Tag: Biology

In experiments with worms, researchers showed that epigenetic marks on sperm chromosomes affect gene expression and development in offspringCredit: K. ...

Beware of sleeping queens underfoot this spring

Credit: Joe Woodgate Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have discovered a never before reported behaviour of queen bumblebees. ...

Study reveals that coyotes are not controlling deer populations in eastern US states

Coyotes expanded their range to colonize eastern North America over the last century, where their impacts on white-tailed deer populations ...

Bacterial contamination in household and office building tap water

Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (legionellosis ...

The recent spread of coyotes across North America did not doom deer populations

Credit: Dr. Aimee P. Rockhill (Western Carolina University) and Dr. Christopher S. DePerno (North Carolina State University) Coyotes eat deer, ...

Wildlife tourism may negatively affect African elephants’ behavior

Credit: Isabelle Szott Increasing numbers of tourists are interested in observing wildlife such as African elephants, and income generated from ...

BJC press notice

Paper: Serious Adverse Events in African American Cancer Patients with Sickle Cell Trait and Inherited Hemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare Claims ...

Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas?

Researchers first needed to know if virus could be detected in fecesCredit: Courtesy Krista Milich Most emerging infectious diseases affecting ...

UMass Amherst food scientist receives Young Scientist Research Award

Guodong Zhang, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is being honored with the 2019 Young ...

How attention helps the brain perceive an object

Salk scientists find that attention cuts through brain 'noise' that impairs visual perception LA JOLLA--(March 19, 2019) It's easy to ...

MBL receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Award to fund new imaging scientist

Credit: Anthony Mautino WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Microscopy innovator Abhishek Kumar, Ph.D., has received a national award from the Chan ...

Starving bacteria can eject their tails to save energy and stay alive

Credit: Morgan Beeby When nutrients are dangerously low, a group of bacteria have been found to take the drastic measure ...

How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in human DNA

Study uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable -- yet delicate -- we are as a species BUFFALO, ...

Ejecting flagella could help microbes save energy during nutrient depletion

Credit: Morgan Beeby, [email protected] In favorable conditions, many bacteria propel themselves to food sources and other sites of interest using ...

Woolly stars need catastrophes to live

In the Santa Ana River floodplain, an endangered plant needs the effects of intense flooding to grow and survive in ...

Nature hits rewind

Research predicts what makes evolution go backwardsCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, March 19, 2019 - The study of evolution is revealing ...

Caterina Strambio De Castillia named Imaging Scientist by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

New program supports better tools, increased collaboration between optical engineers and biomedical researchersCredit: UMass Medical School The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ...

Study finds natural selection favors cheaters

UC Riverside research focused on interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their hostsCredit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside Mutualisms, which are interactions ...

Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists

Credit: Jan Huisken, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- An invention designed to transform how and where high-powered research microscopes ...

CZI awards $17 million to bring more engineering expertise to biomedical imaging