Tag: Biology

Soon after cells invented protein assembly, they faced another task crucial to survivalCredit: Helge Paternoga, Joazeiro laboratory. JUPITER, Fla.--May 30--Our ...

Scientists bioengineer human liver disease in the lab to find new treatments

3D human liver organoids help reveal molecular secrets of deadly ailmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that ...

A new mechanism for accessing damaged DNA

Credit: FMI UV light damages the DNA of skin cells, which can lead to skin cancer. But this process is ...

Discovery may lead to natural ent-kaurane diterpenoid for NK-based tumor immunotherapy

Credit: KIB As early responders in the surveillance of malignant cells, natural killer (NK) cells play a significant role in ...

Cold-parenting linked to premature aging, increased disease risk in offspring

Researchers find unsupportive parenting may have several negative health implications for children New research out of Loma Linda University Health ...

COMMD3/8 protein complex: a potential drug target for treating inflammatory diseases

Researchers discover a molecule involved in immune cell migration that plays a critical role in establishing immune responsesCredit: Osaka University ...

A new vision for genomics in animal agriculture

Credit: USDA AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers are part of a team that designed a new vision for ...

Towards a safer treatment for leukemia

An international team of researchers at VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, the UK Dementia Institute and the Children's Cancer Institute, Australia, have ...

Birds perceive ‘warm’ colors differently from ‘cool’ ones

Birds have a notion of 'green' versus 'blue,' but the line between them is fuzzy compared to the red-orange range. ...

Some songbird nests are especially vulnerable to magpie predation

A new study has revealed a range of factors that cause a variation in predation by magpies on farmland songbirds. ...

Using nature to adapt to climate change

As the effects of a changing climate are felt with growing intensity, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders are turning their attention ...

Intelligent algorithms for genome research

New repository 'Kipoi' improves access to machine learning models Although the importance of machine learning methods in genome research has ...

Study could improve fire monitoring in Brazilian savana

With the aim of enhancing the quality of Brazilian space research output, scientists investigated the accuracy of different satellite data ...

Chimpanzees catch and eat crabs

Credit: Kathelijne Koops Chimpanzees have a mainly vegetarian diet, but do occasionally eat meat. Researchers at the University of Zurich ...

More safe havens for native plants and animals needed in New South Wales’ west

Credit: Wikimedia CC/Brisbane City Council Location matters for species struggling to survive under a changing climate. A new study led ...

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose and prevent clinical evolution of patients with prion diseasesCredit: Gemma ...

The grammar of cell development branching time

One of the greatest achievements of science in recent years is the technology for obtaining information about thousands of individual ...

Artificial intelligence boosts proteome research

Machine learning makes proteomics research more effectiveCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Using artificial intelligence, researchers at the Technical University of ...

Coral reefs can’t return from acid trip

A new study published today in Nature Climate Change finds coral reefs are under threat from ocean acidification. The study ...

First-class protein research: New research training group established at MLU