Tag: Biology

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

Social impacts and good governance processes have more resonance with local resource-users than ecological effectivenessCredit: Giuseppe Affinito Trust, transparency, communication, ...

Hematopoietic stem cells: Making blood thicker than water

Researchers at Osaka University reveal how a regulatory molecule ensures an appropriate supply of blood cells while avoiding the excessive ...

Machine learning tracks moving cells

Scientists can now study the migration of label-free cells at unprecedented resolution, a feat with applications across biology, disease research, ...

Could internet activity provide accurate in plant and animal conservation?

Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University, University of Oxford and University of BirminghamCredit: PLOS BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 13, 2019 -An international team ...

Study reviews the potential impacts of future heat waves on humans and wildlife

Climate change is often talked about in terms of averages — like the goal set by the Paris Agreement to ...

OU neuroscientists find brain pathway supporting an intersection of taste and pain

Credit: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma neuroscientists have found a pathway in the brain where taste and pain intersect ...

UM study suggests climate change limits forest recovery after wildfires

Credit: Courtesy of Kimberley Davis MISSOULA - New University of Montana research suggests climate change makes it increasingly difficult for ...

Desert plants provided by homeowners offer habitat for desert bird species

UMass Amherst, Forest Service and Arizona State ecologists investigate bird diversityCredit: Eyal Shochat/Ben Gurion University of the Negev AMHERST, Mass. ...

Stanford researchers outline the role of a deep brain structure in concussion

Concussion researchers have long suggested that damage to the corpus callosum, a thick bundle of nerves that connects the brain's ...

Speedy ‘slingshot’ cell movement observed for the first time

ANN ARBOR--By slingshotting themselves forward, human cells can travel more than five times faster than previously documented. University of Michigan ...

LifeTime is delighted to receive EU funding

LifeTime is one of the six winners of an EU-wide competition in which ambitious and forward-looking research projects are selected ...

Little owls on the move

Credit: Ralph Martin The little owl, Athene noctua, is a small nocturnal owl and is classified as an endangered species ...

Discovery upturns understanding of how some viruses multiply

Study finds that the viral genome can be split between different cells and still cause infection, challenging a fundamental paradigm ...

Machine-learning model provides detailed insight on proteins

The ability of an artificial neural network to analyse protein sequence data could be exploited to help inform the development ...

Renowned UMass Amherst researchers honored by Institute of Food Technologists

Credit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Professor David Julian McClements and Professor Hang Xiao, both among the most ...

Novel potent antimicrobial from thermophilic bacterium