Rearing cicadas
What does it take to discover a new species of cicada?Credit: Annette Aiello The 17-year cicadas emerging dramatically by the ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Mary Jane West Eberhard receives Linnean Medal for Zoology
Credit: STRI Mary Jane West Eberhard, staff scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, has just ...
How butterflies make transparent wings: MBL scientists see the invisible
Credit: Nipam Patel WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths ...
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
Credit: John Innes Centre Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted ...
Solving mystery of the four-headed echidna penis
Scientists explain why echidna penis is 'weird'Credit: Picture: Jane Fenelon Scientists from the University of Melbourne and University of Queensland ...
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 pregnancyCredit: University ...
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
Credit: University of Exeter Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better ...
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
Credit: Jenna Crowe-Riddell Decades of research has revealed the remarkable morphological adaptations of sea snakes to aquatic life, which include ...
An ‘atlas’ of the brain’s choroid plexus across the lifespan
New resource for neuroscience maps cell types, secreted proteins, spatial organization, and moreCredit: Dani N, Herbst RH, et al. Cell ...
Male piglets less resilient to stress when moms get sick during pregnancy
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. -When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune ...