Newswise — Goffin’s cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. In a study publishing in the journal Current Biology on February…
Read more Cockatoos know to bring along multiple tools when they fish for cashewsNewswise — New research reveals differences in the gut microbiomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) compared to those of healthy controls. ME/CFS is characterized by unexplained…
Read more Microbiome disturbances reported as signature of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitisNewswise — Snakes and mice don’t look alike. But much of what we know about skin coloration and patterning in vertebrates generally, including in snakes, is based on…
Read more A new understanding of reptile colorationNewswise — Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near…
Read more Evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolutionNewswise — Farmington, CT– iPSC lines have become essential for determining the underlying genetic drivers of human disease. Genomes of iPSCs can be easily edited using the bacteria-based…
Read more Establishing cell lines to improve iPSC researchNewswise — It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Or in the waxy coating on your skin, if you are a vinegar fly. That’s where…
Read more When bugs swipe leftNewswise — Intact forests are important climate regulators and harbors of biodiversity, but they are rapidly disappearing. Agriculture is commonly considered to be the major culprit behind forest…
Read more Forests face fierce threats from multiple industries, not just agricultural expansionNewswise — In order to meet climate protection goals, renewable energies are booming – often wind power. More than 30,000 turbines have already been installed on the German…
Read more Collision risk and habitat loss: Wind turbines in forests impair threatened bat speciesNewswise — CHAPEL HILL, NC – In the continuing effort to improve upon opioid pain relievers, American and Chinese scientists used cryoEM technology to solve the detailed structures…
Read more Scientists Publish New Findings in Quest to Build a Better OpioidNewswise — A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine links exposure to salmonella bacteria to colon cancer risk. The researchers, including a team led by…
Read more Salmonella exposure a risk for colon cancerNewswise — Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, the CNRS and the Collège de France have used paleogenomics to trace 10,000 years of human immune system…
Read more Using paleogenomics to elucidate 10,000 years of immune system evolutionNewswise — SAN FRANCISCO, CA—January 13, 2023—Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an…
Read more Evolution of uniquely human DNA was a balancing act, study concludesNewswise — High levels of ammonia in tumors leads to fewer T cells and immunotherapy resistance in mouse models of colorectal cancer, new findings from the University of…
Read more High levels of ammonia in colon tumors inhibits T cell growth and response to immunotherapyNewswise — Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a large…
Read more How nerve and vascular cells coordinate their growthNewswise — Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve. 155 new genes have been identified within…
Read more Humans continue to evolve with the emergence of new genesNewswise — Sometimes a name is just a name. Take bears, for example. In Yellowstone National Park, black bears outnumber their brownish-colored grizzly bear cousins, and in coastal…
Read more Why aren’t all black bears black?Newswise — Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods. According to new research,…
Read more Climate change played key role in dinosaur success storyNewswise — Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a computer model — dubbed quantitative fate mapping — that looks back in the developmental timeline to…
Read more New Computer Model Tracks Origin of Cell Changes That Drive DevelopmentNewswise — Tokyo, Japan – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been devastating the entire world. While the vaccination program is advancing, drug treatments…
Read more Expanding the arsenal of drugs against COVID-19Newswise — LA JOLLA, CA—There’s even more reason to think a vaccine developed against smallpox can help the body fight against mpox (monkeypox virus disease) as well, according…
Read more LJI scientists confirm smallpox vaccine also teaches T cells to fight mpox
