Tag: Biology

Credit: 2019 KAUST A new platform for speeding up and controlling the evolution of proteins inside living plants has been ...

Expanding the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries

Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers ...

Distinguishing helpful and harmful gut immune cells offers new view on inflammatory diseases

Microscopic image of Th17 immune cells taken from the gut of a healthy mouse. The nucleus is shown in blue, ...

CityU receives grand challenges explorations grant for research in global health

To investigate the growth of multiple strains of human gut microbes in a single reactorCredit: City University of Hong Kong ...

Electrons take alternative route to prevent plant stress

Credit: Kobe University Plants are susceptible to stress, and with the global impact of climate change and humanity's growing demand ...

Researchers lay out plan for managing rivers for climate change

Credit: Kevin Bladon CORVALLIS, Ore. - New strategies for river management are needed to maintain water supplies and avoid big ...

Good viruses and bad bacteria: A world-first green sea turtle trial

Credit: Bethany Keats, JCU Media Researchers at the JCU Turtle Health Research Facility have conducted a first-of-its-kind study using what's ...

Brain anatomy links cognitive and perceptual symptoms in autism

Credit: RIKEN Neuroscientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) and University College London have found an anatomical link ...

Efficiently producing fatty acids and biofuels from glucose

A new strategy for efficiently producing fatty acids and biofuels that can transform glucose and oleaginous microorganisms into microbial diesel ...

Shimmer and ClearSky announce partnership to improve analysis of wearable sensor data for CNS diseases

Credit: Shimmer Research CAMBRIDGE, MA and YORK, ENGLAND - June 19, 2019 - Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable ...

Researchers find cause of rare, fatal disease that turns babies’ lips and skin blue

Mouse models developed with CRISPR technology lead to possible nanoparticle treatmentCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists used a gene editing method called ...

Study reveals key locations for declining songbird

Credit: Joan Eckhardt Many of North America's migratory songbirds, which undertake awe-inspiring journeys twice a year, are declining at alarming ...

First book published on fishes of the Salish Sea

Credit: Joseph Tomelleri/University of Washington Press The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in ...

Cell structure linked to longevity of slow-growing Ponderosa Pines

Credit: Beth Roskilly MISSOULA - Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving longer than fast-growing ones, especially ...

Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson

Credit: Florida Museum photo by Gustav Paulay GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida's ...

Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders

Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, ...

Pushing the bounds of memory

By unraveling secret conversations, via signaling, in cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is examining the reaction ...

Wearable device reveals how seals prepare for diving

Credit: Monica Arso Civil, Sea Mammal Research Unit. A wearable non-invasive device based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used ...

Microfluidics device captures circulating cancer cell clusters

A new tool will help cancer researchers gain a better understanding of the critical mechanisms at play during metastasis.Credit: Shaner ...

Researchers identify compounds that starve melanoma cancer cells of energy