Tag: Biology

Georgia Tech and Emory researchers use ultrasound to develop delivery system for potent RNA drugsCredit: Ashley Ritchey, Georgia Tech RNA-based ...

Distinct cell-to-cell communication processes controlled differently

Credit: Tohoku University Cells talk to each other to coordinate nutrition, waste removal, energy use, and, in some cases, disease ...

New antibody rationally designed for better tumor inhibition

Credit: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) Recently, Prof. XIE Can from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei ...

Novel matrix-based slow-release urea improves crop production

Credit: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) The applied nitrogen in crop production is easily lost through ammonia emission and ...

Tropical ginger treatment for blocking inflammation

Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology identify antioxidant properties of a ginger-derived compound that may help fight inflammatory ...

Cutting-edge: New and improved drug to counter spinal anesthesia blues during C-sections

New study evaluating drugs to counteract the hypotensive effects of spinal anesthesia during cesarean deliveries finds that one can even ...

Rare genetic disease caused by mutations in protein that controls RNA metabolism

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2021 - In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators ...

PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet

Accurate forecasting of health risks to killer whale populations may depend on looking at individual variations in their dietCredit: Filipa ...

Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?

New Gladstone research points to a mechanism driven by a protein associated with a higher risk of developing the diseaseCredit: ...

New study tracked large sharks during hurricanes

Researchers found sharks behaviors differed by species and location during major storm eventsCredit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021 Tiger ...

Blocking viruses’ exit strategy

Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, ...

Archaeal enzyme that produces membrane lipids is spectacularly promiscuous

Credit: Marten Exterkate, University of Groningen Cells of all life forms are surrounded by a membrane that is made of ...

The origin of reproductive organs

A new study led by the University of Pennsylvania's Kotaro Sasaki elucidates the early biological processes involved in the development ...

Cell cytoskeleton as target for new active agents

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Through a unique combination of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, researchers at the Paul Scherrer ...

UMD researchers study metabolism and liver function in embryonic chickens and hatchlings

Findings could improve both animal and human health, providing insights into liver and metabolic disease in animals and humansCredit: Edwin ...

Temperature explains why aquatic life more diverse near equator

Findings indicate global warming could reduce biodiversity in tropicsCredit: Adapted from figure in Current Biology / Cell Press The bulging, ...

Strange isotopes: Scientists explain a methane isotope paradox of the seafloor

Why methane carbon isotopes in the deep sea behave so differently than expectedCredit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Methane, a chemical ...

New podcast to highlight science and natural history in Alaska

Credit: Vicki Daniels, Geophysical Institute The Alaska Science Pod was created to give voice to the people tackling big scientific ...

Microalgae biofuels: Changing carbohydrates into lipids

Credit: Kato et al. (2021) A cross-institutional collaboration has developed a technique to repartition carbon resources from carbohydrates to lipids ...

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