Tag: Biology

Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg The Freiburg biologists Dr. Simon Poppinga, Anna Westermeier and Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, working in ...

A petrifying virus key to evolution

The newly discovered Medusavirus give new insights on how organisms and viruses co-evolvedCredit: (Kyoto University/Robin Hoshino Scientists are constantly discovering ...

In vivo data show effects of spaceflight microgravity on stem cells and tissue regeneration

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 25, 2019-A new review of data from 12 spaceflight experiments ...

ELSI scientist constructs artificial photosynthetic cells

New system paves the way to construct energetically-independent artificial cellsCredit: Nature Communications A team led by associate professor Yutetsu Kuruma ...

Can you 'catch' cancer?

Parasitic worms cause cancer -- and could help cure it Billions worldwide are infected with tropical worms. Unsurprisingly, most of ...

Drug diversity in bacteria

Researchers decode mechanism for diversifying bioactive phenazines Phenazines are widespread and chemically diverse bacterial natural products that can fulfil various ...

Scientists turn back evolutionary clock to develop high-CO2-tolerant microalgae

Credit: WEI Li The rapid elevation of atmospheric carbon dioxide level has led to global warming and ocean acidification. Microalgae, ...

3D models reveal why bigger bumblebees see better

By generating 3D images of bumblebees' compound eyes, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered how bumblebees differ in ...

New insights into genetics of fly longevity

Moskalev Lab published a new study on the influence of pro-longevity gene Gclc on age-associated transcriptomic changes in fliesCredit: Insilico ...

Engineering cellular function without living cells

Credit: Zoe Swank / EPFL Genes in living cells are activated - or not - by proteins called transcription factors. ...

Aspirin to fight an expensive global killer infection

Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists have uncovered that the ...

Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally

Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Yaroslav Ispolatov Bacteria may travel thousands of miles ...

Understanding gene interactions holds key to personalized medicine, scientists say

Gene interaction networks hold clues to disease susceptibility and treatment responseCredit: Raamesh Deshpande When the Human Genome Project was completed, ...

Overland migration of Arctic Terns revealed

Data from a landmark study of the world's longest migrating seabird reveals how overland migration is an integral part of ...

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

Credit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that ...

UAlberta paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Nicknamed 'Scotty,' the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.Credit: Amanda Kelley University of Alberta ...

Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way

Salk scientists discover that motor neurons receive a multitude of cues to successfully navigate to their destinations in the bodyCredit: ...

Danish biotech company announce the completion of a 5.5 million seed investment

The big Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU invest €5.5 million in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and ...

X-rays reveal termites’ self-cooling, self-ventilating, self-draining skyscrapers

Many species of termites, whose societies are built on hierarchies of kings, queens, workers, and soldiers, live in towering nests ...

Salamanders chew with their palate