Tag: Biology

Credit: Wangzhen Zhang Specimens kept in the collection of the Institute of Beneficial Insects at the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry ...

New study unravels protection mechanism in bacteria

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have shed fresh light on the mechanism used by certain types of bacteria to ...

Physicists develop model that describes length growth in biological systems

Credit: Tobias Zang 'Grandmother, why do you have such big ears?' is one of the most well-known questions in literature, ...

How aerobic exercise and resistance training preserves muscle mass in obese older adults

As obesity increases in aging Western populations, frailty--which is exacerbated by obesity--is becoming a greater health concern and a major ...

Super-resolution microscopy illuminates associations between chromosomes

Credit: Gerton Lab KANSAS CITY, MO - Thanks to super-resolution microscopy, scientists have now been able to unambiguously identify physical ...

Plants don’t think, they grow: The case against plant consciousness

If a tree falls, and no one's there to hear it, does it feel pain and loneliness? No, experts argue ...

Perfect timing: Making the ‘switch’ from juvenile to adult

Credit: Douglas Portman, University of Rochester Very little is known about how the onset of puberty is controlled in humans, ...

Superbug virulence regulatory mechanism revealed: Pave ways for developing new antibiotics

Credit: City University of Hong Kong As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new ...

Quorn protein builds muscle better than milk protein

Data presented at the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) conference demonstrates mycoprotein is a more effective source of protein ...

Old-growth forest may provide valuable biodiversity refuge in areas at risk of severe fire

Credit: USDA Forest Service photo by Damon Lesmeister New findings show that old-growth forests, a critical nesting habitat for threatened ...

World first: Homing instinct applied to stem cells show cells ‘home’ to cardiac tissue

Scientists hijack bacteria's homing abilityCredit: University of Bristol In a world first, scientists have found a new way to direct ...

NIH scientists link genetics to risk of high blood pressure among blacks

Variants in the gene ARMC5 may be associated with high blood pressure among blacks, according to a National Institutes of ...

It’s not an antibody, it’s a frankenbody: A new tool for live-cell imaging

Antibody-based probe works in living systems and targets the classic HA tagCredit: Ning Zhao/Colorado State University Antibodies are the biomolecules ...

Study reveals a short bout of exercise enhances brain function

OHSU research discovers a gene in mice that's activated by brief periods of exercise Most people know that regular exercise ...

Unraveling the brain’s reward circuits

University of Pennsylvania scientists reveal how the brain's 'hunger' and 'reward' neurons are linked--and how food and drugs affect them ...

Is wildfire management ‘for the birds?’

Prescribed burning and restoration thinning helped save red-cockaded woodpeckers in the nation's South; the same strategy could protect spotted owls ...

Can mathematics help us understand the complexity of our microbiome?

How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Baltimore, MD--How do the communities of ...

Why do mosquitoes choose us? Lindy McBride is on the case

Princeton University's Lindy McBride is studying how and why disease-bearing mosquitoes feed almost exclusively on humansCredit: Danielle Alio, Princeton University ...

Can we feed 11 billion people while preventing the spread of infectious disease?

Credit: University of Notre Dame Within the next 80 years, the world's population is expected to top 11 billion, creating ...

Last chlamydia-free koala population may safeguard future of species