Biology
Inflammation leaves a long-lasting impression on intestinal stem cells that reduces their ability to heal
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions have discovered that inflammation in the gut...
Re-creations of 1870s railway photos reveal profound change to Kansas, Colorado plains
LAWRENCE — A fascinating new book chronicling transformation on the plains of Kansas and western Colorado uses repeat photography — contemporary re-creations...
New knowledge about a fungus that turns 60-80% of the flies in your home into zombies
What can we learn from a fungus that eats most of the flies in your home from the inside, turns...
Project takes aim at ‘forever chemicals’ with a new hybrid ‘SonoBio’ technology
Ultrasound technology could be key to enabling the biological breakdown of so-called 'forever chemicals', say researchers from the University of...
University of Guam researcher discovers unusual mortality rates in surgeonfishes
An international team of researchers led by an assistant professor from the University of Guam discovered that while most surgeonfishes...
Exploring peptide clumping for improved drug and material solutions
Scientists from China have investigated how short peptide chains aggregate together in order to deepen our understanding of the process,...
Open Wide: Human Mouth Bacteria Reproduce through Rare Form of Cell Division
By Emily GreenhalghCredit: Scott Chimileski, Marine Biological Laboratory. See Chimileski et al (2024), PNAS. By Emily Greenhalgh One of the...
How cells control gene expression by cleaning up their mistakes
Alternative splicing is a genetic process where different segments of genes are removed, and the remaining pieces are joined together...
The dark side of egg donation: racial discrimination in fees and unspoken health risks
White women are paid up to eight times more for their eggs than Black women in the US, according to...
Like people, vultures get set in their ways and have fewer friends as they age
Key takeaways Key takeaways Young griffon vultures move frequently between sleeping sites in different locations, interacting with many friends. They get...
-
Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
-
Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
-
Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
-
Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
-
Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies