MDIBL scientists decipher role of a stress response gene
Klf9 may be key to understanding the adverse health effects of chronic stressCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
‘One size fits all’ medication approach doesn’t work in pregnancy
Credit: UniSA New research led by the University of South Australia shows that a blanket approach to prescribing medication during ...
International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate
Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of ...
Viruses play critical role in evolution and survival of the species
Study says endogenous retroviruses help promote genetic diversity and speciationCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - As the world scrambles to control ...
Do big tadpoles turn into big frogs? It’s complicated, study finds
According to the first research study addressing evolutionary rates of larval and adult life stages at a large scale, the ...
Repulsion mechanism between neurons governs fly brain structure
Credit: Kanazawa University The brain's structure has columnar features, which are hypothesized to arise from nerve cells (neurons) stemming from ...
Fatty acid receptor involved in temperature-induced sex reversal of Japanese medaka fish
The newly discovered sex determination mechanism may lead to improved fish farming techniquesHeat stress activates the PPARĪ± signal in gonadal ...
Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants: University of Toronto study
Credit: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital ...
Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers’ future pregnancies
New technology can decrease healthcare costs, allowing a majority of mothers and infants to have access to a microscopic placenta ...
Eat more to grow more arms…if you’re a sea anemone
Credit: Anniek Stokkermans/EMBL Your genetic code determines that you will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is ...
Misfiring brain cells may cause swallowing woes in children with developmental disorders
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists reveal molecular roots of swallowing disorderCredit: Xin Wang & Anastas Popratiloff/George Washington University Misfiring brain ...
Growth hormone plays key role in early puberty, breast cancer risk
Groundbreaking findings based on following 180+ girls for 14 yearsCredit: Cincinnati Children's When girls reach puberty at an unusually early ...
Genetic mutations may be linked to infertility, early menopause
Gene in fruit flies, worms, zebrafish, mice and people may help explain some fertility issuesCredit: Yonit Tsatskis/McNeill Lab A new ...
Investigating host tolerance to genes that jump
University of Houston evolutionary geneticist awarded $1.8 million grantCredit: University of Houston Believe it or not, your genes are 50% ...
Strokes in babies are surprisingly common; here’s how the body rushes to the rescue
Credit: Courtesy Kuan lab New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the development ...
Two discoveries boost next-generation organoid development
New research collaboration tunes into signals that will help make better organoids to mimic functions of the trachea, esophagus, stomach, ...
Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
University of Missouri scientists discover possible biological markers for identifying opioid use disorder.Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University ...
Catching genes from chlamydiae allowed complex life to live without oxygen
Credit: Michel Melcher An international team of researchers has discovered a new group of Chlamydiae - Anoxychlamydiales - living under ...
Social distancing is instinctive but hard for humans and animals
Avoiding infectious disease is a protective instinct in humans and animals but the instinct to socialize often wins the dayCredit: ...
Sandwich catalysts offer higher activity and durability
Credit: In Su Lee (POSTECH) Sandwich is the food concocted by the 18th-ceuntry nobles to play card games uninterrupted. Meat ...