Coscinodiscus wailesii diatom with attached Pseudovorticella coscinodisci ciliate epibionts. Streak lines were derived from flows generated by the ciliate epibionts. The source video was captured…
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This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold particles) emerging from the surface of a cell cultured in the lab. Image captured and colorized…
In spotted hyena societies, inherited social networks — passed from mothers to offspring — are essential to hyena life and survival, according to a new…
HT-MEK – short for High-Throughput Microfluidic Enzyme Kinetics – combines microfluidics and cell-free protein synthesis technologies to dramatically speed up the study of enzymes. Credit:…
In this image from April 2021, an emaciated and nutritionally stressed bull moose — who is also severely impacted by winter ticks — beds down…
Protein structures to represent the data obtained via AlphaFold. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL-EBI DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of…
Scanning was completed both during Time 1 and Time 2 (approximately 1.5 years later) in each of the 5 age groups (6-year-olds, 10-year-olds, 14-year-olds, 16-year-olds,…
Wildlife rehabilitation specialists from UC Davis Oiled Wildlife Care Network and International Bird Rescue treat a common murre at the San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife…
Like a bonsai, neurons called mitral cells also grow multiple branches. In the beginning, mitral cells branch into many glomeruli, but as development progresses, a…
Genome editing targeting a gene responsible for making body pigments resulted in albino offspring, suggesting that the genetic engineering was successful in marsupials. Credit: RIKEN…
A CT scan image of the spiral intestine of a Pacific spiny dogfish shark (Squalus suckleyi). The beginning of the intestine is on the left,…
A massive study of data collected over 27 years, published today in the journal Science, sheds new light on social networks, rank and survival of…
Horseshoe Bat. Credit: University of East Anglia A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats…
Tsetse fly giving birth. Credit: Daniel Hargrove The female tsetse fly, which gives birth to adult-sized live young, produce weaker offspring as they get older,…
A Spartan-led research team has uncovered an answer — at least for the most recent population decline — with a huge assist from volunteers. Michigan…
Artistic rendering of dying cells protecting their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity. Holes in epithelium created by uncoordinated cell death are shown in purple. Credit:…
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification in temperate marine ecosystems are resulting in a loss…
A speckle-skinned whale shark swimming through the ocean. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center with footage from Alexpunker via Motion Array and Tom Cook. While…
Protein design researchers used artificial intelligence to generate hundreds of new protein structures, including this 3D view of human interleukin-12 bound to its receptor. Credit:…
Amid debate around the origins of SARS-CoV-2, leading global biologists have reviewed the scientific evidence to help clarify the origin of the virus that causes…