Size matters in the sex life of salmon
Credit: Mikko Ellmen Every summer, tens of thousands of Atlantic salmon migrate from the Barents Sea to the Teno River, ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Immune system works differently between and first and later pregnancies
Study provides biological insights into miscarriage and preterm birthCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Among the holy quests of serious and ...
Click… Resistant bacteria caught in the act!
Credit: Copyright UCLouvain The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a major health problem. The problem? Bacteria acquire new defense ...
Cell removal as the result of a mechanical instability
Credit: Kanazawa University The outer or inner boundaries of organs in the human body are lined with so-called epithelial sheets. ...
High-tech CT reveals ancient evolutionary adaptation of extinct crocodylomorphs
They transitioned from land to water during the Mesozoic eraCredit: G. Fritsch/Leibniz-IZW. The tree of life is rich in examples ...
Five steps to stop the death of the most threatened birds of prey
Power lines: a threat to all birds worldwideCredit: Conservation Biology Group (University of Barcelona-IRBio) An article published in the journal ...
Neandertal genes in the petri dish
Researchers are studying the Neandertal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoidsCredit: Petra Korlevi "Using iPSC lines ...
Jan Philipp Junker receives Helmholtz AI grant
Credit: Pablo Castagnola/MDC Scientists generally understand how stem cells transform into a specialized heart, brain or muscle cell. But now ...
New structural ‘map’ solves mysteries of gigantic gene regulator
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Structural biology has been used to 'map' part of a protein called SMCHD1, ...
Premature epigenomic aging acts like a ‘sleeper cell’ that is awaken by Western-style diet
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The epigenome is sometimes referred to as the "software" or "operating system" of the genome. ...
BioRescue’s most successful oocyte collection and embryo creation in southern white rhinos
The international consortium performed the procedure in the German Serengeti Park HodenhagenCredit: Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen In order to prevent the extinction ...
Hormone systems can still be adapted in adulthood
Behavioural biologists at the University of Münster reveal advantageous hormonal changes in guinea pigs in a new social environmentCredit: Department ...
World’s most complete health analysis of nesting sea turtles conducted in Florida
Study provides critical data for sea turtle conservation and population recoveryCredit: Jennifer Reilly While it's only about a 10-kilometer stretch, ...
Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder
A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit: ...
Surprising growth rates discovered in world’s deepest photosynthetic corals
Credit: Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawaii. New research published in the journal Coral Reefs revealed unexpectedly high growth ...
Study reveals impacts of climate change on migrating mule deer
Credit: Tayler LaSharr When drought reshuffles the green-up of habitats that mule deer migrate across, it dramatically shortens the annual ...
Free training manual will help health providers diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome
Pan American Health Organization providing international platform for workbookCredit: University of Nebraska Medical Center Omar Rahman, M.D., director of the ...
Researchers identify ‘hot spots’ for developing lymphatic vessels
Experiments on zebrafish: fibroblasts produce important enzyme-processing proteins triggering growth in vesselsCredit: Andreas van Impel When an embryo develops, a ...
Human embryo-like model created from human stem cells
Credit: Naomi Moris Scientists from the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands, have developed ...
New protocol on breast cancer and breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 10, 2020--Managing women with breast cancer who are breastfeeding is ...
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