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Biology
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Biology
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Condensed Matter Physics Inspires a New Model of Cellular Behavior
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Model illustrating how cells exert pressure on one another, leading to extrusion. Image Credit: Courtesy of S. Monfared Cells are expert coo...
Mysterious underwater acoustic world of British ponds revealed in new study
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Old Sneed Park Photo Credit: Dr Jack Greenhalgh The previously hidden and diverse underwater acoustic world in British ponds has been reveal...
Genetically Modified Plants Grow Better in Arid and Saline Conditions
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Tobacco is one of the most well-studied plants by scientists. Photo Credit: Rodion Narudinov Russian scientists have modified tobacco. They ...
Highly sensitive Raman probe detects enzyme expression in heterogeneous tissues
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Raman imaging offers a greater potential for detecting multiple enzyme activities than fluorescence imaging, demonstrate Tokyo Tech research...
Monday, April 24, 2023
Earliest animal likely used chemical signaling to evolve into multicellular organism
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J.P. Gerdt is an assistant professor of chemistry in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences. Photo Credit: Courtesy of J.P. Gerdt ...
Mudskippers Could Be Key to Understanding Evolution of Blinking
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Indian mudskipper P. septemradiatus Photo Credit: Courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology Blinking is crucial for the eye. It’s how anim...
Vaccine printer could help vaccines reach more people
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MIT researchers have designed a mobile vaccine printer that could be scaled up to produce hundreds of vaccine doses in a day. This kind of p...
Rare variants of an inflammation 'brake' gene may help reveal outcomes of kidney disease
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Paradoxically, a gene variant that increases inflammation also has a protective effect on the kidneys. Seen here, kidney cells nuclei (blue)...
Study Finds Significant Variation in Anatomy of Human Guts
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Photo Credit: Lauren Nichols. New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounce...
Algae in Swedish lakes provide insights to how complex life on Earth developed
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Lönsboda, Sweden Photo Credit: Johanna Nilsson By studying green algae in Swedish lakes, a research team, led by Lund University in Sweden,...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
UC Irvine biologists discover bees to be brew masters of the insect world
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The UCI study found that the cellophane bee (pictured) ‘brew’ a liquid food for their offspring. Photo Credit: Tobin Hammer Scientists at th...
Fungal genetics could help develop novel biotechnologies
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Photo Credit: Heidi-Ann Fourkiller / Scientific Frontine An essential pillar of Earth’s ecological system, fungi have long been used to bett...
Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever
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(L-R) Co-first author and PhD student Stephanie Studniberg with senior researcher, Monash BDI’s Professor Diana Hansen. Photo Credit: WEHI S...
How bee-friendly is the forest?
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A honeybee (Apis mellifera) collects honeydew on a fir tree. The study shows that the beech-dominated Steigerwald provides insufficient food...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The wound dressing that can reveal infection
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The wound dressing is made of tight mesh nanocellulose, preventing bacteria and other microbes from getting in. At the same time, the materi...
How does a millipede get its legs?
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These microscopic images of the outside and inside of a millipede show the unexpected transparent protrusions, containing bundles of legs, p...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Bird feeding helps small birds fight infection
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Photo Credit: Lidia Stawinska Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden...
Monday, April 17, 2023
Researchers discover how some brain cells transfer material to neurons in mice
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Neuronal accumulation of ribosomal reporter (green) in the brain of adult mice. Resized Image using AI by SFLORG Photo Credit Olga Chechneva...
Leaps in artificial blood research aim to improve product safety, efficacy
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Artificial blood has been used in a variety of clinical trials, but no safe alternative has yet made it to market. Image Credit: Narupon Pr...
New genetic target for male contraception identified
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Photo Credit: Filipe Almeida Discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could pave the way for a highly effective, reversible and no...
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