Developmental/Reproductive Biology

Credit: Lauren Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - In the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds, farmers are increasingly eager to add non-chemical control methods to their management toolbox. Impact mills, which…

Credit: University of Washington All plants and animals need suitable conditions to survive. That means a certain amount of light, a tolerable temperature range, and access to sources of food, water and shelter. Many of…

The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration. Lose a limb, part of the heart or even a large portion of its brain? No problem: They…

Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed an unrivalled, fully automated robotic screening system which allows them to rapidly test the effect of drugs and other chemicals on human spermCredit: University of Dundee Researchers…

The belt for pregnant women, which is monitoring the health of a fetus was labelled as the best in the healthcare field at the annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge organized by San Jose State University, USCredit: KTU A team of…

Puberty-controlling hormone does not travel freely into the brain as previously thoughtCredit: Naoki Yamanaka / UCR New research from UC Riverside shows scientists may soon be able to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from…

Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of…

Credit: Liqun Luo Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane of a cell. These cell surface proteins govern how cells interact with one another and how they…

Credit: Muddy Duck Productions Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year - meaning key locations should be protected, researchers say. University of Exeter scientists used satellite tracking and "stable isotope ratios" -…

Credit: Ellinor O. Alseth New findings from University of Exeter researchers reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why they are not found in many bacteria. CRISPR-Cas is an immune system that…