USDA awards UToledo $500,000 for fertility research to help cattle industry
The three-year grant targets agricultural productivity, but also can advance ongoing human fertility research Every time a dairy cow is ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Scientists discover unreported plant body part
For many, the Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is little more than a roadside weed, but this plant has a long ...
Rearing cicadas
What does it take to discover a new species of cicada? The 17-year cicadas emerging dramatically by the billions in ...
Mary Jane West Eberhard receives Linnean Medal for Zoology
Mary Jane West Eberhard, staff scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, has just received the ...
How butterflies make transparent wings: MBL scientists see the invisible
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths have taken it ...
Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
Penn scientists have developed a new method for tracing the lineage and gene expression patterns of metastatic cancer at the ...
How cells measure themselves
Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted that each type of ...
Solving mystery of the four-headed echidna penis
Scientists explain why echidna penis is 'weird' Scientists from the University of Melbourne and University of Queensland have revealed the ...
No health worries for children born to mothers given seasonal flu vaccine in pregnancy
uOttawa/CHEO study finds no increased risk of early childhood health issues following exposure to seasonal flu vaccination during pregnancy A ...
Monarchs raised in captivity can orient themselves for migration, U of G study reveals
While captive rearing may cause temporary disorientation, researchers found if Monarchs are given time in the wild to calibrate their ...
Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection
Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows. ...
Chip mimicking bovine endometrium used in study of factors that can jeopardize pregnancy
The device was used for the first time to culture two maternal endometrial cell types, revealing the effects of alterations ...
Odds of stem cell transplant restoring fertility are as random as a coin toss — until now
The odds of restoring fertility through a sperm stem cell transplant are as random as a coin toss. But a ...
Sea snakes show their sensitive side to court potential mates
Decades of research has revealed the remarkable morphological adaptations of sea snakes to aquatic life, which include paddle-shaped tails, salt-excreting ...
An ‘atlas’ of the brain’s choroid plexus across the lifespan
New resource for neuroscience maps cell types, secreted proteins, spatial organization, and more Once viewed merely as a producer of ...
Male piglets less resilient to stress when moms get sick during pregnancy
URBANA, Ill. -When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune response may negatively affect ...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies signaling underlying regeneration
Discovery in Salamanders by James W. Godwin, Ph.D., brings science closer to the development of regenerative medicine therapies BAR HARBOR, ...
How HIV infection shrinks the brain’s white matter
Researchers from Penn and CHOP detail the mechanism by which HIV infection blocks the maturation process of brain cells that ...
Coloring tumors reveals their bad influence
Studies on cancer are limited by the threshold at which cellular transformations become clinically detectable. However, the very initial phase ...
New study reveals how smoking during puberty can cause negative consequences in offspring
No Smoking Day 2021 Smoking in early puberty in boys may have negative consequences for their future generations of offspring, ...
