Tag: Biology

The 2019 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers FRANKFURT am MAIN. Dr. Dorothee Dormann from the Biomedical ...

Novel methods for analyzing neural circuits for innate behaviors in insects

Credit: Kanazawa University Insects show a variety of species-specific innate behaviors (instinctive behaviors). For example, a worker honeybee that has ...

Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku

For the first time, researchers unveil the genome of ito-mozuku (Nemacystus decipiens), the popular Japanese brown seaweed, providing data that ...

Speed limit on DNA-making sets pace for life’s first steps

Credit: Images courtesy Stanislav Y. Shvartsman Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building ...

New SDSU study examines role of sea urchins on California kelp

The new research provides valuable information to understand and protect California's quintessential kelp forests SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 14, 2019) ...

Green tea cuts obesity, health risks in mice

Follow-up study in people underway COLUMBUS, Ohio - Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with ...

Found: the missing ingredient to grow blood vessels

Discovery important for conditions ranging from diabetes to strokeCredit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the ...

Researchers: Pesticides influence ground-nesting bee development and longevity

Study explores little-understood effects of soil exposure on subterranean coloniesCredit: Jesse Wallace, College of LAS at the University of Illinois ...

Hungry moose more tolerant of wolves’ presence

Credit: Mark Gocke Driven by the need for food, moose in western Wyoming are less likely to change their behavior ...

Rice U. study highlights danger of vitamin B12 deficiency

Researchers finds first direct link between low-B12 diet, increased risk of infectionCredit: Natasha Kirienko/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 13, 2019) ...

Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment

Drug delivery system would allow patients to switch from daily to monthly dosesCredit: Malvika Verma, Karan Vishwanath CAMBRIDGE, MA -- ...

‘Inactive’ ingredients may not be, study finds

Most pills contain compounds with potential to cause allergic reactions or discomfort in some patients CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most pills ...

Measuring the success of East African protected areas

Credit: Jason Riggio, UC Davis East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) contains 1,776 protected areas (including 186 "strict" ...

Stress hormones promote breast cancer metastasis

It has long been thought that stress contributes to cancer progression. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University ...

Largest carbon dioxide sink in renewable forests

Credit: Photo: Gabi Zachmann, KIT Forests are the filters of our Earth: They clean the air, remove dust particles, and ...

New cell subtypes classified in mouse brain

Credit: Wang et al. Cell Reports 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- It's been estimated that the human brain contains ...

Climate change could devastate painted turtles, according to new study

Credit: Nicole Valenzuela AMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University biologist is sounding the alarm for the painted turtle, one ...

Researchers explore link between metal exposure and Parkinson’s symptoms

Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the ...

Review of noise impacts on marine mammals yields new policy recommendations

After a comprehensive review of current knowledge, a panel of scientists has published new recommendations regarding marine mammal noise exposureCredit: ...

Trust more important than ecology to gain local support for conservation