Antiarrhythmic Protection: Alligator Hearts Keep Beating No Matter What
Mammals and cold-blooded alligators share a common four-chamber heart structure – unique among reptiles – but that’s where the similarities end. Unlike humans and other…
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Doorknobs That Naturally Destroys Viruses: Biomaterials Could Mean Better Vaccines, Virus-Fighting Surfaces
Scientists are working toward advances that, using nanotechnology, could lead to a hospital bed or doorknob that naturally destroys viruses. Advances in the fields of…
Study Shows Life From Earth Could Temporarily Survive on Mars
Study shows sending microbes to Earth’s stratosphere, to test their endurance to Martian conditions, can reveal their potential use and threats to space travel. Some…
Stromatolites – Fossils of Earliest Life on Earth – May Owe Their Very Existence to Viruses
As the Mars Rover sets out to look for evidence of life on another planet, scientists back on Earth suggest viruses played a key role…
Common Weed Killers Can Increase the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York shows. Herbicides…
Blame Climate Change: Allergy Seasons Are Getting Worse
If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right. New research shows…
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Decoding Regulatory Instructions in DNA
Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome’s regulatory code. Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues…
A Genetic Variant You May Have Inherited From Neanderthals Reduces the Risk of Severe COVID-19
DNA variants passed on to modern humans from Neanderthals can increase as well as decrease our ability to fight SARS-CoV-2, a new PNAS study finds….
Scientists Solve Long-Standing Brain Mystery by a Whisker
UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement. When we step on the car brake upon seeing a…
Innovative Genetic Analysis Unlocks Clues to the Evolution and Survival of the Great Barrier Reef
In a ground-breaking new study, scientists used innovative molecular techniques to explain how corals on the east coast of Australia survived previous tough conditions—enabling the…
Neanderthal Brain Organoids Show How a Single Gene Alteration May Have Separated Modern Humans From Predecessors
Novel study used brain organoids genetically modified to mimic now-extinct Neanderthals. As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California…
New Research Finds Dogs Show Body-Awareness and Understand Consequences of Own Actions
A new study published in Scientific Reports revealed that dogs understand the relationship between their body and the environment in a problem solving task. The researchers…
World’s Oldest DNA – 1.2 Million Years Old – Reveals How Mammoths Evolved
An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2…
20% of People Have a Genetic Mutation That Provides Superior Resilience to Cold
Almost one in five people lack the protein α-aktinin-3 in their muscle fiber. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that more of the…
New Research Shows the Moon Influences Our Sleep
For centuries, humans have blamed the moon for our moods, accidents, and even natural disasters. But new research indicates that our planet’s celestial companion impacts…
Tropical Paper Wasps Babysit for Neighboring Nests
Wasps provide crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests, according to new research by a team of biologists from the universities…
Lower Testosterone During Puberty Increases the Brain’s Sensitivity to the Sex Hormone in Adulthood
For men with lower levels during puberty, higher testosterone increases brain response to faces. Young men with lower testosterone levels throughout puberty become more sensitive…
Higher Elevation Himalayan Songbirds Sport Thicker Down “Jackets” to Survive the Cold
Study of Himalayan songbirds in museum collections is first step toward using feathers to predict the effects of climate change for birds in extreme environments….
