Xerocrassa montserratensis, an endemic and threatened snail in Catalonia
The genetic structure of the land snail identified in the late 19th century in the Montserrat mountainCredit: Vicenç Bros A ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
COVID-19 vaccine does not damage the placenta in pregnancy
Study adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancyCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- A new Northwestern Medicine ...
In ‘minibrains,’ hindering key enzyme by different amounts has opposite growth effects
Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute Like many around the world, the lab of Professor Mriganka Sur in The Picower Institute ...
New genetic copycatchers detect efficient and precise CRISPR editing in a living organism
Proof-of-principle research shows that genes can be accurately edited in cells throughout the bodyCredit: Zhiqian Li Researchers at the University ...
Informed tourists make whale watching wafer for whales
Credit: Héctor Guzmán According to the International Whaling Commission, whale-watching tourism generates more than $2.5 billion a year. After the ...
Time running out to save coral reefs
Credit: Morgan Pratchett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. New research on the growth rates of coral ...
Friendly pelicans breed better
Credit: Dr Paul Rose Captive pelicans that are free to choose their own friendships are more likely to breed successfully ...
Errors at the start of life
The process of combining maternal and paternal genetic information is surprisingly error-proneCredit: MPI for Biophysical Chemistry/ Tommaso Cavazza and Melina ...
Feds back probe of understudied gut nervous system
Uribe wins NIH grant to study enteric nervous system developmentCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 10, 2021) ...
Male infertility scoring using AI-assisted image classification requiring no programming
Clinicians at Toho University in Japan developed an AI-based scoring model for testis images to assess patients with severe male ...
The African wild dog: An ambassador for the world’s largest terrestrial conservation area
Credit: (Image: Dominik Behr) Dispersal is an important process governing the persistence of wild animal populations. Upon reaching sexual maturity, ...
Rare genetic disease caused by mutations in protein that controls RNA metabolism
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2021 - In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators ...
The origin of reproductive organs
A new study led by the University of Pennsylvania's Kotaro Sasaki elucidates the early biological processes involved in the development ...
Sex-specific genetics of autism
Girls with mutations in the gene EPHB2 may be at increased risk of autismCredit: Dr. Ahlem Assali, Medical University of ...