Tag: Biology

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed maps of chemicals found in jellyfish which could offer a new tool ...

Born to run: just not on cocaine

Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Brain Institute Cocaine is a highly addictive psychostimulant that induces complex molecular, cellular and behavioral responses. ...

Cellular protein a target for Zika control

Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process ...

Found Nemo, found Dory with DNA in the seas; Experts prescribe way ahead for new ocean science

Organizers of 1st National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA call for official US Government marine eDNA program; investments to speed ...

Mosquito known to transmit malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time

Public health concern is a possible emergence of malaria in new regions, Baylor researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A type ...

Surge protector: A novel approach to suppressing therapy-induced tumor growth and recurrence

BOSTON - Following up on a groundbreaking 2018 study in which BIDMC's Dipak Panigrahy, MD, demonstrated that dead and dying ...

Why haven't cancer cells undergone genetic meltdowns?

Cancer first develops as a single cell going rogue, with mutations that trigger aggressive growth at all costs to the ...

Study of mutation order may change understanding of how tumors develop

Cancer Cell paper envisions new direction in cancer research Cancers most commonly arise because of a series of two to ...

How cancer becomes transmissible in Tasmanian devils: Molecular mechanisms elucidated

Genome doubling, cell size and novelty

Investigating the mechanisms of polyploidy in plants In the 2019 Coulter Review, "Polyploidy, the Nucleotype, and Novelty: The Impact of ...

'Outdated' management plan increases risks to Alaska's large carnivores

Credit: Lisa Hupp, US Fish and Wildlife Service CORVALLIS, Ore. - Alaskan wildlife management that prioritizes reducing bear and wolf ...

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

Promising findings from the School of Veterinary Medicine show that a medicine originally used to control blood pressure may prevent ...

Regulation and potential drug targets of tumor-associated Tregs

Credit: ©Science China Press According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), there will be 18.1 million new cases ...

Nebraska leads $11 million study to develop radiation exposure drugs

Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to ...

Gene expression study sheds new light on African Salmonella

Credit: Jay Hinton group, University of Liverpool Scientists at the University of Liverpool have taken another step forward in understanding ...

Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Desert

Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new ...

Protein alteration controls cell's response to stress, immunity and lifespan

Scientists have discovered a mechanism that switches on stress-response pathways and controls natural immunity and lifespan in worms Scientists have ...

Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Landmark pan-cancer study analyzes mutation signatures of low oxygen in more than 8,000 tumors TORONTO (January 14, 2019) - Unlike ...

Velcro for human cells

Credit: Photo: J. Baaske The ability of cells to adhere to each other and to their environment is the basis ...

Research confirms nerve cells made from skin cells are a valid lab model for studying disease