Needing a change? Researchers find GABA is the key to metamorphosis
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate that the neurotransmitter GABA is a key regulator of metamorphosis using model sea ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development
UC Riverside researchers' mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic momsCredit: Huffman lab, UC ...
Can sea anemones show us how to regrow brain tissue?
Lehigh University biologist Michael Layden earns NSF Career Award for his work to identify the mechanism of neurogenesis during development ...
New studies investigate how COVID-19 may impact breast milk and pregnancy
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are launching a pair ...
Birds exposed to PCBs as nestlings show behavior changes as adults
Males sing fewer syllables and are more aggressiveCredit: Terence Alexander/Macaulay Library Ithaca, NY--According to a new study, Zebra Finches exposed ...
Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment
Scientists uncover a new mechanism underlying the life-threatening condition and propose a novel treatment strategy centered around cell-free chromatinCredit: Dr ...
Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish
Credit: © 2020 Della Valle et al. The process of making functional brain cells in a lab dish requires the ...
A critical enzyme for sperm formation could be a target for treating male infertility
The protein, SKP1, drives a key transition step in male meiosis, the type of cell division process that results in ...
Modeling the human eye in a dish
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel human stem cell model to study eye development, biology and disease in a ...
Is Niagara Falls a barrier against fish movement?
New study shows that fishes above and below falls are unlikely to interbreed -- vital information for the battle with ...
How does an intersex bee behave?
Credit: Chelsey Ritner In the neotropical forest of Barro Colorado Island in Panama, an unusual bee hatched: half male and ...
Control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell adhesion
Credit: NIBB Using the amphibian Xenopus laevis as a model, Drs. Noriyuki Kinoshita and Naoto Ueno from the National Institute ...
Love rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations
Credit: Mareike Koppik Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations ...
Two hormones drive anemonefish fathering, aggression
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Two brain-signaling molecules control how anemonefish dads care for their young ...
For migratory alewife, urbanization of coastal areas means smaller size, poorer health
Credit: Rita Monteiro Pierce WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It's not spring in New England until the herring are running. From ...
Resolving inflammation: Could it prevent memory loss in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s?
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere discover the therapeutic potential for a class of lipids to ...
How sperm unpack dad’s genome so it can merge with mom’s
UC San Diego researchers discover the enzyme SPRK1's role in reorganizing the paternal genome during the first moments of fertilization ...
Ocean acidification impacts oysters’ memory of environmental stress
Credit: Yaamini Venkataraman/University of Washington As oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, they are becoming increasingly acidic and shifting the delicate ...
Newly confirmed biochemical mechanism in cells is key component of the anti-ageing program
Credit: Jan Zwilling Ageing is an inevitable part of life, yet some species are ageing very differently than others, even ...
Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species
A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: ...