Match matters: The right combination of parents can turn a gene off indefinitely
UMD scientists discover that mating can cause epigenetic changes in nematode worms that last for 300 generationsCredit: Antony Jose/UMD Evidence ...
Tag: Biology
Red Dead Redemption 2 teaches players about wildlife
Credit: Matthew Silk Players of the popular game Red Dead Redemption 2 learn how to identify real American wildlife, new ...
Ecologists compare accuracy of lidar technologies for monitoring forest vegetation
Findings suggest mobile platforms have great potential for monitoring a variety of forest attributesCredit: Northern Arizona University As light detection ...
Our genes shape our gut bacteria, new research shows
Credit: University of Notre Dame Our gut microbiome -- the ever-changing "rainforest" of bacteria living in our intestines -- is ...
Where does the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower come from?
Credit: © Nathanael Prunet The mystery of the formation of one of the most peculiar plant forms - the Romanesco ...
‘Smart collar’ could prevent tapeworms in dogs
Credit: Yang S-J et al., 2021, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Dogs infected with echinococcosis play a major ...
Regular monitoring may be only way to prevent large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
New simulations suggest that waiting until a student tests positive is too late for preventionCredit: Paul Tupper (CC BY 4.0, ...
Biomaterial vaccines ward off broad range of bacterial infections and septic shock
A new vaccine technology combining capture of bacterial pathogens with effective immune-reprogramming biomaterials could be applied to a broad spectrum ...
Mapping biodiversity in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region
The region includes two Global Biodiversity Hotspots; the project will document the distribution and function of species and ecosystemsCredit: Credit: ...
Researchers overcome winking, napping pigs to prove brain test works
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you've ever been to an eye doctor, there's a ...
How fishing communities are responding to climate change
Wellesley professor examines how fishers are adapting to climate-related changes in species distribution and locationCredit: Courtesy of Eva Papaioannou What ...
Of the same stripe: Turing patterns link tropical fish and bismuth crystal growth
Scientists prove Turing patterns, usually studied in living organisms and chemical systems, also manifest at the nanoscale in monoatomic bismuth ...
Arab participation in global genomic study could lead to new therapies for COVID patients
Researchers from Qatar Foundation Research, Development, and Innovation's Qatar Genome Programme contribute toward global initiative that can lead to therapeutic ...
Protein crop’s potential unlocked by deciphering anti-nutrient biosynthesis
Credit: Frederick Stoddard, University of Helsinki Faba beans are an excellent source of food protein, but about 4% of the ...
Zoo amphibians were on display while humans were locked away
Credit: Jack Boultwood from WWT While the UK was in lockdown, certain species of captive amphibians became more visible, a ...
More ancestral enzyme
Molecular evolution of enzyme beyond recruit hypothesisCredit: Seiya Watanabe, Ehime University The aconitase superfamily currently contains four functional enzymes including ...
Creating a lab mangrove helps to identify new bacteria
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A pioneering cultivation strategy that recreates a mangrove environment in the lab has enabled ...
Ryan Smith to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Ryan Smith to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery ...
Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent, our brains
Credit: Manuel Will The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly ...
Scientists show the importance of contact with nature in the city during the lockdown
Credit: RUDN University The measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic limited the access of citizens to natural objects. It is ...
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