Synthetic SPECIES developed for use as a confinable gene drive
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spreadCredit: Akbari lab, UC San Diego ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Mass of human chromosomes measured for the first time
The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been ...
A new light-sheet microscopy unit enables an extended field of view and reduced photodamage
Contributing to embryogenesis and pathogenesis through long-term in vivo molecular imagingCredit: © Nature Communications A research group led by Takashi ...
Tiniest of moments proves key for baby’s healthy brain
Credit: Courtesy Dwyer Lab University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have shed new light on how our brains develop, ...
Mouse pups’ cries give clues about autism spectrum disorder
Machine learning is being applied to gauge which vocalizations are predictive of ASDCredit: The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they ...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...
How do clownfish earn their stripes?
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study findsCredit: ...
Finer touch for tuning stem cell “fate” with substrates of varying stiffness
Quantitative control over localization of key proteins in mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...
What makes some oysters more resilient than others?
New research by Louisiana State University biologists offers insight into this commercially important speciesCredit: Photo Credit: Morgan Kelly, LSU Oysters ...
Cardioids — heartbeat, heartbreak and recovery in a dish
Credit: ©Mendjan/IMBA Self-organizing heart organoids developed at IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - ...
Alterations in the 3D genome structure and effects on fertility revealed
Credit: Covadonga Vara and Aurora Ruiz-Herrera, UAB. The genome is tightly organised (packaged) within the cell nuclei. This three-dimensional (3D) ...
Young orangutans have sex-specific role models
Credit: (Image: Julia Kunz) Orangutans are closely related to humans. And yet, they are much less sociable than other species ...
White shark population is small but healthy off the coast of Central California
Credit: Scot Anderson NEWPORT, Ore. - The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home ...
Oregon researchers find cell division machinery that makes brain cells
High speed, super-resolution imagery suggests that neural stem cells in fruit flies operate like machinery on a factory floorCredit: University ...
‘No level of smoke exposure is safe’
Study links secondhand smoke during pregnancy to epigenetic changes in babiesCredit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Nearly a quarter of pregnant ...
The importance of DNA compaction in tissue formation
Credit: IRB Barcelona Scientists led by Dr. Salvador Aznar-Benitah, head of the Stem Cells and Cancer laboratory at IRB Barcelona, ...
Epigenetics study draws link between hatchery conditions and steelhead trout fitness
Credit: Photo by WSU Photo Services PULLMAN, Wash. - Alterations in the epigenetic programming of hatchery-raised steelhead trout could account ...
Heart attack recovery aided by injecting heart muscle cells that overexpress cyclin D2
Researchers used a pig model of heart attacks, which more closely resembles the human heart in size and physiology, and ...