A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs
Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory ...
Tag: Biology
Popular strategy for raising pregnancy rates in IVF fails to deliver improvement in large trial
Success rates after freezing all embryos for later transfer no better than with fresh transfers Vienna, 24 June 2019: The ...
‘Bathtub rings’ around Titan’s lakes might be made of alien crystals
New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute BELLEVUE, ...
Shedding light on rhodopsin dynamics in the retina
Credit: Kobe University Photoreceptor cells in our eyes can adjust to both weak and strong light levels, but we still ...
Immunotherapy and HDAC inhibition are anti-cancer besties
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies have revolutionized the care of many cancers, teaching the body's own immune cells ...
Ruminants’ genes are a treasure trove
Credit: Mogens Trolle The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one ...
Long duration of sperm freezing makes no difference to live birth rates in large sperm bank study
Sperm samples stored for up to 15 years analyzed Vienna, 24 June 2019: Despite a time limit imposed in many ...
Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique
A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cyclesCredit: Susan Brand and Marilyn ...
Be prepared: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)
Credit: Şerban Procheş While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African PhD student Ashlyn L. ...
Frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions
Human sperm samples exposed to microgravity are just as active and concentrated as on Earth Vienna, 24 June 2019: Zillionaires ...
The solution to antibiotic resistance could be in your kitchen sponge
San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) have discovered bacteriophages, ...
Understanding C. auris transmission with the healthcare environment
San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonized with Candida ...
Prolonged transmission of a resistant bacterial strain in a Northern California hospital
How whole genome sequencing helped scientists demonstrate connections among bacterial strains identified over multiple years San Francisco, CA - June ...
Virtual reality takes a leap into taste
Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn't eaten for an entire day and it's starving. Finally, ...
Combination of drugs may combat deadly drug-resistant fungus
BIDMC researchers use unique method to test multiple combinations for efficacy BOSTON - As health officials in New Jersey, Illinois ...
A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease
Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol, tobacco, and certain ...
From sheep and cattle to giraffes, genome study reveals evolution of ruminants
New data opens new opportunities for research, conservation and animal breedingCredit: UC Davis photo A team of researchers has carried ...
New York Genome Center awarded $1.5M CZI grant for single-cell analysis toolkit
Combining multimodal methods to identify disease-causing genes of interest and extract more information at significantly reduced cost NEW YORK, NY ...
Chan Zuckerberg initiative awards $68 million to support the Human Cell Atlas
New grants support networks of scientists from diverse disciplines who study a variety of healthy human organsCredit: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ...
Straight to the heart
Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was ...
