Striking a balance: Trade-offs shape flower diversity
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Tsukuba proposes that catering to different visitors has ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Study shows effectiveness of suppressing female fruit flies
Populations of Drosophila suzukii fruit flies - so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts ...
Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse astrocytes are more ...
UC San Diego scientists develop the first CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive in plants
New technology designed to breed more robust crops to improve agricultural yield and resist the effects of climate change With ...
Gastrulation research reveals novel details about embryonic development
Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München revise the current textbook knowledge about gastrulation, the formation of the basic body plan during ...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
An international study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains ...
Coral offspring physiology impacted by parental exposure to intense environmental stresses
Environmental disturbances, such as bleaching events, can have lasting consequences across generations of corals Adult corals that survive high-intensity environmental ...
Community science project will study rattlesnake behavior with remote cameras
Members of the public can analyze time lapse images to contribute to scientific understanding of rattlesnake maternal care, predation and ...
The origins of farming insects
Ambrosia fungi cultivated by beetles for more than 100 million years A beetle bores a tree trunk to build a ...
Foundation awards $1.25 million to MIND Institute to study rare genetic condition
Experts will search for molecular therapies for SYNGAP1 syndrome, which impacts brain development The RDM Positive Impact Foundation is funding ...
How do developing spinal cords choose ‘heads’ or ‘tails’?
A new human organoid developed by Gladstone scientists mimics one of the key steps in early embryonic development SAN FRANCISCO, ...
Genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder discovered
Transport system of essential materials in brain cells disrupted in certain genetic developmental disorders. University of Maryland School of Medicine ...
Animals’ ability to adapt their habitats key to survival amid climate change
Birds build nests to keep eggs and baby nestlings warm during cool weather, but also make adjustments in nest insulation ...
Beneficial bacteria can be restored to C-section babies at birth
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 17, 2021) - Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those ...
Swim first, hunt later: Young Weddell seals need to practice navigating before hunting
Young Antarctic Weddell seals, unlike most other seals, swim with their mother, and they prioritize learning to swim and navigate ...
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, researchers reporting in ...
Study identifies trigger for ‘head-to-tail’ axis development in human embryo
Scientists have identified key molecular events in the developing human embryo between days 7 and 14 - one of the ...
Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives
Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. Phthalates are a group ...
Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor
NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neurons Researchers at the National ...
Damage control: Plants juggle genome maintenance and growth by being organized
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that control of the plant hormones cytokinin and auxin help damaged ...
