Tag: Biology

Widely reported case experiment is unlikely to provide intended protection, with unknown risks The first reported instance of germline gene ...

Credit: Xiangxi Wang Structure-based drug design revealed that a compound previously investigated for the treatment of head-and-neck cancer could function ...

New mechanism highlights risks of circadian disruption and supports timed cancer treatmentCredit: Amita Sehgal Disrupting normal circadian rhythms promotes tumor ...

The public announcement last fall from China regarding gene editing on human embryos, conducted without the benefit of scientific review ...

Penn team identifies mechanisms behind tumor growth following circadian disturbances, shows cancer treatment may be more effective at specific times ...

Washington, DC - April 30, 2019 - When rodents get infected by Toxoplasma gondii, the single-celled brain parasite that causes ...

Credit: North Carolina State University If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a ...

Studies suggest that fruit flies which have co-evolved with viruses have greater genetic variation underlying their susceptibility to future infections ...

Bielefeld researchers publish study on the flexibility of sensory perceptionCredit: Bielefeld University Researchers from Bielefeld University, Oxford University (Great Britain), ...

When a mother is exposed to intimate partner violence during pregnancy, her children are less likely to suffer depression, and ...

Credit: Hannah Miller/UC Davis A parasitic amoeba that causes severe gut disease in humans protects itself from attack by biting ...

A unifying theory explaining how bacteria spread in the form of swarms and biofilms adds to our understanding of the ...

New study finds both schedule, activity level changes in normal full-term pregnanciesCredit: Image: Syda Productions, via Shutterstock Add this to ...

Credit: Rolf Peterson/Michigan Tech Fifteen wolves. 2,060 moose. Extensive ice and deep, powdery snow. Michigan Tech researchers have released the ...

Credit: Photo courtesy of: UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative ...

A Leuven research team led by Prof. Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven, UK DRI) studied how specialized brain cells called ...

Credit: WSU Pullman, Wash. - Washington State University researchers found a troubling number of errors in publicly available genomic data ...

Creating a defect in tRNA molecules could weaken bacteria's two-pronged defense and help make faster-acting antibiotics PHILADELPHIA - Antibiotic resistance ...

Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol have made new progress in understanding how cannabinoid receptors (CB1Rs), ...

Scratching sparks a chain reaction that expands and activates intestinal mast cellsCredit: Adapted from Manuel Leyva-Castillo and Raif Geha / ...