Embryo’s early development revealed in a dish
Unique Rice platform helps bioscientists learn how ectoderm cells begin to differentiateCredit: Warmflash Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 17, 2019) ...
Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics
Figuring out Alzheimer’s
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski One of the tasks of the scientists work is to explain how the world functions. ...
Findings bridge knowledge gap between pheromone sensitivity and courtship
Study in flies links fertility and the response strength of pheromone-sensing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Just as humans use their ...
Synthetic cells make long-distance calls
Rice scientists' circuits help bacteria quickly pass signals to an entire communityCredit: Courtesy of The Bennett Lab/Nature Chemical Biology HOUSTON ...
Creating miracles with polymeric fibers
Researchers studied the fabrication of polymeric fibers for use in advanced health careCredit: Hussain Alenezi, Muhammet Emin Cam and Mohan ...
Science follows from furry mysteries
Book explores how puzzlement over cats' super-feat has teased out modern science and technologyCredit: Greg Gbur Greg Gbur's new book ...
Family of crop viruses revealed at high resolution for the first time
Credit: Univeristy of Leeds For the first-time we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world's deadliest crop ...
Physicists look to navigational ‘rhumb lines’ to study polymer’s unique spindle structure
Credit: Daeseok Kim From the intricate patterns of pollen grains to the logarithmic spirals of nautilus shells, biology is full ...
Babies burdened by environmental estrogens in mothers’ wombs
Hormone-producing fungiCredit: University of Vienna Xenoestrogens are absorbed through the environment, especially through food. As oestrogen-like substances, they can have ...
Ebola antibodies at work
Scientists in Israel and Germany show, on the molecular level, how an experimental vaccine offers long-term protection against the diseaseCredit: ...
The secret to sneaky float serves
University of Tsukuba researchers use wind-tunnel experiments to study the effect the panels of a volleyball have on its flight, ...
Army bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield
Credit: US Army-Shutterstock In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers ...
Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots
Credit: P. Ramdya, EPFL "Just think about what a fly can do," says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL's ...
Developing electrically active materials to repair damaged hearts
Scientists are developing new materials that can both conduct electricity and repair heart muscle damaged during a heart attackCredit: Michael ...
The story of thalidomide continues
Molecular basis of drug's effects on limb and ear development revealedCredit: Nature Chemical Biology An international study co-authored by researchers ...
How plants react to fungi
Credit: Michaela Kopischke Plants are under constant pressure from fungi and other microorganisms. The air is full of fungal spores, ...
Weak spot in pathogenic bacteria
ClpX-ClpP protein complex could be starting point for new antibioticsCredit: Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis / MPI of Molecular Physiology Antibiotics are ...
The American Institute of Physics announces 2019 Science Communication Award winners
Diverse selection of 2019 Science Communication Award-winning literature includes works on animal-inspired robotics, the far reaches of outer space, climate ...
Getting an ‘eel’ for the water: The physics of undulatory human swimming
Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba produce the most detailed motion capture of undulatory swimming and the resulting 3D ...
Breakthrough in sex-chromosome regulation
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have uncovered a chromosome-wide mechanism that keeps the gene expression of ...