Tag: Biology

Hidden biodiversity uncovered: researchers discover new species of South American screech owlsCredit: Xingu Screech Owl photographed by Kleiton Silva. Alagoas ...

International investigation discovers bald eagles’ killer

Invasive water plant becomes breeding ground for a lethal cyanobacteriaCredit: UGA The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles ...

Study analyses fish larval dispersal in western Mediterranean

Experts identify three large areas in which there is barely fish exchangeCredit: Enrique Ballesteros (CEAB-CSIC) A new study analyzes the ...

Gray’s beaked whales ‘resilient’ to ecosystem changes

Credit: Mark Camm An elusive whale species in the Southern Ocean could be resilient to near-future ecosystem changes, according to ...

Forest restoration action must prioritize diversity over scale for cheaper, long-term success

Researchers investigating the economic costs of forest restoration find that more up-front investment in tree diversity leads to greater long-term ...

Discovery of a third T cell lineage

Credit: (c) Rob Miller, University of New Mexico The immune systems of all vertebrates contain specialized cells, called T cells, ...

Slc20a1b is essential for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell expansion in zebrafish

Credit: ©Science China Press Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) include hematopoietic stem cells and several lineage-biased hematopoietic progenitor cells, which can ...

3D-printed artificial lung model

Credit: POSTECH The warmer temperature and blooming flowers signal the arrival of spring. However, worries about respiratory diseases are also ...

Scent of a species

A reversal in sensory processing accompanies ongoing ecological divergence and speciation in Rhagoletis pomonellaCredit: Shoot for Science: Deepak Kakara, Dinesh ...

Robust cell junctions are critical for maintaining stem cell function

Mechanical instability of adherens junctions overrides intrinsic quiescence of hair follicle stem cellsCredit: Avinanda Banerjee The skin is the largest ...

The origin and uniqueness of Basque genetics revealed

A new study reveals that the genetic uniqueness of the Basque population is not due to its external origin in ...

Dogs (not) gone wild: DNA tests show most ‘wild dogs’ in Australia are pure dingoes

It's time to take dingoes out of the doghouseCredit: Chontelle Burns / Nouveau Rise Photography. Almost all wild canines in ...

Salk scientists receive $1.5 million from The Conrad Prebys Foundation’s inaugural grant cycle

Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(March 25, 2020) Salk Professor Thomas Albright has been awarded $1 million and Assistant Professor Edward ...

Eat me: The cell signal of death

An 'eat-me' signal displayed on cell surfaces requires activation of a lipid-scrambling protein by a nuclear protein fragmentCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...

New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing

An atomically defined interlayer embedded into a quantum dot emits single photons at room temperature and allows tuning a wavelength ...

When synthetic evolution rhymes with natural diversity

Credit: Parys/GMI/UNC-Chapel Hill Researchers at GMI - Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, ...

New study published in Science maps wildlife microbiota

Discovering millions of previously unknown potential human therapeuticsCredit: Gal Zanir for Wild Biotech Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL - March 25, 2021 - ...

New discoveries of deep brain simulation put it on par with therapeutics

Possibly speeding the process and allowing personalized treatmentCredit: University of Houston Despite having remarkable utility in treating movement disorders such ...

What is killing bald eagles in the U.S.?

Credit: Susan Wilde Bald eagles, as well as other wildlife, have been succumbing to a mysterious neurodegenerative disease in the ...

Study introduces 13 new, threatened species of sparkly moths from Hawaii