Tag: Biology

The Avian Migration Aerial Surface Space project takes advantage of thousands of images captured by astronauts to give people an ...

An unusual creature is coming out of winter’s slumber. Here’s why scientists are excited.

Duke Lemur Center recreates the seasonal swings of native habitat, helping to unlock the secrets of hibernation.Credit: Photo by David ...

SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change

Credit: MacLean OA, et al. (2021), Natural selection in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in bats created a generalist virus and ...

A computational guide to lead cells down desired differentiation paths

A novel computer-guided design tool predicts combinations of transcription factors for more effective engineering of cell types with potential use ...

New proteins ‘out of nothing’

International team of researchers investigates how evolution forms the structure and function of a newly emerged protein in fliesCredit: Adam ...

Evaluating the rehabilitation of an old mine waste rock pile

Credit: Universidad de Sevilla The Cabeza de los Gatos waste rock pile, left from mining activities in the town of ...

Beyond genes and environment, random variations play important role in longevity

A new model of aging takes into account not only genetics and environmental exposures but also the tiny changes that ...

RNA editing protein ADAR1 protects telomeres and supports proliferation in cancer cells

Isoform preserves telomere stability by preventing accumulation of R-loops, emerging as a new cancer cell vulnerability that could be therapeutically ...

Natural “brake” against malignant neuroblastoma

Credit: Photo: Sabine Taschner-Mandl, PhD, and Tamara Weiss, PhD Copyright: St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute Image: Immunofluorescence image of ...

Accurate aging of wild animals thanks to first epigenetic clock for bats

UMD-led research identifies age-related changes to DNA and reveals longevity-related differences between bat speciesCredit: G. Wilkinson, G. Jones, S. Puechmaille, ...

How does a crustacean become a crab?

Researchers find five independent carcinizations in both true and false crabs and at least seven instances of decarcinizationCredit: Courtesy of ...

Whooping cranes steer clear of wind turbines when selecting stopover sites

Proliferation of wind-energy infrastructure across the Great Plains has created obstacles along key migration routes; future developers could place infrastructure ...

Birds learn to avoid flashy, hard-to-catch butterflies and their lookalikes

Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed ...

‘Hunker down’ stress genes boosted in women who live in violent neighborhoods

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of ...

Deforestation favors an increase in the diversity of antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria

Study analyzed some 800 million DNA sequences extracted from 48 soil samples collected in Pará State and northern Mato Grosso ...

Simultaneous multicontrast OR-PAM from single laser source

Optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy innovation enables simultaneous multicontrast imaging with shorter imaging time and improved accuracyCredit: Wang, et al. Optical-resolution photoacoustic ...

Wing tags severely impair flight in African Cape Vultures

Study urges the use of leg bands for marking individuals instead of wing tagsCredit: VulPro Conservationists who apply wing tags ...

Marjoram supports health and weight gain in carps, say biologist from RUDN University

Credit: RUDN University Biologists from RUDN University suggested adding a marjoram-based supplement to the diet of common carp to support ...

Starting small to answer the big questions about photosynthesis

Credit: Sophie Meredith, University of Leeds New scientific techniques are revealing the intricate role that proteins play in photosynthesis. Despite ...

Female snowy plovers are no bad mothers