Tag: Biology

The results of this research published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal could impact the pharmaceutical and agri-food industriesCredit: CRAG Researchers ...

Cancer cells distinguished by artificial intelligence-based system

Osaka University researchers have developed a system using artificial intelligence that can automatically differentiate between different types of cancer cellCredit: ...

Finland chooses sustainable fashion — a gown made of birch in time for the holidays

An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look -- and ...

Invasive species and habitat loss our biggest biodiversity threats

Credit: Hugh McGregor/Arid Recovery Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research ...

Undiplomatic immunity: Mutation causing arterial autoimmune disease revealed

Credit: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers reveal how a single mutation in a regulatory ...

Obesity, risk of cognitive dysfunction? Consider high-intensity interval exercise

Study first to use high-intensity interval exercise on obese individuals to test effects on cognitive dysfunctionCredit: Department of Exercise Science ...

How does cancer spread?

Researchers pinpoint a gene that affects cell-to-cell communication leading to the diseaseCredit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, December 10 2018 ...

Increasing seal population will not harm largest fish stocks in the Baltic

Credit: Jan Kansanen Seals feeding on fish does not decrease fish stocks of Baltic cod, herring and sprat the most ...

Study: Damning evidence of dam's impacts on rainforest birds

A 30-year old hydroelectric project in Thailand has caused rainforest bird communities to collapseCredit: Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij BANGKOK, Thailand (December 7, ...

One out of 3 rivers in the Iberian Peninsula is affected by salinization

Current map of river salinizationCredit: Rubén Ladrera, University of La Rioja (Spain) These are some of the red lines revealed ...

Molecular insights into spider silk

Credit: Figure: Hannes Neuweiler/Universität Würzburg They are lightweight, almost invisible, highly extensible and strong, and of course biodegradable: the threads ...

Researchers evaluate pMSCs sheets for engineered repair and regeneration of heart tissue

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 7, 2018--The placenta offers an abundant source of placenta-derived mesenchymal ...

Reproduction: From Hippocrates to IVF

Credit: Cambridge University Library The first book to take in 3,000 years of baby-making shows how women functioned as "vessels" ...

News about a plant hormone

Credit: Dirk Becker Jasmonic acid is not just the aromatic odor of the plant Jasminum grandiflorum used in cosmetics and ...

New book from CSHLPress: RNA Worlds: New Tools for Deep Exploration

Credit: © Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today announced ...

Parrot genome analysis reveals insights into longevity, cognition

Genome of blue-fronted Amazon parrot compared with 30 other long-lived birdsCredit: Glaucia Seixas PITTSBURGH--Parrots are famously talkative, and a blue-fronted ...

Could algae that are 'poor-providers' help corals come back after bleaching?

How much of the ability of a coral reef to withstand stressful conditions is influenced by the type of algae ...

Parrot genome analysis reveals mutations favoring longevity and cognition

Credit: Glaucia Seixas, https://bluefrontedamazonproject.wordpress.com A genome analysis of traits in parrots and 26 other bird species revealed that parrots and ...

UK consortium to combat serious threat to plant health

Credit: Dr. Steven White (CEH) https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/steven-white The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Right Honourable Lord Henley, has announced funding for a ...

An ancient strain of plague may have led to the decline of Neolithic Europeans