Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes
A connection between ear and jaw bones in marsupials and monotremes shortly after birth provides hints at the evolution of ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differentl
Credit: Elizabeth Madin, University of Hawai'i In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers ...
Researchers look for answers as to why western bumblebees are declining
Credit: Christy Bell A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the ...
Team dramatically reduces image analysis times using deep learning, other approaches
Credit: Harshad Vishwasrao and Damian Dalle Nogare, NIH WOODS HOLE, Mass. - A picture is worth a thousand words -but ...
New 3D model shows how the paradise tree snake uses aerial undulation to fly
The snakes which comprise the Chrysopelea family are the only known limbless vertebrates capable of flight. Scientists have known this, but ...
Maternal obesity increases the chance of liver cancer in offspring for generations
Scientists have identified a microRNA in obese mouse mothers that may increase the odds of liver cancer in their offspring ...
The tug-of-war at the heart of cellular symmetry
May the forces be within your cellsCredit: Kyoto University/Makito Miyazaki Japan -- Symmetry and asymmetry are fundamental properties of nature. ...
Effects from low-level concentrations of harmful chemicals preserved in three generations of fish
Credit: Nathan Burns CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass ...
Four new species of giant single-celled organisms discovered on Pacific seafloor
Credit: Jennifer Durden and Craig Smith, DeepCCZ Project. Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans ...
Scientists uncover new genetic mutations linked to autism spectrum disorder
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Radboud University Medical Center ...
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, ...
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. ...
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