Tag: Biology

Credit: CNIO Unlike other skin cancers - and without knowing really why - melanoma is one of the most aggressive ...

Bacteria rely on classic business model

The pneumonia causing pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has developed a twin-track strategy to colonize its hostCredit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum ...

Age is more than just a number: Machine learning may predict if you're in for a healthy old age

Salk researchers analyze skin cells from more than 100 people of different ages to find molecular signatures that change as ...

Scientists find nanoparticles with peculiar chemical composition

Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from Russia and China discovered a host of new and unexpected nanoparticles and found a ...

Newborn insects trapped in amber show first evidence of how to crack an egg

Amber preserving newborns, egg shells, and egg bursters shows that the hatching mechanism of green lacewings was established at least ...

Molecule discovery holds promise for gene therapies for psoriasis

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel gene therapies for ...

Parkinson's disease protein buys time for cell repair

Australian researchers have discovered how a protein linked to Parkinson's disease may protect cells such as neurons in the brainCredit: ...

Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine

New mechanism could be 'huge leap' for immunologyCredit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have ...

URI researchers: Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life

Credit: Photo by Dawn Outram KINGSTON, R.I. - December 19, 2018 - Oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island have ...

Snowed in: Wolves stay put when it's snowing, study shows

University of Alberta biologists examine the impact of snowfall events on wolves in northeastern Alberta Wolves travel shorter distances and ...

Better security achieved with randomly generating biological encryption keys

Credit: Jennifer M. McCann / Penn State MRI Data breaches, hacked systems and hostage malware are frequently topics of evening ...

Whale research helps answer long-sought scientific question

New research indicates that whale teeth are still present past mid-gestation, which is somewhat surprising The humpback whale and a ...

Study finds dinosaurs battled overheating with nasal air-conditioning

Researchers used 3D computer modeling to simulate heat exchange in dinosaursCredit: Jason Bourke, Ph.D., NYITCOM at A-State JONESBORO, AR; December ...

Climate change affects breeding birds

Seed-eaters particularly vulnerable to temperature shiftsCredit: Jessica Tir PULLMAN, Wash. - The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting ...

Can pyruvate improve cardiac function following surgery?

The American Heart Association funds study at Children's National to analyze how a forgotten compound may improve metabolic function among ...

Major international project aims to identify causes of dementia

European scientists have launched a research programme, which aims to identify common causes of dementia in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease ...

UCLA's Zipursky, Harvard's Sanes win 19th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize

Past winners include six scientists who went on to win the Nobel PrizeCredit: UNC CHAPEL HILL, NC - The UNC ...

New walking cavefish study explores origins of quadrapedal walking

Credit: NJIT A new research collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of ...

First steps

Scientists launch evolutionary study to explore the origins of fish that walk A new research collaboration with support from the ...

Brain confetti — why our sense of smell declines in old age