Tag: Biology

Synthetic biologists add tunable, analog-to-digital converter to their toolkitCredit: Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 18, 2019) -- Synthetic biologists have ...

Mass. General team's findings may have application to treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered ...

Credit: Kazuhito Sai, NC State University New North Carolina State University research shows that key proteins known for their ability ...

Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paintsCredit: Jinglin Hu/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Antimicrobial paints offer the ...

First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East, ...

Credit: B. Stecher/ LMU Munich Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis ...

Credit: Credit: Kent Vliet/University of Florida. The iconic "death roll" of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species ...

Credit: Agricultural Research Service USDA FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, April 18, 2019--Cold temperatures inside honey bee colonies may cause colony losses ...

Basic research on decision-making points to enhanced integration of auditory-based signals and possible rewards in the posterior tail of the ...

The human genome is fascinating. Once predicted to contain about a hundred thousand protein-coding genes, it now seems that the ...

Researchers have discovered some good news for fish populations living on coral reefs hit by climate change. Renato Morais is ...

Understanding pancreas formation could aid research into type 1 diabetes treatments Researchers have discovered a key clue into the development ...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 18, 2019 -- Knowing the do's and don'ts of washing your clothes can ...

Penn study implicates microbes in impaired wound healing that can lead to amputationCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Whether a wound--such ...

Tokyo - It takes a lot of connections to create human intelligence. Brain function depends on contacts between multiple regions ...

Half our genome is basically foreign, derived from viruses. Obviously, the invasion of such foreign elements can deregulate critical biological ...

Credit: ©Science China Press Fungi are the most common cause of diseases in crops and other plants, and pose major ...

Players explore and search for butterflies using knowledge gained through gameplayCredit: Alban Delamarre Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge ...

Two scientists at UC Santa Barbara whose work has contributed in significant ways to our understanding of nature and of ...

A prescribed drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and forms of ...