Metamorphosis: The Fascinating Secrets of How Clownfish Earn Their Stripes
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study finds. Clownfish species develop their characteristic…
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Cocaine’s Effect on the Brain: New Research on Fruit Flies Shows Impact at the Cellular Level
Study lays groundwork for developing drugs to treat or prevent addiction in humans and provides contextual framework for future research. New research from the Clemson…
“Scuba-Diving” Lizards Use Bubble Attached to Snout to Breathe Underwater for Up to 16 Minutes
A team of evolutionary biologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York have shown that some Anolis lizards, or anoles, have adapted…
Infected Plankton Hold Secrets to Preventing Pandemics
Whether it’s plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host’s initial immune response plays an integral role in determining whether infection occurs…
Scientists Use Whale Carcasses to Help Answer Mysteries of Elusive Species
A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers shows the usefulness of opportunistically collected specimens, such as stranded carcasses, to study elusive species….
Virus Infection Cycle Revealed in Incredible Dynamic Detail
A critical process in the infection cycle of viruses has been revealed for the first time in dynamic detail using pioneering plant-based technology. Evidence about…
Toxic “Dead Zone” – Surge in Nitrogen Has Turned Sargassum Into the World’s Largest Harmful Algal Bloom
FAU Harbor Branch unique historical baseline (1983-2019) reveals dramatic changes in composition of sargassum. For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low…
Creating a Phantom River: Experimental Broadcast of Whitewater River Noise Drives Bats and Birds Away
While many might consider a walk in the woods to be a quiet, peaceful escape from their noisy urban life, we often don’t consider just…
Defective Gene Slows Down Brain Cells: High-Risk Gene for Developing Autism
Scientists at IST Austria discover how a high-risk gene for developing autism spectrum disorder affects brain development. Within the European Union alone, about three million…
Lighting the Way to Folding Next-Level Origami: Transforming Proteins Into Custom-Made Structures
Recent findings by Slovenian and German scientists artfully explore potential to transform proteins into custom-made structures. Origami may sound more like art than science, but…
AI Helps Explain How Single-Celled Organisms Move in the Desired Direction Without a Brain
How do simple creatures manage to move to a specific place? Artificial intelligence and a physical model from TU Wien can now explain this. How…
Anesthesia Doesn’t Simply Turn Off the Brain – It Dramatically Changes and Controls Its Rhythms
Simultaneous measurement of neural rhythms and spikes across five brain areas reveals how propofol induces unconsciousness. In a uniquely deep and detailed look at how…
Darwin’s Descent of Man Foreshadowed Modern Scientific Theories
When Charles Darwin published Descent of Man 150 years ago, he launched scientific investigations on human origins and evolution. Last week, three leading scientists in…
Molecular Biologists Travel Back in Time – Over 3 Billion Years
A research team working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying ‘translation factors’ – important components of a cell’s protein synthesis machinery – that are…
Scientists Discover How Behavioral Rhythms Are Fine-Tuned In the Brain
Researchers led by a team at Kanazawa University report that vasopressin neurons in the brain’s circadian rhythm control center are critical for regulating the timing…
DNA Markers Uncovered in Grape Genetics Research Reveal What Makes the Perfect Flower
Wines and table grapes exist thanks to a genetic exchange so rare that it’s only happened twice in nature in the last 6 million years….
Extraordinary Evolution Research Reveals Mammals in the Time of Dinosaurs Held Each Other Back
A new study led by researchers from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford, and the University of Birmingham for Current Biology…
New Insights Into How Whisker Bending Translates to Sensory Touch Signals
First-of-its-kind mechanical model simulates bending of mammalian whiskers. Researchers have developed a new mechanical model that simulates how whiskers bend within a follicle in response…
