Chemical innovation by relatives of the ice cream bean explains tropical biodiversity
Credit: Steve Paton, Smithsonian Tropical Research Constant pressure from hungry insects forces plants to innovate: producing new chemicals to protect ...
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Tracking turtles with telemetry
New model predicts where Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles travel to help protect endangered species SOLOMONS (March 14, 2019)--A new model ...
How a mitochondrial enzyme can trigger cell death
Credit: Illustration by Patrick van der Wel and Mingyue Li Cytochrome c is a small enzyme that plays an important ...
Vaccine study confirms sensitivity of cholera test
Credit: Conor Ashleigh, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, (CC BY 2.0, 2012) Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures ...
Narwhals spend at least half time diving for food, can fast for several days after meal
Tracking data from male Narwhal shows whales regularly dive to depths of over 700mCredit: Photo by Carsten Egevang. Narwhals - ...
The sweet spot: Scientists discover taste center of human brain
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers long ago mapped sight, hearing and other human sensory systems in the brain. But for taste, ...
The CRG awarded the EJE&CON Genderless Talent prize
The EJE&CON Awards to Genderless Talent go to P&G, Room Mate Hotels, CRG, Julia en la Onda of Onda Cero, ...
Electric bacteria in the spotlight
Conference: Electromicrobiology -- from electrons to ecosystems Several years ago, researchers from Aarhus discovered a curious form of electric life ...
Wild African ape reactions to novel camera traps
African wild apes notice and often react to novel items in their environmentCredit: © K. Langergraber, M. Robbins, S. Lucchesi ...
Machine learning sheds light on the biology of toxin exposure
Study reveals new insights into how the liver and kidneys respond to toxins in animal models Exposure to potentially harmful ...
Why fly the coop? With shortage of mates, some birds choose to help others raise offspring
Credit: Tara Tanaka TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's not uncommon for young adults to pitch in and help out with the ...
Research demonstrates how immunotherapy may be effective for fighting TB
Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. In part because of its resistance to many antibiotics, tuberculosis kills approximately ...
Bacteria may help frogs attract mates
The role played by symbiotic microorganisms isolated from the skin of anurans has been discovered by researchers in Brazil. The ...
Are we running out of helium (video)?
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 14, 2019 -- Did you realize that just like certain animals here on ...
Engineering living ‘scaffolds’ for building materials
Researchers at Berkeley Lab take cues from nature to form living materials with unprecedented control and versatilityCredit: Berkeley Lab When ...
Duplicate or mirror?
Laser light determines chirality of molecules "In pharmaceutics, being able to transition a molecule from one chirality to the other ...
Researchers uncover new clues to surviving extinction
Ecological transformation in the wake of the 'Great Dying' moves scientists closer to understanding the nature of recoveryCredit: © 2019 ...
New study shows human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity
Development, habitat destruction and poaching lead to losses of specific behaviors Chimpanzees are well known for their extraordinary diversity of ...
Sea otters’ tool use leaves behind distinctive archaeological evidence
Researchers used an interdisciplinary approach combining ecology and archaeological methods to study sea otters' past behaviorCredit: Natalie Uomini. Haslam et ...
Coveted award underscores the importance of protein folding for cellular heath
Award ceremony for the 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt FRANKFURT am MAIN. Franz-Ulrich Hartl ...
