Tag: Biology

Microbes colonize all body surfaces and help to balance the immune system. In newborn infants, gut microbiota is first conditioned ...

Discovery of parasitic arsenic cycle may offer glimpse of life in future, warmer oceans

Credit: Steve Giovannoni CORVALLIS, Ore. - A newly discovered parasitic cycle, in which ocean bacteria keep phytoplankton on an energy-sapping ...

‘Insectageddon’ is ‘alarmist by bad design’: Scientists point out the study’s major flaws

Earlier this year, a research article triggered a media frenzy by predicting that as a result of an ongoing rapid ...

Stem cell model of motor neuron disease wins International 3Rs Prize 2018

The 2018 International 3Rs Prize has been awarded to Dr Rickie Patani, based at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology ...

New peer-reviewed journal Death Research: The Last Frontier announced

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2019 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the ...

Tiny song bird makes record migration, U of G study proves

For the first time, University of Guelph biologists have tracked an annual migration of up to 20,000 kilometers made by ...

Across North America and the Atlantic, an enormous migration journey for a tiny songbird

UMass Amherst, Canadian researchers identify blackpoll warbler migration routesCredit: UMass Amherst/University of Guelph AMHERST, Mass. - Blackpoll warblers that breed ...

Undernutrition during pregnancy changes lung-specific gene expression

Higher rates of lung disease in children born to moms who were undernourished during pregnancy could be explained by epigenetic ...

Schedule announced for Nutrition 2019

New model IDs primate species with potential to spread Zika in the Americas

Interactive maps can guide surveillance efforts, protect human healthCredit: Carol Blyberg (Millbrook, NY) In the Americas, primate species likely to ...

Electron accelerators reveal the radical secrets of antioxidants

Osaka University researcher proves the value of electron accelerators for creating free radicals and understanding their damaging effects on biological ...

Food safety: Dung beetles and soil bacteria reduce risk of human pathogens

Credit: Matthew Jones, Washington State University Food safety regulations increasingly pressure growers to remove hedgerows, ponds and other natural habitats ...

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station — but there’s a silver lining

An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions ...

Hot topics at Experimental Biology in Orlando, April 6-9

Join us in Orlando or follow along virtually Want to find out how scientists are applying CRISPR gene-editing technology, learn ...

Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels

Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers demonstrate that jet fuels made from plants could be cost competitive with conventional fossil fuelsCredit: Marilyn ...

The Protein Society announces its 2019 award recipients

Credit: The Protein Society The Carl Brändén Award, sponsored by Rigaku Corporation, honors an outstanding protein scientist who has also ...

First African American neuroscience research initiative launched by Clergy Group and Brain Institute

Groups will address health and neuroscience research disparities Baltimore, MD - March 18, 2018 - The nation's first African-American Neuroscience ...

Algal library lends insights into genes for photosynthesis

Credit: Produced by the Princeton University Office of the Dean for Research It isn't easy being green. It takes thousands ...

Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill

Athens, Ga. - Bromethalin, a common rat poison, is the agent responsible for a neurological disease that has sickened or ...

When it comes to monarchs, fall migration matters