Science Made Simple: What is Systems Biology?
Microbes, plants, animals, and entire ecosystems all play individual roles in the natural world, which is a complex system of interlocking parts. Systems biology approaches…
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Clasper Appendages Discovered in Mid-Cambrian Trilobite Reveal Mating Behavior Secrets
Fossils can tell scientists a lot about an animal such as their morphology, their environment, and where to place them in the tree of life….
Plug-and-Play Human Organ-on-a-Chip Can Be Customized to the Patient
Major advance from Columbia Engineering team demonstrates the first multi-organ chip made of engineered human tissues linked by vascular flow for improved modeling of systemic…
A Fruit Fly Walks Walks on a Floating 3D Treadmill While Scientists Record Visual Neurons in the Brain
Newly Discovered Neural Network Gets Visual and Motor Circuits in Sync A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D…
Nanotechnology Enables 3D Visualization of Crucial RNA Structures at Near-Atomic Resolution
Combination of nucleic acid nanotechnology and cryo-EM gives unprecedented insights into the structures of large and small RNAs, advancing RNA biology and drug design. We…
Neuronal Plasticity: Scientists Show How Chronic Pain Leads to Maladaptive Anxiety
Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed. Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment…
How Herpes Viruses Trigger Their Own Awakening
Eight different herpes viruses are known to date in humans. They all settle down permanently in the body after acute infection. Under certain circumstances, they…
Scientists Discover How Sex Hormones Define Brain Differences Between Men and Women
Sex hormones play a significant role in shaping an animal’s behavior, and their effect begins early. Early-life hormonal surges help shape the developing brain, establishing…
Revolutionary Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing
Scientists Announce Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive seafood supply…
Wonderfully Weird Creatures: Squid and Octopus Genomes Reveal How Cephalopods’ Unique Traits Evolved
Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish – even to scientists who study them – are wonderfully weird creatures. Known as the soft-bodied or coleoid cephalopods, they have…
Large Bodies Helped Ancient Sea Monsters With Extremely Long Necks Swim
A new research study finds that large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim. According to new research findings from scientists at the…
Science Made Simple: What is Genomics?
Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of science that focuses on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes. A genome is an organism’s complete…
New Atlases Will Map All 180+ Billion Cells in the Human Brain
Columbia-led team wins $9.1 million research grant to create fundamentally new maps that will chart cell diversity throughout the brains of humans. Researchers at Columbia…
Plant Protein Kills Bacterial Cells – New Model for Antibacterial Mechanism Could Result in New Antibiotics
Discovery of an aberrant protein that kills bacterial cells could help unravel the mechanism of certain antibiotics and point the way to new drugs. An…
Biochemists Identify How Genome Organization Influences Cell Fate
University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the identities of the…
Scientists Discover New Electrical Function Performed by Nearly Half of Brain Cells
Surprising research findings in mice could lead to new insights and treatments for a wide range of brain and neurological diseases, from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s….
Innovative Experimental Study Provides New Insights Into the Genetics of Heritable Traits
An analysis of 240,000 yeast strains reveals the complex interplay between large-impact genetic markers and genetic background. Enormous dataset presents unprecedented detail of genotype-to-phenotype map…
Scientists Unravel the Origins of the Human Spine
Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have recapitulated in the laboratory for the first time how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form…
