Tag: Biology

Credit: Illustration: Christoph Mårtensson The research lab of the associate professor (Privatdozent) Dr. Thomas Becker at the University of Freiburg ...

Social media data reveal benefits or threats to biodiversity by visitors to nature locations

Credit: Anna Hausmann Understanding how people use and experience important places for living nature is essential for effectively managing and ...

Tortoises on the menu

Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunksCredit: Erwan Theleste "We have known for decades that chimpanzees ...

Potential solutions for limiting exposure to Candida auris in healthcare facilities

Researchers show that procedures used to contain Candida auris infection in an animal facility can potentially be applied to hospitals ...

Study shows incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising

Credit: National Cancer Institute New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the ...

Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells

York University research could lead to new muscle cancer therapy TORONTO, May 22, 2019 - York University scientists have uncovered ...

Detecting bacteria in space

Scientists at Université de Montréal and McGill University have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex ...

Insilico and Ageing research at King’s partner for health-span and longevity collaboration

Insilico and Ageing Research at King's enter a research collaboration to optimize opportunities for healthy ageing and longevityCredit: Insilico Wednesday, ...

Reducing the destruction of heart failure

Too much adrenaline causes heart to decrease functionCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston College of Pharmacy researcher is ...

Natural environments favor ‘good’ bacteria

A new study has shown that restoring environments to include a wider range of species can promote 'good' bacteria over ...

Canadian researchers on promising path towards developing flu treatment using lipid target

Influenza infections are characterized by massive influx of monocytes/macrophages in the lungs. Although it is required to eliminate the virus, ...

Mapping the global distribution of phytoplankton

Credit: Meike Vogt und Jorge Martinez-Rey / ETH Zurich With some 10,000 to 20,000 different species in the world's oceans, ...

Ancient proteins offer clues to the past

Archeologists once relied solely on artifacts, such as skeletal remains, fossils and pottery sherds, to learn about past species and ...

PLOS announces published peer review option

San Francisco, CA., May 22, 2019---PLOS today announced that all its journals will offer authors the option to publish their ...

Cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability

HKU biologists discover cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stabilityCredit: @The University of Hong Kong ...

The neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish

Credit: NIBB In vertebrate muscles, there are slow and fast muscle fibers. Fast muscle fibers contract rapidly, but are prone ...

3D-printed device detects biomarkers of preterm birth

Credit: Adapted from Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01395 Preterm birth (PTB) -- defined as birth before the 37th week of ...

Getting the lead and other metals out: Better detection can save lives

Fulbright Scholars award to help Purdue researcher establish innovative lab to identify common exposures to harmful metals, expand education through ...

Long-lived roundworms helped identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA-approved drugs

Credit: Skoltech Researchers from Gero, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and ...

Study explains why some parasitic worms persist in people