Same genes, same conditions, different transport
Bacterium shows phenotypic heterogeneity for methionine uptakeCredit: University of Groningen The bacterium Lactococcus lactis, which plays an important role in ...
Tag: Evolution
Honeybee dance dialects
Credit: (Photos: Patrick Kohl / Fabienne Maihoff) After more than 70 years, a great mystery of zoology has been solved: ...
The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought
Crustaceans share a brain structure known to be crucial for learning and memory in insects, a University of Arizona-led research ...
Apes’ inner ears could hide clues to evolutionary history of hominoids
New findings highlight the potential of the inner ear for reconstructing the early branches of our family treeCredit: Alessandro Urciuoli ...
Red panda population genomics confirms two phylogenetic species and different evolutionary histories
Credit: IOZ The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is an endangered mammal endemic to the Himalaya and Hengduan Mountains, and its ...
The origin of satiety: Brain cells that change shape after a meal
Credit: Danaé Nuzzaci / CNRS / CSGA You just finished a good meal and are feeling full? Researchers from the ...
Survival of the fittest: How primate immunodeficiency viruses are evolving
Credit: Department of Molecular Virology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) discover a novel mechanism by which immunodeficiency ...
Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust
Credit: Photo by Jana Meixnerova/provided by Benjamin Johnson AMES, Iowa - The Earth of 3.2 billion years ago was a ...
Widely used weed killer harming biodiversity
Study examines resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicideCredit: Photo credit: Vincent Fugère One of the world's most widely ...
ITMO scientists develop new algorithm that can predict population’s demographic history
ITMO Scientists develop an algorithm that makes population history models for people and animals more accurate and easier to generateCredit: ...
Hydrogen energy at the root of life
Evolutionary biologyCredit: Susan Lang, U. of SC. / NSF / ROV Jason / 2018 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Since ...
How three genes rule plant symbioses
Credit: Pierre-Marc Delaux For billions of years life on Earth was restricted to aquatic environments, the oceans, seas, rivers and ...
Understanding mechanics and materials though evolution and biomaterials
Scientists will present research on the mechanical and physical properties of skeletal evolution, biomaterials, and aging at the APS March ...
Paleontologists discover why the oceans are so diverse
Credit: Photo credit: John H.R. Burns A new study in the journal Science has given insight into why the world's ...
Baldness gene discovery reveals origin of hairy alpine plants
Credit: Ying Tan Scientists have solved a puzzle that has long baffled botanists - why some plants on high mountainsides ...
A tadpole with a twist: Left-right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
Researchers at Osaka University find that a tadpole-like tunicate with nonconventional left-right patterning lacks the Nodal gene found in other ...
Mosaic evolution painted lorikeets a rainbow of color
New study shows how color pattern evolution lets birds use bright colors for signaling while remaining hidden from predatorsCredit: Blickwinkel/Alamy ...
Melting properties determine biological functions of cuticular hydrocarbon layer of ants
Communication and waterproofing: Biology and physics come together in an interdisciplinary project to investigate the physical properties of wax-like cuticular ...
Mathematician identifies new tricks for the old arch in our foot
Credit: Credit: Yale University A stiff mid-foot is essential for withstanding excessive force when pushing off on the ground for ...
These feet were made for walking
A little-studied human foot arch is important for walking and running, finds new studyCredit: OIST Many of us take our ...
