Tag: Biology

Researchers analyse the relationship between the dispersal capacity of different species of parasites and their rates of genetic introgressionCredit: University ...

Biotechnologists developed an effective technology for nutrient biocapture from wastewater

Credit: RUDN University Biotechnologists from RUDN University in collaboration with Lomonosov MSU and Kurchatov institute made an important contribution to ...

New EBRAINS-enabled tool to help guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool seeks to give surgeons a sharp eye to spot epilepsy in a patient's brainCredit: HBP ...

New technology enables predictive design of engineered human cells

Capability could accelerate the development of new treatments for diseasesCredit: Justin Muir Northwestern University synthetic biologist Joshua Leonard used to ...

Study reveals energy sources supporting coral reef predators

Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on ...

Sex that is not for reproduction

Scientists have described mating-type determination mechanisms in ParameciumCredit: SPbU The mating process is one of the most important mechanisms for ...

Prion diseases: new clues in the structure of prion proteins

Carbohydrates of the prion glycoproteins responsible for a group of neurodegenerative diseases were sequenced for the first time thanks to ...

Conservation paradox – the pros and cons of recreational hunting

Recreational hunting -- especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies -- raises ethical and moral concernsCredit: Associate Professor Enrico ...

Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria

All algae sugars are entirely degraded by bacteria; well, not all; one sugar holds out against the invaders and could ...

Life of a pure Martian design

Credit: © Tetyana Milojevic Early Mars is considered as an environment where life could possibly have existed. There was a ...

HKUST decodes a deep-sea vent-endemic snail hologenome

Unveiling its living strategies in the extreme environmentCredit: HKUST A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Head and Chair ...

Electron cryo-microscopy sheds light on how bioenergy makers are made in our body

Credit: Dan W. Nowakowski and Alexey Amunts Mitochondria are organelles that act as the powerhouses in our body. They use ...

A better tool for the job: Laser-based technique to elucidate the mysteries of exosomes

Undergraduate students explore a more efficient way to measure protein-containing vessels released by cellsCredit: DGIST Despite our great progress in ...

Covid-19: Future targets for treatments rapidly identified with new computer simulations

Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of Covid-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments ...

Songbirds’ reproductive success reduced by natural gas compressor noise

Novel research reveals bluebirds, tree swallows seemingly ignore noise at first; pay laterCredit: Julian Avery, Penn State Some songbirds are ...

Explainable AI for decoding genome biology

Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome's regulatory codeCredit: Illustration courtesy of Mark Miller, Stowers Institute ...

UCI researchers eavesdrop on cellular conversations

New computational tool decodes biological language of signaling moleculesCredit: Suoqin Jin, Qing Nie & Maksim Plikus / UCI Irvine, Calif. ...

Is odor the secret to bats’ sex appeal?

Credit: Mariana Muñoz-Romo and Paul B. Jones. When falling in love, humans often pay attention to looks. Many non-human animals ...

Migratory birds track climate across the year

Credit: Jonathan Eisen As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get ...

Temperature affects susceptibility of newts to skin-eating fungus