Tag: Biology

A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventionsCredit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI ...

First-ever spider glue genes sequenced, paving way to next biomaterials breakthrough

Huge spider glue genes proved exceptionally challenging to sequence, could lead to organic pest control and moreCredit: Marlayna Demond for ...

Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys

Credit: Janaína P. Back To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans, ...

M. Madan Babu and Paola Picotti honored with EMBO Gold Medal

Heidelberg, 5 June 2019 - The EMBO Gold Medal 2019 has been awarded to two systems biologists, M. Madan Babu ...

Stopping Parkinson’s disease before it starts

A research team led by Osaka University develops a novel gene therapy approach that blocks the accumulation of α-synuclein in ...

A biomarker for diagnosing celiac disease in people on a gluten-free diet

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country patents a biomarker for diagnosing celiac disease in the blood of people who do ...

Working landscapes can support diverse bird species

Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlifeCredit: Daniel Karp/UC Davis Privately-owned, fragmented forests in Costa Rica can support as many ...

Plan Universal calls on funders to encourage preprints

Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Dr. John Inglis and Dr. Richard Sever, founders of bioRxiv from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ...

Pathogens may have facilitated the evolution of warm-blooded animals

Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creaturesCredit: Michael Logan Six hundred million years ago, fever appeared ...

Early lives of Alaska sockeye salmon accelerating with climate change

Credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life ...

Researchers first to develop models of ‘seeds and soil’ to combat breast cancer metastasis

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread ...

Best practices of nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of clostridioides (clostridium)

Washington, DC - June 3, 2019 - A new review looks at the challenges of testing for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile ...

Ant reactions to habitat disruptions inform a result of evolution, according to Conco

Jean-Philippe Lessard calls for a common framework for analyzing the traits of 12,000+ species identified worldwide A Concordia biology professor ...

Frogs find refuge in elephant tracks

Study says pachyderm puddles are amphibian condosCredit: Steven Platt/WCS YANGON, Myanmar (June 4, 2019) - Frogs need elephants. That's what ...

‘Citizen scientists’ help track foxes, coyotes in urban areas

Credit: Photo courtesy UW Urban Canid Project CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As foxes and coyotes adapt to urban landscapes, the potential ...

Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician

Credit: Julien Kimmig / KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that ...

New genes out of nothing

One key question in evolutionary biology is how novel genes arise and develop. Swedish researchers now show how new genes ...

Speeding up potato cultivation by using new methods

Millions in funding for HHU plant researchCredit: HHU / V. Prigge There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, ...

VR view of design for Syrian refugee shelter wins first prize in national science photography

An image of a Syrian refugee using virtual reality to help researchers design a shelter has been chosen as the ...

Using physics to print living tissue