Tag: Biology

International study shows that freshwater polluted by fecal material can be determined more quickly and reliably using a new technique.Credit: ...

In pig brain development, nature beats nurture

Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Before humans can benefit from new drug therapies and nutritional ...

Shape-shifting Ebola virus protein exploits human RNA to change shape

New study highlights VP40 as a promising therapeutic targetCredit: The image was created by Christina Corbaci. Used with permission from ...

Genetic admixture in the South Pacific: from Denisovans to the human immune response

Credit: © Institut Pasteur Describing the genetic diversity of human populations is essential to improve our understanding of human diseases ...

Get your head in the game — One gene’s role in cranial development

Credit: Department of Molecular Craniofacial Embryology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) use genetic engineering in mice to ...

Roadside invader: The higher the traffic, the easier the invasive common ragweed disperses

Credit: Uwe Starfinger Common ragweed is an annual plant native to parts of the United States and southern Canada. It's ...

New method of artificially creating genetic switches for yeast

Credit: Masahiro Tominaga, Kenta Nozaki, Daisuke Umeno, Jun Ishii, Akihiko Kondo. A group of researchers from Kobe University and Chiba ...

Two research projects to be receive funds from Samsung Science & Technology Foundation

Credit: DGIST DGIST announced that Prof. June.M. Kwak, and Prof. Chang-Hee Cho are selected for the research funding program sponsored ...

Lab study solves textbook problem: How cells know their size

The answer to a basic science question could unlock the key to complex medical challengesCredit: Image from the Amodeo Lab/Dartmouth ...

$1.9 million award could keep Zika virus at bay

Project will investigate how the virus beats human defensesCredit: Rong Hai/UCR A UC Riverside virologist has won a $1.9 million ...

Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration

Credit: Sean Giery, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different ...

Cascading effects of noise on plants persist over long periods and after noise is removed

A first-of-its kind study shows decreased seedlings and saplings years after the removal of noise pollutionCredit: Photo by Sarah Termondt ...

World’s protected areas need more than a ‘do not disturb’ sign

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Lessons learned from the world's protected forests: Just ...

There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to treat severe asthma; this study shows why

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - Wheezing, coughing that doesn't stop, a pale and sweaty face: clinically, severe asthma ...

Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality

The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world's largest tropical forestCredit: ...

Inside the protein channel that keeps bacteria alive

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy at The Rockefeller University Almost all bacteria rely on the same emergency valves--protein channels ...

Study cements age and location of hotly debated skull from early human Homo erectus

Scientists also find two new, nearly 2-million-year-old specimens--likely the earliest pieces of the H. erectus skeleton yet discoveredCredit: A. Hammond/© ...

Childbirth versus pelvic floor stability

An evolutionary history of compromisesCredit: © Katya Stansfield Evolutionary anthropologists from the University of Vienna and colleagues now present evidence ...

Newly launched biotech company pioneers groundbreaking potential treatments for COVID-19

Credit: University of Bristol Halo Therapeutics Ltd is preparing for clinical trials into pivotal, cost-effective antiviral treatments for COVID-19, after ...

Silk moth’s diapause reverts back to ancestors’ through gene editing!?