Tag: Biology

Credit: Ma Lab MADISON, Wis. -- Tens of millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases like macular degeneration or ...

Monkeys are less cuddly with each other when dealing with an infection, study finds

Credit: Purdue University photo/Brandi Wren Brandi Wren was studying social distancing and infections before masking tape marks appeared on the ...

Microplastics affect global nutrient cycle and oxygen levels in the ocean

GEOMAR study points to possible major changes in the marine ecosystemCredit: Graphics modified from Kvale et al. 2021. The effects ...

New process breaks down biodegradable plastics faster

Invention could solve waste management challenges on the battlefieldCredit: Courtesy University of California, Berkeley RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- With ...

Recolonization of Europe after the last ice age started earlier than previously thought

Credit: G. Oxilia A study that appeared today on Current Biology sheds new light on the continental migrations which shaped ...

New results about the diets of people who lived on the Great Hungarian Plain

A transdisciplinary study of the dietary evolution of the first agricultural and pastoral communities in Central EuropeCredit: Photo credit: Marina ...

Scientists reveal origin of neuronal diversity in hypothalamus

Credit: IGDB A mechanistic understanding of brain development requires a systematic survey of neural progenitor cell types, their lineage specification ...

Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem health and human water security

Credit: Virginia Tech Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, ...

Creativity and community: How modern humans overcame the Neanderthals

Study identifies creativity genes that set Homo sapiens apart from close living and extinct relativesCredit: D. Finnin/©AMNH A new study ...

SARS-CoV-2: Infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells regardless of disease severityCredit: © Virus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur ...

Insect evolution was more complex than previously assumed

Credit: Roth/Pechmann Certain signalling proteins, which are responsible for the development of innate immune function in almost all animals are ...

Announcing the 2021 BioOne Ambassador Award Winners

Credit: BioOne WASHINGTON, D.C. -- BioOne (about.BioOne.org) is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 BioOne Ambassador Award. These ...

OU Doctoral student’s research on fruit fly behavior earns award at international conference

Credit: Preston Larson Mehrnaz Afkhami, a doctoral biology student at the University of Oklahoma, was awarded the graduate student poster ...

Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials

Credit: College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder When disease outbreaks happen, response time in developing and ...

The immune link between a leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia

Research from the the School of Veterinary Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia points to the ...

Inhibition of meprin β enzyme linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease analyzed

Findings of researchers at Mainz University could lead to the creation of new drugsCredit: ill./©: Walter Stöcker Researchers at Johannes ...

Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom

Researchers assessing the impact of solar energy development across Europe have come up with ten ways in which the expansion ...

Gold digger: Neural networks at the nexus of data science and electron microscopy

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience used machine learning to develop a new, fully automated way to ...

Chickens and pigs with integrated genetic scissors

Genome editing in farm animalsCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM Researchers at the TUM have demonstrated a way to efficiently study ...

After 40 years, new fish species in named by students on Guam