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Tag: Biology
How the immune system protects us against bowel cancer
Credit: Diefenbach/Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to ...
When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur Cells in our bodies have the ability to speak with one another much like humans do. ...
Bitter rapeseed
How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain ...
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it ...
New research: The Aussie plants facing extinction
Credit: Jen Silcock New research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has identified the top 100 Australian plant species at ...
A new approach to peripheral nerve injury?
Natural killer cells in the immune system could present a targetCredit: Alexander Davies, Ph.D. / Seoul National University and University ...
Blood runs deep: Lab blood vessel model sheds light on angiogenesis
Credit: 2019 Yukiko Matsunaga, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - To provide sufficient oxygen to ...
Achieving a balance: Animal welfare and conservation
Real-life conservation scenarios with endangered hawaiian birds to scientifically evaluate balance for re-introductions In a paper recently published in the ...
What causes rats without a Y chromosome to become male?
Credit: Photo taken by Asato Kuroiwa A look at the brains of an endangered spiny rat off the coast of ...
How new species emerge
Credit: Photo: Matthias Klapproth Life on earth is complex and diverse. In the course of evolution, more and more new ...
Researchers breathe new life into COPD research using mouse models
Credit: Department of Immune Regulation,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers have shown in mice that immune cells called ...
Plastic in Britain's seals, dolphins and whales
Credit: Frazer Hodgkins & CSIP Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new ...
Rewilding: Can it foster human coexistence with nature?
Rewilding may have the potential to drastically improve biodiversity but remains a highly controversial and divisive topic. A new book ...
Endangered sharks being eaten in UK
Credit: Andrew Griffiths Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, ...
Exercise may fight depression in older adults, study suggests
Physical activity promotes increased expression of 'feel-good' chemicals through muscle changes Rockville, Md. (January 31, 2019)--New research suggests that exercise-induced ...
Solving the mystery of Serengeti's vanishing wild dogs
Tanzania's Serengeti National Park is rich enough in wildlife to support large carnivores; so why did wild dogs disappear?Credit: Per ...
Cancer causes premature ageing
Credit: University of East Anglia Leukaemia promotes premature ageing in healthy bone marrow cells - according to new research from ...
Vaccination with Streptococcus mitis could protect against virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumonia
Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests ...
UCLA-led team uncovers critical new clues about what goes awry in autistic brains
Changes in RNA editing play an important role in the disorder, scientists findCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A team of UCLA-led scientists ...
