Friendly pelicans breed better
Credit: Dr Paul Rose Captive pelicans that are free to choose their own friendships are more likely to breed successfully ...
Tag: Biology
Errors at the start of life
The process of combining maternal and paternal genetic information is surprisingly error-proneCredit: MPI for Biophysical Chemistry/ Tommaso Cavazza and Melina ...
Study finds pretty plants hog research and conservation limelight
Credit: n/a New Curtin University research has found a bias among scientists toward colourful and visually striking plants, means they ...
Impacts of landfill chemical waste on UK seabirds investigated
Deterioration of older waste disposal sites could result in mixture of toxic pollutants entering ecosystemsCredit: Sarah Burthe A £2.3million study ...
Study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
Research adds evidence to century-long scientific debate and reveals how volcanic activity may have driven divergence of the limbless amphibiansCredit: ...
Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method
Credit: POSTECH Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these ...
Blocking lipoxygenase leads to impaired cardiac repair in acute heart failure
University of South Florida Health preclinical study finds that inhibiting lipoxygenase with a drug alters innate inflammatory response, delaying heart ...
Firefighting chemical found in sea lion and fur seal pups
PFAS detected in endangered sea lion in SA and in Australian fur seals in VICCredit: Louise Cooper, University of Sydney. ...
Flower size correlates with pollinator size, evolved independently among mountains
Credit: Tsubasa Toji, Shinshu University The morphological compatibility between flowers and insects was given in the famous textbook example of ...
Engineering diseased human skin in vitro
Credit: POSTECH The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first ...
Reaching your life goals as a single-celled organism
How do simple creatures manage to move to a specific place? Artificial intelligence and a physical model from TU Wien ...
Successful completion of 10,000 Ulsan Genomes Project
Credit: UNIST On April 26, UNIST and Ulsan City officially announced that their ambitious 10,000 Genome Project has finally reached ...
Male infertility scoring using AI-assisted image classification requiring no programming
Clinicians at Toho University in Japan developed an AI-based scoring model for testis images to assess patients with severe male ...
Worldwide network develops SARS-CoV-2 protocols for research laboratories
80% of all SARS-CoV-2 proteins produced in the laboratory -- protocols available for worldwide research - Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, ...
Sharks in protected area attract illegal fishers
Credit: Claire Collins Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean, ...
The legume family tree
Massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant familyCredit: Yiyong Zhao, Chien-Hsun Huang, and Hong ...
Stop the genetic presses!
Study describes new mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA in bacteriaCredit: Babitzke Laboratory and Dani Zemba, Penn State ...
Essential virulence proteins of corn smut discovered
Plant pathogen needs membrane-bound protein complex to be virulentCredit: MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Geisel To infect its host plant maize, ...
With bacteria against coral bleaching
Probiotic approaches could protect corals against heat stressCredit: A. Roik. 7 May 2021/Kiel. Corals are the backbone of marine ecosystems ...
The African wild dog: An ambassador for the world’s largest terrestrial conservation area
Credit: (Image: Dominik Behr) Dispersal is an important process governing the persistence of wild animal populations. Upon reaching sexual maturity, ...
