Biology

Credit: Wang H. et al., PLOS Biology, November 13, 2019 Differences in gene expression led to different bird songs between species. Researchers have discovered the genetic mechanism that explains how birds sing different…

Credit: Danilo Cedrone, UN Food and Agriculture Organization DURHAM, N.C. - The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000, suggesting major shifts are taking place in phytoplankton…

DNA study rejects the idea that Egyptians domesticated sacred ibis for ritual useCredit: Wasef et al, 2019 In ancient Egypt, Sacred Ibises were collected from their natural habitats to be ritually sacrificed, according to a study released…

What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought Aa team of scientists, led by Harvard researchers, has used a new method of DNA "re-barcoding" to track rapid…

Device can mass-produce engineered cells at lower cost, a tipping point for emerging lifesaving therapies What if you could cure cancer by re-engineering patients' cells to better target and destroy their own tumors? With the advent of…

Credit: University of Sheffield Scientists reveal 'beating heart' of photosynthesis that is responsible for significantly influencing plant growth. Study shows how an electrical reaction in protein complex cytochrome b6f…

Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the evolutionary relationship between a 2-million-year-old giant primate and the living orangutan; it is the first time genetic material this old has been retrieved from a fossil in a subtropical…

The discovery of a forgotten metabolic pathway adds a new dimension to the global carbon cycleCredit: Max Planck Institute for terrestrial Microbiology Charles Darwin suspected something in the "clear blue water" of the ocean…

Research confirms repression of autophagy during mitosisCredit: Cook lab, Babraham Institute * The research uncovers the molecular intricacies of the cell signalling cascades that function to maintain genome integrity by…

Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago.Credit: Jonathan Martinez New research by the Milner Centre for Evolution…