Developmental/Reproductive Biology

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina identify mutations in ciliary genes causing bicuspid aortic valve -- the most common heart valve birth defect -- and aortic valve narrowingCredit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of…

Females exposed to naturally higher hormone levels in utero grow up to be more aggressive as adultsCredit: Photo by David Haring, Duke Lemur Center DURHAM, N.C. -- Anyone who says females are the 'gentle sex' has never met a lemur. Lady…

Researchers around the world share their stunning images and insights: The open source mesoSPIM InitiativeCredit: mesospim.org Wyss Center, Geneva, Switzerland - The secret of capturing exquisite brain images with a new…

A prestigious triennial award is administered by the Russian Academy of Sciences and is aimed at contributions to evolutionary physiology. Dr. Khazipov, who is employed by the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology and Kazan Federal…

Biologists say visualization of an essential mitotic pathway in living animal cells is a first AMHERST, Mass. - Cell biologist Thomas Maresca and senior research fellow Vikash Verma at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say they have,…

Credit: Virginia Tech Systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, has been compared to volatile, unprovoked brawls within the body. The disease, which has no cure, operates…

Credit: C. Galli / Avantea For decades the story of the northern white rhinoceros has been a tale of decline. The number of individuals shrank down to only two in 2018, rendering complete extinction as only a matter of time. An…

Credit: Craig Hayslip, Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers using electronic tags were able to monitor blue and fin whales off the coast of Southern California over multiple weeks,…

ATHENS, Ohio (Sept. 10, 2019) - The parasite that causes Chagas disease, which had largely been thought to be asexual, has been shown to reproduce sexually after scientists uncovered clues hidden in its genomic code. That's the…

Johns Hopkins team develops donor screening for vaginal microbiota transplantation Researchers at Johns Hopkins have taken the first step towards trials of vaginal microbiota transplantation (VMT). Inspired by the success of fecal…