Tag: Biology

New research presented at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference in Bellevue, Wa.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute BELLEVUE, ...

Shedding light on rhodopsin dynamics in the retina

Credit: Kobe University Photoreceptor cells in our eyes can adjust to both weak and strong light levels, but we still ...

Immunotherapy and HDAC inhibition are anti-cancer besties

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies have revolutionized the care of many cancers, teaching the body's own immune cells ...

Ruminants’ genes are a treasure trove

Credit: Mogens Trolle The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one ...

Long duration of sperm freezing makes no difference to live birth rates in large sperm bank study

Sperm samples stored for up to 15 years analyzed Vienna, 24 June 2019: Despite a time limit imposed in many ...

Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique

A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cyclesCredit: Susan Brand and Marilyn ...

Be prepared: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)

Credit: Şerban Procheş While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African PhD student Ashlyn L. ...

Frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions

Human sperm samples exposed to microgravity are just as active and concentrated as on Earth Vienna, 24 June 2019: Zillionaires ...

The solution to antibiotic resistance could be in your kitchen sponge

San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) have discovered bacteriophages, ...

Understanding C. auris transmission with the healthcare environment

San Francisco, CA - June 23, 2019 - Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonized with Candida ...

Prolonged transmission of a resistant bacterial strain in a Northern California hospital

How whole genome sequencing helped scientists demonstrate connections among bacterial strains identified over multiple years San Francisco, CA - June ...

Virtual reality takes a leap into taste

June 22, 2019

Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn't eaten for an entire day and it's starving. Finally, ...

Combination of drugs may combat deadly drug-resistant fungus

June 21, 2019

BIDMC researchers use unique method to test multiple combinations for efficacy BOSTON - As health officials in New Jersey, Illinois ...

A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease