How-To Guide for Creating Mouse-Human Chimeric Embryos
The research enables far more accurate models of human development and disease and could help solve the shortage of organs for transplant. A year after…
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Unlike Humans, Cuttlefish Retain Sharp Memory of Specific Events in Old Age
Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific events happened – right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found. The results,…
Without Evolutionary Genetic Variation, Asexual Invasive Species Find New Methods of Adapting to Their Environment
Research from Wellesley College shows that despite being a clonal insect species, weevils use gene regulation to adapt to new food sources and pass down…
Analysis of Structural Variants in Cacao Genomes Yields Clues About Plant Diversity
Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade that genomic structural variants can play important roles in the adaptation and speciation of both plants and animals, but…
Humans Have Caused the Extinction of Many Bird Species Over the Last 50,000 Years
A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute revealed that over the last 20,000-50,000 years birds have undergone a major extinction event,…
First Genetic Sequencing of Brazilian Pit Viper Completed – Reveals Origin of Toxins in Its Venom
In an article published in PNAS, researchers affiliated with Butantan Institute describe the genome of Bothrops jararaca and suggest the origin of genes responsible for…
Using Sea Lampreys’ Natural Instincts Against Them – Controlling a Destructive Invasive Species
Researchers at Michigan State University are using pheromones, passive barriers, and the sea lampreys’ parasitic suction against them. Sea lampreys are a destructive invasive species…
Trains in the Brain: Switching System Used in Information Processing and Memory Uncovered
A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories — akin…
Is It Cheaper To Be Bigger? Evolutionary Lessons From the Extreme Weapons of Giraffe Weevil Warriors
Nepalese craftsman, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, holds the record as the world’s shortest adult, at 54.6 cm (1 ft 9 ½ inches). The tallest human is…
Venom Contributed to the Extraordinary Species Diversity of Fish and Insects
The extraordinary diversity of insects and fishes, the most species-rich invertebrate and vertebrate groups in the animal kingdom, is partly due to the origin of…
Corals Survive the Heat With Help From Probiotic Bacteria
Treating corals with a probiotic cocktail of beneficial bacteria increases survival after a bleaching event, according to new research. This approach could be administered in…
Scientists Warn: Urgent Need for Improved Reporting of Biomedical Research on Mammalian Cells
There is an urgent need for reporting of biomedical research on mammalian cells to be more standardized and detailed and for greater control and measurement…
New DNA Technology Based on CRISPR Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics
Scientists have repurposed the genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of…
Black Howler Monkeys Adapt Mental Maps Like Humans for Efficient Navigation
Ever since humans began committing their view of the world to flat slabs of rock and papyrus, we had a sense that our mental maps…
Microbe Genetic “Rewiring” Technique Promises a Boom in Biomanufacturing of Fuels, Materials and Chemicals
A new approach to modifying microbes’ metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicals. Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…
Microbes Turn Back the Clock: New Research Discovers Their Potential To Reverse Aging in the Brain
Research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) published on August 9, 2021, in the leading international scientific journal Nature Aging introduces…
Unexpected Discovery: Marine Bacteria in Canadian Arctic Capable of Biodegrading Diesel and Oil
Marine bacteria in the frigid waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and diesel fuel, according to a new study published in Applied and…
“Experienced” Mouse Mothers Tutor Virgin Females To Parent, Helped by Hormone Oxytocin
Watching a mother mouse gather her pups into the family’s nest trains other female mice without pups to perform the same parenting task, a new…
