Herbivores, not predators, most at risk of extinction
Global study sheds new light on current species declines, past species extinctions, and disruptions to Earth's ecosystemsCredit: Trisha Atwood/Utah State ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Study suggests embryos could be susceptible to coronavirus
Credit: Zernicka-Goetz lab Genes that are thought to play a role in how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects our cells have ...
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck ...
Study: Oriole hybridization is a dead end
Scientists say Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles are not mergingCredit: Bryan Calk, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY--A half-century ...
New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine
Credit: André De Kesel A major comprehensive study on Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales, two orders of unique ectoparasitic fungi associated with ...
RSV vaccination of pregnant women could prevent pneumonia in babies
Immunizing pregnant women with a potential vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) could prevent the most common cause of pneumonia ...
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
Credit: Emily Wood Parasites have a public relations problem. Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fishes and birds that receive our ...
Psychologist to study how motor development changes infants’ learning experiences
NSF-funded project at UC Riverside will involve new methods for measuring infants' daily learning experiences in the homeCredit: UC Riverside. ...
Tierra del Fuego: marine ecosystems from 6,000 to 5000 years ago
The Middle Holocene, a plausible view of the futureCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Global warming will modify the distribution and abundance ...
Cell antennas lacking in Fragile X syndrome, study finds
Increasing the number of antennas might be a therapyCredit: UT Health San Antonio Laboratory of Hye Young Lee, PhD Structures ...
First gene knockout in a cephalopod is achieved at Marine Biological Laboratory
Credit: Karen Crawford WOODS HOLE, Mass. --A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has achieved the first gene knockout ...
Potential preterm births in high risk women predicted to 73% accuracy, by new technique
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months ...
Scientists prove bird ovary tissue can be preserved in fossils
Credit: Alida Bailleul A research team led by Dr. Alida Bailleul from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) ...
UMass Amherst biologists zero in on cells’ environmental sensing mechanism
A new collaboration advances Evo-Devo, the fields of evolution and developmentCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Evolutionary and developmental biologist ...
Same-day IUD placements hard to come by in Ohio, study finds
Researchers: Obstacle to reproductive care could lead to unintended pregnanciesCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though same-day access ...
Molecular cause underlying rare genetic disorder revealed
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have revealed how a nonfunctioning version of an ordinary gene impairs brain structure and ...
Overweight and obesity are associated with a low sperm quality
Is a systematic review and meta-analysis of all the studies published to date. These results suggest that overweight/obesity prevention should ...
Researcher studying the mechanics of breathing in adult survivors of preterm birth
With a three-year R15 grant of more than $432,000 from the National Institutes of Health, Duke is studying the underlying ...
How the zebrafish got its stripes
Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish ...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...
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