Tag: Biology

Credit: © Terence Strick The Mfd protein repairs bacterial DNA, but can also, to scientists' surprise, promote mutation. Bacterial mutations ...

USC Stem Cell study explores ‘synthetic’ embryonic development with $2.5 million NIH grant

Credit: Chris Shinn Whether in an earthworm or a human being, developmental processes are driven by complex networks of genetically-encoded ...

UofL biologists create better method to culture cells for testing drug toxicity

Research featured on cover of American Journal of Physiology-Cell PhysiologyCredit: American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When a ...

Year of the quiet ocean: Emerging ocean listening network will study seas uniquely quieted by COVID

Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor soundscapes, assess changes in behavior of marine life; More ...

Scientists at IRB Barcelona identify a potential target to treat lung cancer

Credit: IRB Barcelona In cancer, personalised medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumour to find ...

Senckenberg Nature Research Society transfers three journals to ARPHA Platform

Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, Vertebrate Zoology and Geologica Saxonica are the latest historic titles to select the various services and ...

Why lists of worldwide bird species disagree

Data gaps and species similarities may lead to undercounting biodiversityCredit: Ça?an ?ekercio?lu How many species of birds are there in ...

Helping new scientists bloom: Biologist using orchid research to inspire students to pursue STEM

Credit: Craig Barrett A West Virginia University biologist is working to cultivate a bumper crop of young scientists through the ...

Red deer have personality and it is related to their dominance behavior

Credit: University of Turku An international team of researchers has studied individual differences in the behaviour of red deer. They ...

Ant responses to social isolation resemble those of humans

Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genesCredit: photo/©: Susanne Foitzik, JGU Ants react ...

Junctions between three cells serve as gateways for the transport of substances

Researchers at the University of Münster discover how cell contacts are dynamically remodelled during egg development in fruit flies / ...

Genomes of the earliest Europeans

Ancient genomes shed new light on the earliest Europeans and their relationships with NeandertalsCredit: MPI-EVA/ Nikolay Zaheriev An international research ...

Unraveling the mysteries of sleep disorders in multiple system atrophy

New study shows that in multiple system atrophy, sleep disorders are a common but scarcely studied symptom associated with disease ...

Crohn’s disease may be caused by immune signaling failure

Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause ...

Crunching on coral

Research finds that coral predators exert a much larger influence on young coral than expectedCredit: UC Santa Barbara You might ...

New biosensor makes control hormone auxin visible in cells

Scientists at the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen have developed a novel ...

Inheriting acquired traits requires trailblazer modifications to unfertilized eggs

Credit: RIKEN An epigenetic study at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences shows that in mouse egg cells, modifications ...

Genome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee