Biology
Perfect vision but blind
Mammals have two types of light-sensitive organs in the retina. They are cone and rod cells, all needed to receive the image of the surrounding environment. However, res…
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Salmonella is worse than we thought
Salmonella is not only surprising for tomato lovers, but also for scientists studying cone bacteria that cause suffering for millions of people.
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Where does the biological model in nature come from?
Zebra stripes, sea shells, butterfly wings: these are all examples of patterns in nature. Pattern formation is a puzzle for both mathematicians and biologists. How the d…
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Mutant mosquitoes fight malaria
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in net-covered cages are being investigated for ways to control malaria.
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Ability to develop new anti-bacterial drugs
Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have achieved a breakthrough in controlling the dangerous pathogen's bacterial pathway system - a promising achievement…
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Secret decoding of diversity in dogs
What makes a pointy hunting dog point in the direction of the prey, causing the shepherd to pack sheep into herds and make a retriever find and bring the animal back? Wh…
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Loyal to the roots
From small lavender flowers to rampant beef stalks, there is nothing outstanding about the Lake Big-shale coast weed that gives the idea that this may be a wonder in the…
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Dispersed or extinct?
According to a professor at the Queen's University, plants living in areas outside their natural habitat are unlikely to improve their viability when global temperatures…
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Life before protein
Early cells may have energized through molecular membranes with fat. Long before the chickens and eggs, life had to solve the difficult problem of 'chicken first or eggs…
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The probiotic bacteria prevents dangerous skin diseases in frogs
James Madison University (JMU) practical research and practice carried out new perspectives on the probiotic defense effect of amphibian populations, including the endan…
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How plants respond to gravity, pressure and impact
Scientists at Washington University at St. Louis was the first to identify two proteins that act as mechanically sensitive ion tube activity in plant roots. They have lo…
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Bacteria predict environmental changes
New research shows that even bacteria can evolve to predict things that are going to happen based on clues.
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Be careful about stem cell therapy
A single part may contain more than one type of adult stem cell - exploring complicating the prospect of using stem cells to replace damaged tissue to cure diseases, acc…
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For the first time, the image of ovulation is recorded
Scientists have captured a close-up image of a human egg falling out of an ovary, completely coincidentally during a normal operation.