Tag: Biology

A research team led by Osaka University finds that blocking the phosphorylation of mRNA-degrading enzyme Regnase-1 helps prevent excessive inflammation ...

Six fingers per hand

Credit: Source: compare „Original Publication ", license: Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Polydactyly is the extraordinary condition of someone being born with ...

SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research

Brain research consortium brings together scientific knowledge about synapses and uncovers new properties & disease links Synapses, the junctions that ...

NUS researchers uncovers promising cancer target for liposarcoma

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National ...

An effective sweeper closes DNA replication cycling

ATAD5-RLC unloads PCNA to cut off genetic mutationsCredit: IBS DNA replication is essential for living organisms to faithfully deliver genetic ...

New sub-species of pilot whale identified in Pacific Ocean

Short-finned pilot whales are found over a wide swath of the world's oceans, with habitats in the Indian, and Pacific, ...

An island haven for frogs in a sea of extinctions

An international team of researchers has a plan to keep New Guinea's frogs safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungusCredit: Stephen ...

Fathers aid development of larger brains

Credit: Judith Burkart The bigger the brain in relation to body size, the more intelligent a living organism is. This ...

A treasure map to understanding the epigenetic causes of disease

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine More than 15 years after scientists first mapped the human genome, most diseases still cannot ...

Coffee not as bad for heart and circulatory system as previously thought

Coffee does not stiffen your arteries Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us ...

In-situ measurement of 3D protein structure inside living eukaryotic cells

June 1, 2019

Nuclear magnetic resonance measurement and state-of-the-art computational science reveal protein structures in higher eukaryotic cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan ...

Astrocytes protect neurons from toxic buildup

Astrocytes are overtaxed neurons' pit crew. The brain cells collect damaged lipids secreted by hyperactive neurons, then recycle those toxic ...

ASCO: Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado Cancer Center led clinical trial data show that a predictive tool ...

Native plant species may be at greater risk from climate change than non-natives

Credit: Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Program at Michigan State University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- As spring advances across the ...

Chasing species’ ‘intactness’

Credit: Rob Wallace/WCS In an effort to better protect the world's last ecologically intact ecosystems, researchers developed a new metric ...

New records show spread of parasitic deer flies across the US

(a) Lipoptena cervi With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. ...

Better conservation through satellites

Credit: A. Vila/WCS The use of satellite telemetry in conservation is entering a "golden age," and is now being used ...

The body responds to variations in light between the day and night independently of the brain

Credit: IRB Barcelona During the day, we experience a series of physical, mental and behavioural changes know as circadian rhythms. ...

In hot pursuit of dinosaurs: Tracking extinct species on ancient Earth via biogeography

Credit: Caitlin Devor, The University of Tokyo, CC-BY One researcher at the University of Tokyo is in hot pursuit of ...

Guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children need an update