Research shows what it takes to be a giant shark
Have you ever wondered why the Megalodon shark became to be so big? Or wondered why some other sharks are ...
Tag: Biology
Scientists tackle breeding challenges of land mine-finding rats
Credit: Aubrey Kelly ITHACA, N.Y. - Thousands of people - many of them children - are hurt or killed by ...
Noisy gene atlas to help reveal how plants 'hedge their bets' in race for survival
As parents of identical twins will tell you, they are never actually identical, even though they have the same genes. ...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $3.2M to 9 innovative early career scientists
New York, NY (January 24, 2019) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that nine scientists with novel approaches ...
Why flamingos are cooler than you think (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2019 -- To many people, flamingos are synonymous with Florida, tacky lawn ...
Using artificial intelligence for error correction in single cell analyses
A visionary project of enormous scope, the Human Cell Atlas aims to map out all the tissues of the human ...
Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification & conversion to DNA vaccines
Custom synthetic DNA vaccines elicit efficacious killer T-cell responses that significantly delay tumor progression in lung and ovarian cancer preclinical ...
Lubricant for oil tankers
Study by the University of Bonn: High-tech surfaces could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of shipsCredit: © Prof. Dr. ...
Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, data
Researchers sound alarm as humans prepare for extended time in space More people today are poised to explore space than ...
Identical twins light the way for new genetic cause of arthritis
Identical twin toddlers who presented with severe arthritis helped scientists to identify the first gene mutation that can single-handedly cause ...
Newcomers play cryptic
The impacts of invasive species are often difficult to predictCredit: James Harding New Zealand and other islands have experienced invasions ...
How bacteria build hyper-efficient photosynthesis machines
New structural evidence shows that the cyanobacterial protein CcmM (orange) binds to fully assembled RuBisCo enzymes (yellow and green) without ...
New treatment approach for leukemia
Credit: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology/Vetmeduni Vienna The BCR/ABL gene, which does not occur among healthy people, has been shown ...
3D human epidermal equivalent created using math
Credit: Kumamoto J. et al., Scientific Reports, December 20, 2018 Scientists have successfully constructed a three-dimensional human epidermis based on ...
The helix, of DNA fame, may have arisen with startling ease
Credit: Georgia Tech / Nick Hud Trying to explain how DNA and RNA evolved to form such neat spirals has ...
New kidney research sheds light on harms of certain drugs
Credit: Richard Coward Scientists have identified an enzyme that is a "master regulator" of kidney function that if excessively suppressed, ...
Zinc deficiency may play a role in high blood pressure
Link found between zinc, blood pressure and kidney sodium transporter in mouse study Rockville, Md. (January 24, 2019)--Lower-than-normal zinc levels ...
Stowaway fungi hitch a ride with birds to be with their plant partners
Credit: New Phytologist For the first time, scientists have shown that fungal hitchhikers use birds to colonize new territories with ...
Worms can process rice straw, scientists discover
A team of scientists from MSMU discovered that earthworms efficiently process rice straw and enrich the soil with organic matter ...
Breakthrough in understanding male infertility
Hope has emerged for infertile men as scientists at Newcastle University have understood the importance of a gene in regulating ...
