General Research - eBioNews

General Research - eBioNews

Animal Sciences

Early Spring Drives Butterfly Population Declines

New boulder frog discovered

Near-extinct Philippine eagle shot dead

Rare albino alligator goes on show in US

Among insects, 'chivalry' isn't dead

Penis size does matter if you are a bank vole

Distribution atlas of butterflies in Europe

What gets turned on when a female gets 'turned on'?

Culling can't save the Tasmanian devil

Long bone shape: A family affair

>> More in: Animal Sciences

Biochemistry & Biophysics

Lariats: How RNA splicing decisions are made

Scientists tie DNA repair to key cell signaling network

Correct Protein Folding

Envelope for an Artificial Cell

Penn scientists pioneer new method for watching proteins fold

Body’s fat switch discovered

Nighttime images help track disease from the sky

New Columbia engineering technique diagnoses non-periodic arrhythmias in a single heartbeat

A 'wild card' in your genes

Eating Green Veggies Improves Immune Defenses

>> More in: Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biotechnology

Stanford scientists develop gene therapy approach to grow blood vessels in ischemic limbs

Boston University researchers develop novel drug delivery system

Silk microneedles deliver controlled-release drugs painlessly

New American Chemical Society podcast: Genetically-engineered spider silk for gene therapy

New 'smart' material could help tap medical potential of tissue-penetrating light

A more flexible window into the brain

Major finding: novel technique switches “triple-negative” breast cancer cells to more treatable, hormone-receptor positive cells

Bioengineered protein shows preliminary promise as new therapy for hemophilia

Biologists Describe Key Mechanism in Early Embryo Development

Technology Targets Genetic Disorders Linked To X Chromosome

>> More in: Biotechnology

Ecology

Briefing explores associations between air pollution and health outcomes

Preparing for climate change-induced weather disasters

Research shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming over past 50 years

Yellowstone transformed 15 years after the return of wolves

Climate Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide More Limited Than Extreme Projections, Research Shows

Air pollution a culprit in worsening drought and flooding

Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light

Polar bears ill from accumulated environmental toxins

'Iron' fist proposed for Miami's giant snail problem

Fungus could wipe out Philippine bananas: growers

>> More in: Ecology

Evolution

Hiding in Plain Sight, New Frog Species Found in New York City

They call it 'guppy love': UCLA biologists solve an evolution mystery

The clock, the spool, and the snake

T. Rex Was Bigger and Grew Faster Than Previously Thought, Computational Analysis Reveals

100,000-Year-Old Ochre Toolkit and Workshop Discovered in South Africa

Worms Among First Animals to Surface After K-T Extinction Event, Study Finds

'Ghostwriting' the Torah? New Algorithm Distinguishes Contributors to the Old Testament With High Accuracy

Early Celtic 'Stonehenge' Discovered in Germany's Black Forest

Most Vertebrates -- Including Humans -- Descended from Ancestor With Sixth Sense

Sexual Selection by Sugar Molecule Helped Determine Human Origins, Researchers Say

>> More in: Evolution

Food Sciences

Decaffeinated coffee preserves memory function by improving brain energy metabolism

Similar effects of beer and wine on the risk of cardiovascular disease

Link Between Alcohol and Harm Is Stronger in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden Than in Italy, Study Suggests

Alcohol Consumption Greatly Increases Serious Injury Risk for Heavy and Moderate Drinkers

Genetically Influenced Responses to Alcohol Affect Brain Activation Both With and Without Alcohol

Heavy Drinking Undergraduates Who Are Impulsive, Aggressive May Be at High Risk for Alcohol Problems

Certain Dietary Supplements Associated With Increased Risk of Death in Older Women, Study Suggests

Health Benefits of Broccoli Require the Whole Food, Not Supplements

Oranges and Mandarins Are Inspected Using Artificial Vision

Macroeconomic Conditions and Alcohol Consumption: When the Economy Is Down, Alcohol Consumption Goes Up

>> More in: Food Sciences

Medical Sciences

Study Identifies New Approach to Improving Treatment for Ms And Other Conditions

Gray hair and vitiligo reversed at the root

Teens with high blood pressure have less distress, better quality of life

Conversion from bad fat to good fat

National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain

Forthcoming study explores use of intermittent fasting in diabetes as cardiovascular disease

Monounsaturated fats reduce metabolic syndrome risk

Pitt, Mount Sinai Team Finds Novel Mechanism Regulating Replication of Insulin-Producing Beta Cells for Diabetes Treatment

Acute stroke therapy used 3 times more at certified primary stroke centers

Commonly used cholesterol calculation underestimates heart disease danger for many

>> More in: Medical Sciences

Microbiology

Polar growth at the bacterial scale reveals potential new targets for antibiotic therapy

Exploiting Trichoderma: From food security to biotechnology

Purdue scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells

Researchers reveal SBP8a configurations

Timing is everything: Bacterial attachment mimics the just-in-time industrial delivery model

West Nile Virus Transmission Linked to Land Use Patterns and 'Super-Spreaders'

Human Norovirus in Groundwater Remains Infective After Two Months

New Evidence for the Oldest Oxygen-Breathing Life On Land

Viruses Coaxed to Form Synthetics With Microstructures Akin to Those of Corneas, Teeth and Skin

Research Could Lead to New Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Viral Infections

>> More in: Microbiology

Plant Sciences

Plants moderate climate warming

Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets, scientists warn

Making Do with More: Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels

Researchers Find Novel Way Plants Pass Traits to Next Generation

Study provides insights into plant evolution

Scientists complete most comprehensive genetic analysis yet of corn

Salk scientists discover how plants grow to escape shade

Mesquite trees displacing Southwestern grasslands

New tool offers unprecedented access for root studies

Work sheds new light on medicinal benefits of plants

>> More in: Plant Sciences

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