A niche for the eye
Credit: Image courtesy Ting Xie Lab KANSAS CITY, MO--What if the degenerative eye conditions that lead to glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
A fly’s eye view of evolution
Research team led by Göttingen University investigates molecular basis of eye size variation in insectsCredit: Georg Bullinger The fascinating compound ...
UT Southwestern biochemist recognized for pioneering metabolic research
Credit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas) DALLAS - UT Southwestern Biochemist Benjamin Tu, Ph.D., is ...
Knowledge of cycad branching behavior improves conservation
Guam's branched cycads less vulnerable to destruction by non-native insectCredit: Montgomery Botanical Center Research on cycad trees in Colombia, Guam, ...
UCLA scientists develop method to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells
The advance will help researchers who aim to use these powerful immune cells to treat viruses, cancer and other diseasesCredit: ...
Master designers: Architects of the brain revealed
Credit: Kanazawa University Brain cells often cluster and grow together creating three-dimensional columns. While this pillar-like pattern of neurons is ...
Future too warm for baby sharks
Credit: M. Johnson New research has found as climate change causes the world's oceans to warm, baby sharks are born ...
Researchers find nonnative species in Oahu play greater role in seed dispersal
Credit: Patrick Kelley University of Wyoming researchers headed a study that shows nonnative birds in Oahu, Hawaii, have taken over ...
Stem cell therapy corrects skull, brain function in mouse model of childhood disorder
Scientists regenerate parts of the skull affected by craniosynostosis, a common birth defectCredit: Amanda Frataccia, USC Using stem cells to ...
Harbor porpoises on the decline in the German North Sea
Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect the species, which has been affected by human activities at seaCredit: D. Nachtsheim ...
HKUST researchers discover a novel mechanism of recruiting ARF family proteins to specific subcellul
Credit: HKUST The small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family are key initiators of various physiological processes including secretion, ...
In-utero exposures associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer
Maternal health, in-utero, and perinatal exposures and risk of thyroid cancer in offspringCredit: University of Bergen A recent study by ...
Risk of extinction cascades from freshwater mussels to a bitterling fish
Decline of unionid mussels heightens hybridisation of native and introduced bitterling fishCredit: Hiroki Hata (Ehime University) Bitterling fishes (Subfamily: Acheilognathinae) ...
Transfusions with higher red blood cell levels do not improve preterm baby outcomes
Largest study to-date compares thresholds for blood transfusions in premature babiesCredit: George Mason University Very low birthweight infants are at ...