Tag: Biology

Credit: CSIRO Australia's unique and highly endemic flora and fauna are threatened by rapid losses in biodiversity and ecosystem health, ...

Scientists provide new insights into the citric acid cycle

High carbon dioxide concentrations are required to allow the central metabolic pathway to run "backwards" / publication in "Nature"Credit: AG ...

Plant provenance influences pollinators

Researchers study the importance of interactions between plants and insects in the restoration of ecosystemsCredit: WWU - Peter Lessmann Insect ...

Freeze! Executioner protein caught in the act

Credit: WEHI Australia A new molecular 'freeze frame' technique has allowed WEHI researchers to see key steps in how the ...

BioRescue creates four new northern white rhino embryos

Credit: BioRescue/Rio the photographer This is the most successful series of procedures - from oocyte collection in Kenya to in ...

Nearly half a million dollars to fund a research chair to ensure food safety and quality

Funding for a new research chair directed by INRS Professor Monique LacroixCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) What are the antimicrobial effects ...

ERC Advanced Grant to Daniel Gerlich

Credit: ©IMBA/Sazel The ERC-funded project builds on a new technology developed by the Gerlich lab, which enables detection of topological ...

HHU evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. William Martin receives third ERC advanced grant

European funding for cutting-edge researchCredit: HHU / Verena Zimorski The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a coveted Advanced Grant ...

Know your ally: Cooperative male dolphins can tell who’s on their team

Credit: Dr Simon Allen When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. ...

From Interferon to Philanthropy: Autobiography of Dr. Jan Vilcek published as audiobook

Vilcek Foundation releases audiobook memoir of Dr. Jan Vilcek, narrated by Daniel K. IsaacCredit: Photo courtesy of the Vilcek Foundation. ...

Warming seas might also look less colorful to some fish. Here’s why that matters.

Climate change is driving some fish into cooler, deeper waters. Now they may be faced with another challenge: how to ...

COVID-19 peaks reflect time-dependent social activity, not herd immunity

Scientists developed a model showing that a fragile, temporary state of immunity emerged during the early epidemic but got destroyed ...

Collaborative research could help fine-tune the production of antimalarials, chemo drugs

'We're helping cells figure out how to tolerate chemicals for themselves'Credit: National Cancer Institute Much of common pharmaceutical development today ...

Host, management, or microbial traits: Which is dominant in plant microbiome assemblage?

Credit: Frances Trail We've all heard the news stories of how what you eat can affect your microbiome. Changing your ...

Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?

Credit: Anna Wallis Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving ...

New evidence shows important seabird nutrients reach coral reefs after rat eradication

Scientists have provided the first evidence to show that eradicating rats from tropical islands effects not just the biodiversity on ...

‘Ice cube tray’ scaffold is next step in returning sight to injured retinas

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