Tag: Biology

Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the types of cells in the brain, with their role ...

Prenatal allergies prompt sexual changes in offspring

Female rats born to exposed moms act like males, study findsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - A single ...

Study finds cells maintain a complete molecular ‘memory’ of their embryonic origins

Discovery may have major implications for regenerative medicine, cancer research In research that casts cells as curators of their own ...

Revealing the plant genes that shaped our world

Library enables a new understanding of the various processes associated with photosynthetic function Palo Alto, CA--The creation of new library ...

Heroines of the periodic table (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 -- In 1871, Dimitri Mendeleev presented his periodic table to the ...

SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting

Scientists present latest research on environmental toxicology and chemistry in Helsinki Brussels -- The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ...

Research implicates causative genes in osteoporosis, suggesting new targets for future therapy

CHOP researchers: Innovative functional genomics tools likely to aid discovery in other genetic diseasesCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists have ...

Ancient birds out of the egg running

Feathers revealed in a 125 million-year-old fossil of a bird hatchling shows it came out of the egg runningCredit: @Kaye ...

Otago discovery paves way for precision medicine in future

Credit: University of Otago University of Otago scientists have discovered a way to view the immune cell "landscape" of bowel ...

Back to nature: Palm oil plantations are being turned back into protected rainforest

This creates a corridor for Borneo's endangered wildlifeCredit: Robert Risch, Rhino and Forest Fund e.V. (RFF) The foundation for this ...

Getting help with the kids slows down ageing in female birds

Credit: Martijn Hammers Seychelles warblers live and breed in family groups on the tiny island of Cousin. In each group, ...

Females live longer when they have help raising offspring

Female birds age more slowly and live longer when they have help raising their offspring, according to new research. Female ...

Medicine and personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways

Rutgers study shows how bacteria in wastewater plants transform widely used chemicalsCredit: Abigail W. Porter/Rutgers University-New Brunswick When you flush ...

Genetics Society of America awards 2019 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal to Daniel Hartl

Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to genetics research throughout careerCredit: Harvard University Daniel Hartl, PhD, of Harvard University is the recipient ...

Sustainable fisheries and conservation policy

Five-point plan to integrate 220 million recreational fishersCredit: Florian Moellers There are roughly five times as many recreational fishers as ...

UIC researchers find hidden proteins in bacteria

Science overturns longstanding assumption Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way to identify the beginning ...

New mobile element found in mosquito parasite has potential for disease control

Credit: Dennis Kunkel, Sarah Bordenstein and Robert Brucker WOODS HOLE, Mass. — Controlling mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Dengue or West ...

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

Research from Huth lab at UT Austin predicts how neurons respond to language in contextCredit: Huth lab, UT Austin Can ...

Researchers analyze biodiversity patterns in Antarctic Dry Valleys

Credit: McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Antarctica is a nearly uninhabited, ice-covered continent ravaged by cold, windy, and dry conditions. Virginia ...

Butterfly numbers down by two thirds