteriorationCredit: Jeremy ...

Fossil of smallest old world monkey species discovered in Kenya