Tag: Biology

Credit: Arndt von Twickel et al. Long, heavy limbs such as arms or legs differ fundamentally from short, light limbs ...

UM researchers: Leafcutter ants emit as much N2O as wastewater treatment tanks

Credit: Courtesy of Fiona Soper MISSOULA - Tropical forests are one of the largest natural sources of the greenhouse gas ...

Flu vaccines, food waste, astronaut team-building, indoor air pollution, the 2020 census, and more at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

PRESS REGISTRATION: Credentialed reporters and public information officers may register online: https://www.eurekalert.org/aaasnewsroom/2019/registration WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Progress toward a universal flu vaccine, ...

Fighting another virus? Blame your parents

Genetics may play a bigger role in the body's disease-fighting ability than scientists previously thought, according to the results from ...

Metabolite from pomegranate diet reduces inflammatory bowel diseases

inStem and University of Louisville research teams identify Urolithin A and its synthetic analog to improve gut barrier and reduce ...

Scientists forecast where is the highly invasive fall armyworm to strike next

Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk if efficient measures are not taken soonCredit: ...

Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk

Findings could help inform new therapies, improve diagnosisCredit: Rathje, Nedivi, et. al. A new study by researchers at The Picower ...

Salk scientist Saket Navlakha receives CAREER Award from NSF

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 8, 2019) Salk scientist Saket Navlakha has received a CAREER award from the National Science ...

New study looks at costs and benefits of paying for ecosystem services

Credit: STRI archives People who live within a particular ecosystem can have great influence on its ecology, particularly if they ...

Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter

MADISON, Wis. -- If you've ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don't ...

Giant singers from neighboring oceans share song parts over time

Research illuminates process of how whale culture changes over timeCredit: ©Tim Collins/Wildlife Conservation Society Singing humpback whales from different ocean ...

First-in-class DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody therapy rapidly advances into the clinic

Multisector collaboration yields first-in-human clinical trial for testing novel Zika antibody therapy. PHILADELPHIA -- (January 8, 2019) -- The Wistar ...

Fighting human disease with birth control … for mosquitoes

Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, opening the possibility of developing ...

Mosquito-specific protein may lead to safer insecticides

A protein required for development of mosquito eggs may provide a mosquito-selective target for insecticide development, according to a new ...

Stanford researchers create a wireless, battery-free, biodegradable blood flow sensor

Credit: Levent Beker A new device developed by Stanford University researchers could make it easier for doctors to monitor the ...

Study shows algae thrive under Greenland sea ice

New technology offers unprecedented look at life beneath sea ice in important ocean regionCredit: Aqua/MODIS - NASA worldview Microscopic marine ...

NREL details great potential for floating PV systems

Technology already in widespread use overseas, especially in Japan National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar ...

Childhood stress of mice affects their offspring behavior

Russian neuroscientists discovered that the stress experienced by mice during their first weeks of life, affects not only them but ...

Researchers uncover new mechanism of gene regulation involved in tumor progression

Ready, set, go for crossing the barrier for transcription!Credit: CRG, Iris Joval Genes contain all the information needed for the ...

How locusts switch colours in different settings