Tag: Biology

An important step for regenerative medicine Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the stem cell institute HI-STEM* ...

Structure and function of photosynthesis protein explained in detail

Photosynthetic complex I is a key element in photosynthetic electron transport, but little has been known about it so farCredit: ...

Looking at molecules from two sides with table-top femtosecond soft-X-rays

Credit: MBI Berlin X-ray spectroscopy provides direct access into the nature of chemical bonds, from which the outcome of chemical ...

Forget-me-not: Scientists pinpoint memory mechanism in plants

Plant scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have unravelled a mechanism that enables flowering plants to sense and ...

More young and other traits help mammals adapt to urban environments

Species of mammals that live in urban environments produce more young compared to other mammals. But next to this common ...

Bird migration and conservation clues in robin and Turtle dove genomes

The European robin and Turtle dove have had their genetic codes sequenced and assembled for the first time The European ...

Health checkups for alpine lakes

University of Alberta biologists show that zooplankton are excellent bioindicators for mountain lakes in North AmericaCredit: Charlie Loewen The best ...

Scientists uncover how protein clumps damage cells in Parkinson's

Enzymes modify tau to create tau-alpha-synuclein clumps on mitochondriaCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Biologists studying Parkinson's disease have ...

Leprosy declines in Morocco after implementation of preventive drug

Credit: Mary Gillham Archive Project, Flickr, CC BY 2.0, 2017 Since 2012, the number of cases of leprosy in Morocco ...

Researchers make world's smallest tic-tac-toe game board with DNA

The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable partsCredit: Qian Lab/Caltech Move over Mona Lisa, here ...

For gait transitions, stability often trumps energy savings

Test results from mammals and birds emphasize risk reductionCredit: Caleb Bryce from the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust A dog's gait, ...

AIDS — an approach for targeting HIV reservoirs

Credit: © Institut Pasteur / Nicolas Huot Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as ...

The idiosyncratic mammalian diversification after extinction of the dinosaurs

Researchers state that many mammals lineages coexisted with the dinosaurs before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Although many species of mammals ...

Enzyme's unfrozen adventure: In crystallo protein thermodynamics

Researchers from Osaka University report using non-cryocooled crystals to determine conformational changes and thermodynamic properties in copper amine oxidase catalysisCredit: ...

Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves

All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from ...

Lipid raft components offer potential cholesterol-lowering drug target

Approximately 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, according to the Centers for ...

Insilico to present latest advances in deep learning for biomarker development at 2019 PMWC

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, December 20, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

Leuven scientists tackle one immune disease after the other

In two recent studies, the same team of scientists has uncovered the mechanisms underlying two distinct immunological disorders affecting both ...

How kimchi gets its kick (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 -- Kimchi, the fermented cabbage dish beloved in Korea and around ...

How sperm stem cells maintain their number