Tag: Biology

Community-developed blueprint of worm metabolism holds promise for greater understanding of agingCredit: Credit: Dr. Laetitia Chauve, Babraham Institute. Key points: ...

Scientists seeking to regrow kidneys make promising discovery

Kidneys can repair rhemselves after birth -- and that's good newsCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists seeking to regrow ...

When does noise become a meaningful message?

Bats tricked by the sound of rainCredit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Background noise is generally regarded as a nuisance that ...

A scientific study reveals the enigmas on social behaviour of western lowland gorillas

Gorillas in the heart of the forestCredit: Germán Illera A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...

Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms

Credit: Tom Marchitto Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can automatically provide species-level identification of microscopic marine ...

See-through fish aid scientists in autism-related breakthrough

A study by University of Miami biologists may help unravel the reasons for 'tummy troubles'Credit: University of Miami University of ...

New data suggests nicotine while pregnant alters genes

Findings may point to potential cure for addictionCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the University ...

The black storks in Estonia are suffering from loneliness

Credit: Ülo Väli In Estonia, the rare Black Stork are living on the northernmost edge of their distribution range. In ...

'Twilight Zone' could help preserve shallow water reefs

Credit: The University of Queensland Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs ...

Shedding light on zebrafish daily rhythms: Clock gene functions revealed

(?)Luminescent traces from individual wild type and zPer2-/- zCry1a-/- zCry2a-/- cultured... view more Tokyo, Japan - Animals have distinct behavioral ...

More physical than chemical: Researchers show what really gets cells going

A team led by researchers from Osaka University find that unlike their unicellular counterparts, aggregated social amoebae need physical contact ...

Combination treatment, diabetes drug and immunotherapy, may help to fight breast cancer

Credit: Klefstrom Lab / University of Helsinki MYC, a gene with high cancer-initiating potential, is overexpressed in over 40% of ...

Tree loss from bark-beetle infestation impacts elk habitat

Although elk typically adapt to forest disturbances such as forest fires and logging, a new Journal of Wildlife Management study ...

Daily and Mace win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their 'visionary' work in ecology

The BBVA Foundation recognize Gretchen Daily and Georgina Mace, two 'visionary' ecologists who have devised indispensable tools to compute 'the ...

Growing the tallest is not always the best option

Chloroplast retrograde signalling discovered to be key to attenuate the elongation response to shade in plantsCredit: Jaume Martinez-Garcia Plants need ...

New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut

Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across ...

Leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors

New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated ...

Catching flies with vinegar

Researchers identify sour taste receptor in fruit flies Taste is so familiar a sensation that you might think scientists had ...

Deaf moth evolves sound-production as a warning to outwit its predator

Credit: David Agassiz, NHM A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing structure in its wings ...

Following the light