How Do Animals Know It’s Lunchtime?
Researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms that schedule meal timings and their synchronization with daily cycles. Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have conducted a study using…
Researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms that schedule meal timings and their synchronization with daily cycles. Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have conducted a study using…
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that the premature fusion of the skull in infants, known as craniosynostosis, is caused by an increase in…
The more we exercise our endurance, the fitter we become – and so do our muscles. They adapt to the load and are able to…
Proteins are key to all processes in our cells and understanding their functions and regulation is of major importance. “For many years, we have known…
Researchers from Imperial College London have uncovered a hidden mechanism within hair follicles that allow us to feel touch. Before this discovery, it was widely…
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a novel material with the potential to revolutionize the way human tissue can be grown in the lab and…
A recent study discovered that neural activity during online interactions is significantly reduced compared to when people converse face-to-face. When Yale neuroscientist Joy Hirsch used…
The discovery could have implications for the prevention of certain skin cancers A team of Penn State geneticists is pursuing the answers to an age-old…
The barbastelle bat’s quiet calls may be a result of ancestry, not an insect-evading adaptation. Ask a biologist why predators don’t exterminate all their prey,…
Bar-Ilan University researchers advance gene therapy for genetic disorders like SCIDs using a refined CRISPR-Cas9 technique, named GE x HDR 2.0. Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies (SCIDs)…
An international collaboration reveals the genetic secrets of endangered species, from trees to cockatoos to deep-sea corals. Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light…
A new study of migraine reveals new biological pathways for treatment. A large international study led by deCODE Genetics on the genetics of migraine provides…
More than 4 million cells profiled to make largest atlas to date to help explore the evolution of the human brain and new targets for…
Zika-carrying mosquito eggs can survive drying due to metabolic changes, offering potential control strategies. Eggs of the mosquito that carries Zika virus can tolerate extended…
Researchers from the University of Iowa demonstrate that pulmonary ionocytes play a key role in the absorption of chloride and water. Researchers from the University…
Broccoli sprouts have been discovered to contain seven times more polysulfides than mature broccoli. Remember when your parents used to say, “Eat your greens, they…
Dr. Yin-Zheng Wang from the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led a study that discovered the stigma of Chirita pumila…
A team of researchers has mapped almost 6,000 proteins from different cell types within the eye by analyzing tiny drops of eye fluid that are…