Tag: Biology

Technique sheds light on cells' health and development; may be useful for precision medicine CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have ...

Spinal cord is 'smarter' than previously thought

Research shows our spinal cords contribute to sophisticated hand function We often think of our brains as being at the ...

NIH researchers home in on genes linked to age-related macular degeneration

Findings point to potential treatment strategiesCredit: National Eye Institute National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in ...

RUDN biochemists found a way to stop the immortality of cancer cells with oligonucleotides

RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina ...

Many Arctic lakes give off less carbon than expected

Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence ...

New role for death molecule

To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new functionCredit: John Dowling, Jefferson (Philadelphia ...

Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins

The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The ...

On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans

Our species has 'disproportionate effect' on others, scientists sayCredit: ESF Humans have a "disproportionately huge effect" on the other species ...

New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 11, 2019) - When a car crash or explosion results ...

Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage

Specific genes relevant to how partners provide and receive support from each otherCredit: Binghamton University, State University of New York ...

Skyglow over key wildlife areas

Light pollution affects the skies over most of the world's key wildlife areas, new research shows. The study, by the ...

New online resource brings science outreach to a broader audience

Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University The RockEDU Science Outreach team at The Rockefeller University has announced the launch of RockEDU ...

Rating riverside corridors — the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change

Credit: Bureau of Land Management Under climate change, plants and animals will shift their habitats to track the conditions they ...

Genome scientists develop novel approaches to studying widespread form of malaria

Analyses of Plasmodium vivax parasite RNAs help understand transmission and antimalarial treatment response BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 8 - Scientists at ...

Anther rubbing, a new movement discovered in plants, promotes prior selfing

Most plants have developed mechanisms to prevent self-fertilization and its detrimental effects of inbreeding depression. Traits promoting selfing in plants ...

How bees stay cool on hot summer days

Detecting the ventilation strategy of honey beesCredit: (Image courtesy of Jacob Peters/Harvard SEAS) If you've ever walked past a bee's ...

Innovative, simple treatment to combat the Candida albicans fungus

A study led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has for the first time shown the antifungal activity of ...

Munitions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Should they be monitored, removed or left alone? Researchers provide guidelines and decision-making support The bottom of the Baltic Sea ...

African Union recognises world leader in invasion biology with Kwame Nkrumah award

On 10 February 2019 Prof Dave Richardson from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a leading scientist in the field ...

Sea snakes that can't drink seawater