Tag: Biology

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia. It is characterized by an increase of malignant ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in ...

Prehistoric beast not killed off by a supernovaCredit: Robert Boessenecker Megalodon--a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books ...

18-year study provides new insights into how an ocean ecosystem can change following the decline of an apex predator MIAMI--February ...

A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic State University suggested a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells ...

Credit: WCS NEW YORK (February 12, 2019) - WCS has announced 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations implementing on-the-ground, science-driven ...

Natural selection and spatial memory link shown in University of Nevada, Reno mountain chickadee researchCredit: Jennifer Sande, University of Nevada, ...

Credit: Matt Ondeck and Jesse Placone A study provides new insight into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a ...

Salk scientists compare the development of brain cells between humans and nonhuman primates in a novel wayCredit: Salk Institute/Carol Marchetto/Ana ...

UMass Amherst epidemiologist says more research is needed looking at younger womenCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In the largest ...

New research suggests increased activity in neurons that are deficient in the CNTN5 or EHMT2 gene could cause autism-related characteristics ...

Animal experiments have shown that caloric restriction causes cellular changes that can prevent diseases, the subject of a session at ...

Credit: Paul Selden LAWRENCE -- Usually, soft-bodied species like spiders aren't fossilized in rock like animals with bones and teeth. ...

The bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori owes its worldwide distribution to its genetic adaptability. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Munich microbiologists have identified an ...

Prize recognizes extraordinary creativity and ingenuity in genetics researchCredit: Duke University Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD of Duke University is the ...

Gustavo Deco, ICREA research professor and director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the Department of Information and ...

Credit: Photo by J. Howard. The male Nazca booby, a large seabird of the Galápagos Islands, often outlives the domineering ...

Another early-onset Alzheimer's gene mutation is found in a Colombian family, and is traced back to Africa For some of ...

Scientists discover key genes for mucosal melanoma in humans, dogs and horses that help prioritize targets for new cancer therapies ...

Credit: Kostadine Luchansky A new to science species of tarantula with a peculiar horn-like protuberance sticking out of its back ...