A team of plant biologists, geneticists and ecologists from the University of Georgia, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, the University of California and Davidson College has found via a nine-year study of Drummond's rockcress plants that many mounta

A recent study shows that marine oxygen levels were crucial to the evolution of early Paleozoic trilobite body size, suggesting that oxygen may have influenced the evolution of other animals' body size as well.

Dynamic remodeling of the endomembrane system is a core biological process essential for maintaining cellular compartmentalization and homeostasis. Proteins enriched in intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) can drive membrane curvature formation in arti

USask researchers recently published a paper in Scientific Reports that identified a promising alternative for controlling infectious diseases such as swine dysentery. Porcine β-defensin 5, or pBD-5, is a host defense peptide (HDP) that may help to reduce

A pandemic of lianas is sweeping through tropical forests, reducing their ability to store carbon and limiting their role in mitigating climate change. Two recent studies from Leiden University highlight the issue. "We now understand why lianas are v

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's protein factories, but these molecules aren't just a middleman for protein production. In fact, some RNA molecules don't code f

Traditionally, bacterial diseases are diagnosed by the tedious isolation of pathogens and the creation of bacterial cultures. Waiting times of several days are the rule here. Only then can targeted treatment of the disease begin.

Some years ago, scientists examining wild plants in a western corner of the United States encountered a curiously colorful example of biodiversity.

James Cook University scientists have been trying to discover exactly why some animals glow under ultraviolet light. JCU researcher Linda Reinhold led the study, which is published in PLOS One. She said photoluminescence in mammal fur is common.

More frequent hot weather and droughts have dealt a significant blow to crop yields, especially for key grains like wheat, barley, and maize, according to a Stanford study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and Linköping University in Sweden have discovered how cells prevent their chromosomes from mistakenly fusing together. Two proteins, TRF2 and RAP1, work together to block a repair process that woul

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have invented a method to manipulate the musical scales of cicadas' chirps by using electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). A hybrid biological-electronic speaker was produced using live cicadas controlled t