Tag: Biology

Credit: @Science China Press The human brain has extreme ability in thinking and computation, but it only requires a very ...

Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette as a causative agent in Photorhabdus asymbiotica

Credit: @Science China Press Contractile injection systems (CISs) are widely distributed in bacteria and archaea that can form a nanomachine ...

The two-thousand-year-old mystery of the havoc-wreaking worm

New research reveals that we know less about the history-altering shipworm than we thoughtCredit: Barry Goodell AMHERST, Mass. - Humans ...

Long-term memory setup requires a reliable delivery crew

Synaptic plasticity depends on molecular hauler KIF5C, carrier of more than 650 RNAs, study findsCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research ...

COVID-causing coronavirus following predictable mutational footsteps

Similarities in locations, types of mutations could inform responses to future SARS-CoV-2 strainsCredit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln New research ...

Blood test can track the evolution of coronavirus infection

A blood test that quantifies the protein ACE2, the cellular protein which allows entry of the virus into cells, as ...

Empathy may drive rats and other mammals to help friends over strangers

A new study identifies the brain regions involved in rats' tendency to help members of their own social group over ...

Preventing lung cancer’s unwelcome return

Credit: Sordella lab/CSHL, 2021 When a doctor gives a patient antibiotics for a bacterial infection, they usually require them to ...

Keeping the world up to date on irritable bowel syndrome research in China

Scientists condense Chinese studies over the past decade on this common gastrointestinal disorder in a review articleCredit: Chinese Medical Journal ...

Electric signals between individual cardiac cells regulate heartbeat

Cells are connected by gap junctions, which are vital for a healthy heart.Credit: André G. Kléber WASHINGTON, July 13, 2021 ...

Farm robots are the future; let’s start preparing now, researcher argues

Credit: Natalis Lorenz No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here--and they have created two possible extremes for the ...

TSUBAME supercomputer predicts cell-membrane permeability of cyclic peptides

Credit: 2021 Sugita M, et al. Published by American Chemical Society (Licensed under CC BY 4.0) Scientists at Tokyo Institute ...

Global study reveals effectiveness of protected area

Certain countries perform significantly better than their neighbors in the effectiveness of their protected areas, finds new study.Credit: Pixabay Researchers ...

DNA reveals the evolutionary history of museum specimens

An international team, led by UNIGE and MHN, has optimized a method for analyzing the genomes of specimens from natural ...

Restless nights: Shelter housed dogs need days to adapt to new surroundings

Nocturnal activity of dogs as an indicator of adaptabilityCredit: Janneke van der Laan Every year, thousands of dogs end up ...

Maria Ermolaeva to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Maria Ermolaeva to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery ...

Emotions and culture are most important for acceptance of carnivore management strategies

Credit: Photo: Oliver Höner/Leibniz-IZW Emotions towards and cultural importance of large carnivores are better predictors of the acceptance of management ...

Brain injury lab receives additional federal funding to boost research

UC Riverside postdoc and graduate students are recipients of new awardsCredit: Santhakumar lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Earlier this ...

Crystal clear: Lepidopterans have many ways of being transparent

Credit: Nipam Patel Butterflies and moths have beautiful wings: the bright flare of an orange monarch, the vivid stripes of ...

Sweet success: CABBI demonstrates first precision breeding of sugarcane with CRISPR-Cas9