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Adjacent comb plates wave semi-synchronously. Credit: University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba researchers discover a protein that controls the unique movement of comb jellies. The…
A lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, mesopelagic fishes that undergo daily vertical migrations. Credit: Steven Haddock/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute The deep sea holds more…
The study also shed light on how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Back to the future of photosynthesis. Rubisco, the central biocatalyst in…
Top of the class was ‘JayLo’, who ignored a piece of cheese and waited five and a half minutes for a mealworm. Credit: Alex Schnell…
According to new California Institute of Technology (Caltech) research in mice, specific gut bacteria may suppress binge eating behavior. Gut Microbes Influence Binge-Eating of Sweet…
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University scientists solved a decades-old mystery regarding how cells control their volume. Crowded rooms: How Carnegie Mellon University…
Researchers have identified a set of neurons that drive mice to consume fatty or sugary foods even when they are not hungry. A new study…
Whatcheeria was a prehistoric superpredator. It was a six-foot-long lake-dwelling creature with a salamander-like body and a long, narrow head. Credit: Adrienne Stroup, Field Museum…
Image of HIV. Credit: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManus New research reveals why comorbidities persist in people living with…
The research is remarkable in that it is based on a huge sample size of animals, numbering in the thousands. The NIA Interventions Testing Program,…
New research by MIT reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior. They looked, in detail, at the mechanisms that control the levels…
The technique is the most comprehensive yet for studying the shape of genes. The new technique is “like upgrading from the Hubble to the James…
Researchers at Scripps Research have created a novel instrument to monitor brain plasticity. Researchers at Scripps Research examined how the levels of various proteins in…
Octopuses have complex “camera” eyes, as seen here in a juvenile animal. Credit: Nir Friedman Cephalopods like octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish are highly intelligent animals…
Now, scientists from the CNRS and the University of Tokyo have developed the application of a novel enzyme-based technique, providing the first hints as to…
Photosynthesis is the process through which plants and other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosystem I in plants reveals a hitherto unobserved face/Molecular…
It was originally believed that these selfish genes would not remain in populations for long periods of time. The finding could alter our understanding of…
The new findings suggest that marine microbes use photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is used by marine bacteria to take in carbon dioxide. Scientists may be able to…
According to the authors, the study demonstrates how certain arctic species are remarkably well-adapted to living on and around the ice. Life in the poles…