Tag: Biology

Microscopic images allow to differentiate between carnivores and herbivores and might support the discovery of the first herbivorous terrestrial vertebratesCredit: ...

Researchers find new mutation in the leptin gene

'Hunger hormone' imbalance can trigger obesityCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (June 19, 2019) - The global obesity epidemic is ...

Embryonic microRNA fuels heart cell regeneration, Temple researchers show

(Philadelphia, PA) - By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, ...

Parental care has forced great crested grebes to lay eggs with an eye on seagulls

It turned out that some birds have learned to change the time of egg incubation in order to breed along ...

‘Sneezing’ plants contribute to disease proliferation

Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech researchers discovered that wheat plants "sneezing" off condensation can vastly impact the spread of spore-borne ...

B chromosome first — mechanisms behind the drive of B chromosomes uncovered

The specific number of chromosomes is one of the defining characteristics of a species. Whilst the common fruit fly carries ...

Media alert: New articles in The CRISPR Journal from MIT, Harvard, Editas, and others

The CRISPR Journal announces the publication of its June 2019 issue. The Journal is dedicated to validating and publishing outstanding ...

Mystery of immunosuppressive drug’s biosynthesis finally unlocked

Credit: ZHANG Wei and LI Shengying Mycophenolic acid (MPA), discovered in 1893, was the first natural antibiotic to be isolated ...

Structural development of the brain

Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain consists of neurons arranged into microscopic columns. The cortex, which is the seat of ...

Blue pigment from engineered fungi could help turn the textile industry green

A new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes and open the door ...

Color change and behavior enable multi-colored chameleon prawns to survive

Credit: Martin Stevens Chameleon prawns change colour to camouflage themselves as the seaweed around them changes seasonally, new research shows. ...

The key to unlock bacterial fusion

Researchers identify how a Chlamydia-produced protein helps bacterial compartments fuse together, thus increasing pathogenicity PHILADELPHIA - Most people know Chlamydia ...

Skin bacteria could save frogs from virus

Credit: Chris Sergeant/ZSL Bacteria living on the skin of frogs could save them from a deadly virus, new research suggests. ...

Animals may have more than one means of surviving hypoxia

Credit: Allie Graham and Jason Presnell, OSU College of Science CORVALLIS, Ore. - A tidepool crustacean's ability to survive oxygen ...

Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis

Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that accounts for 275,000 ...

How bacteria kill host cells from the inside

Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of ...

One third of Cambodians infected with threadworm, study finds

Credit: CDC, US Federal Government public domain Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted threadworm that is endemic in many tropical and ...

Engineers 3D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devicesCredit: Felice Frankel Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some ...

Novel model for studying intestinal parasite could advance vaccine development

University of Pennsylvania researchers showed that mice could be protected from the infection with a live attenuated vaccineCredit: Muthgapatti Kandasamy, ...

Research details response of sagebrush to 2017 solar eclipse