Natural immunity to malaria provides clues to potential therapies
WEHI researchers have identified how natural human antibodies can block malaria parasites from entering red blood cells, potentially indicating how ...
Tag: Biology
Branching worm with dividing internal organs growing in sea sponge
International research team including Göttingen University first to describe tree-like internal anatomy of symbiotic worm and spongeCredit: Ponz-Segrelles & Glasby ...
Piecing together the LanCL puzzle
Credit: Wilfred van der Donk Researchers from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology in collaboration with scientists at ...
International study: Humans accelerate the change of biodiversity
Humans have significantly altered biodiversity in all climate zones of the Earth. This has been shown by a study published ...
Engineering T cells to attack cancer broadly
A new approach to immunotherapy arrests solid tumor growth for a variety of cancers and squashes the spread of cancer ...
‘Pokemonas’: Bacteria related to lung parasites discovered, named after Pokémon
Credit: Marcel Dominik Solbach A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered previously undescribed bacteria in amoebae that ...
DNA building blocks regulate inflammation
Shortage of DNA building blocks in the cell releases mitochondrial DNACredit: Hans-Georg Sprenger Mitochondria are the energy suppliers of our ...
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
Credit: Ted Feldpausch The Brazilian Amazon rainforest released more carbon than it stored over the last decade - with degradation ...
Navigating the squircle
Hippocampal maps predict context-dependent behaviorCredit: MPI CBS Successful navigation requires the ability to separate memories in a context-dependent manner. For ...
Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Prestigious honor recognizes Pickett's contributions advancing the field of ecologyCredit: Cary Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) Steward T.A. Pickett, a Distinguished ...
New view of species interactions offers clues to preserve threatened ecosystems
Analysis reveals complex forest connections that underscore diversity's role in protecting ecosystem healthCredit: Christopher Wills, UC San Diego As the ...
The novel coronavirus’ spike protein plays additional key role in illness
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular diseaseCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
2020 Chicago Region Tree Census details benefits, concerns
Research will guide tree planting and care for under-resourced communitiesCredit: The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill (April 30, 2021)--Trees provide more ...
An OU-led study sheds new insight on forest loss and degradation in Brazilian Amazon
Credit: Xiangming Xiao An international team led by Xiangming Xiao, George Lynn Cross Research Professor in the Department of Microbiology ...
Baby mantis shrimp don’t pull their punches
Tiny pugilists give scientists a clear view of their lock and spring elbowsCredit: Jacob Harrison - Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Plankton have a genome like no other
Credit: © 2021 KAUST The genome of single-celled plankton, known as dinoflagellates, is organized in an incredibly strange and unusual ...
New, rapid CRISPR/Cas9 method identifies key genes in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration
Novel method could also be applied to screen for crucial genes in other biological processesCredit: Keatinge M et al., 2021, ...
Fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s
Museum collections reveal the history of micCredit: Loren Hou Forget diamonds--plastic is forever. It takes decades, or even centuries, for ...
British Ecological Society announces journal prize winners
Credit: British Ecological Society Today the British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research ...
Corals that “spit” algae
An ancient immune response regulates the development of beneficial symbiosesCredit: Natascha Bechtoldt Microalgae of the dinoflagellate group are known for ...