Biology
Researchers uncover diverse subtypes of serotonin-producing neurons
(Harvard Medical School) It used to be enough to call a serotonergic neuron a serotonergic neuron. These brain cells make...
New clues to how gatekeeper for the cell nucleus works
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Berkeley Lab scientists have uncovered new clues to how a molecular machine inside the cell acts...
How did the stonefly cross the lake? The mystery of stoneflies recolonising a USA island
(Pensoft Publishers) Millennia ago, glaciers scraped all life from a large island in the USA. Subsequently, life has returned to...
Monitoring farmland biodiversity across Europe: It could cost less than you think
(Pensoft Publishers) How can we monitor Europe-wide farmland biodiversity monitoring scheme so that it makes sense to farmers, is ecologically...
Australian plants could hold key to treating wounds, Alzheimer’s and other diseases
(Queensland University of Technology) A QUT Indigenous Medicines Group researcher has been awarded more than $1 million in funding from...
Complex skeletons evolved earlier than realized, fossils suggest
(University of Edinburgh) The first animals to have complex skeletons existed about 550 million years ago, fossils of a tiny...
Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels
(University of Plymouth) Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to...
From starving chicks come fat birds
(Newcastle University) A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start in life grow...
Scottish university scientist behind successful rapid-detection Ebola test
(University of Stirling) A rapid-detection Ebola test developed by international scientists has been deployed in Senegal and Guinea following a...
First synthetic model of bacteria outer membrane
(Newcastle University) An international collaboration led by scientists from Newcastle University, UK, and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has produced the...
Gut microbiota regulates antioxidant metabolism
(Chalmers University of Technology) A recently published study shows that gut microbiota regulates the glutathione and amino acid metabolism of...
When less is really more
(ETH Zurich) ETH researchers have found that therapeutic iron supplements may be less effective when given in brief intervals: A...
Genetic modification shows promise for preventing hereditary hearing loss
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A mitochondrial defect is responsible for a type of human hereditary deafness that worsens over time and...
New from CSHLPress, an indispensable bench-side handbook for biologists using R
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 'Using R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists,' from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,...
UCI-led study offers model to predict how microbiomes may respond to change
(University of California - Irvine) Scientists studying microbiomes have created a framework for predicting how the composition of these complex...
Managed bees spread and intensify diseases in wild bees
(University of California - Riverside) Wild pollinators are in decline across many parts of the world. To combat this, managed...
Immunologists unearth key piece of MRSA vaccine puzzle
(Trinity College Dublin) New research has pinpointed immune cells that could be targeted by an MRSA vaccine. These 'helper' cells...
The astounding genome of the dinoflagellate
(University of Connecticut) Dinoflagellates live free-floating in the ocean or symbiotically with corals, serving up -- or as -- lunch...
Scientists discover genetic mechanism essential to ovary development
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine have announced a discovery that...
Fly method is epilepsy’s ray of light
(University of Manchester) A revolutionary new approach developed by University of Manchester scientists has for the first time shown that...