Rising global shipping traffic could lead to surge in invasive species
Maritime trade likely to far outweigh climate change as driver of bio-invasions over next 30 years, study finds Rising global ...
Tag: Biology
Max Planck Florida Institute names two new Max Planck research fellows
The fellowships will foster collaboration on ground breaking neuroscience researchCredit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The Max Planck Florida ...
Back to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease
A study into the effectiveness of disinfecting birds' nests, carried out by the University of Kent, has led to a ...
GlycoNet awards $1.45 million to eight projects to improve the health of Canadians
Funding supports glycomics translational research into post-surgical pain management, cancer diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's disease, infectious diseases and chronic ...
Ambitious biotechnologies brought together in Prague
On 6 March 2019 at the National Library of Technology in Prague, the 4th annual international BioSpot conference was held. ...
Expansion of transposable elements offers clue to genetic paradox
Credit: IBCAS Species often experience a genetic bottleneck that diminishes genetic variation after speciation or introduction into a new area. ...
Gene medication to help treat spinal cord injuries
The new research aims to regenerate nervous tissue The two-gene medication has been proven to recover motor functions in rats. ...
Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System
Ohio researchers describe most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of Africa, underscoring the need for additional field explorationCredit: Patrick ...
Microbes can grow on nitric oxide
A study by Max Planck scientist Boran Kartal and colleagues now published in Nature Communications sheds a new light on ...
Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia
Study finds unique 'molecular signature' for often-misdiagnosed diseaseCredit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - For the ...
Uncovering uncultivated microbes in the human gut
Human gut microbiome serves as model to demonstrate efficacy of computational toolsCredit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab A tree's growth is dependent ...
Honey bee gut microbiome research — NSF grant
Credit: Richard Fell, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech Researchers from Virginia Tech were part of a collaborative $958,415 National Science ...
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula reconstructed
The findings, published in Science, show an invasion of steppe descendants who replaced almost all men 4,000 years ago Published ...
Oscillation in muscle tissue
Credit: Birchmeier Lab / MDC Muscle stem cells have to be ready to spring into action at any time: When ...
Chemical probe can regulate signaling pathway and block cell invasion by arboviruses
Dysregulation of the signaling pathway known as the beta-catenin-dependent Wnt can also cause embryo malformation and contribute for the development ...
New peer-reviewed journal PHAGE: Therapy, Applications, and Research announced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 15, 2019 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the ...
Russian scientists have determined indicators of stress development in the human body
Scientists at Lobachevsky University diagnosed the stress response of the human body from the condition of the erythrocyte membrane and ...
A repellent odor inhibits the perception of a pleasant odor in vinegar flies
Vinegar flies process conflicting odors in the brain by impairing the perception of good odors through neuronal interaction with noxious ...
Enzyme USP15 may have potential role in future treatment of various cancers
A team at the GW Cancer Center found that the deubiquitinating enzyme USP15 is a potential biomarker for treatments of ...
Using Thoreau, scientists measure the impact of climate change on wildflowers
A new study published in Ecology Letters is using observations made by Henry David Thoreau--19th-century American naturalist, social reformer, and ...
