Potential date? (Dataset photograph from Karras et al. (2018), licensed CC BY 2.0, name DSC_3929.jpg and author Jean-Simon Asselin Researchers highlight need for public education…
Posts published in “PLOS”
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Heterochromatin enrichment across chromosomes. Immunofluorescence staining for H3K9me3 in male mitotic chromosomes. Scale bar is 50μm. Credit: Nguyen AH et al., 2021, PLOS Genetics DNA…
The observation that most of the viruses that cause human disease come from other animals has led some researchers to attempt “zoonotic risk prediction” to…
Clinical outcomes by phenotype. Chord diagram illustrates the prevalence of clinical outcomes (% observed) for the three clinical phenotypes. Abbreviations: ICU (intensive care unit); Vent…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Human screams signal more than fear and are more acoustically diverse than previously thought, according to a study published today (April 13th, 2021) in the…
In this visualization of antibody target sites, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is tethered to the viral membrane with a slender stalk. Patches of intense purple…
Through video analysis, the researchers identified multiple honey bee behaviors inside the hive, including hive remodeling, surface cleaning, self-grooming, brood care, pollen and nectar storage,…
Genomic study finds cancer-linked variants in Bernese mountain dogs, Rottweilers, and retrievers. Six genetic variants add up to determine the risk of several blood cancers…
SKN-1B tagged with GFP can be seen in two chemosensory head neurons. SKN-1B acts in these neurons to sense food and elicit appropriate behavioral changes.…
Rare “Mud Carapace” Mortuary Treatment of Egyptian Mummy Uncovered – And a Case of Mistaken Identity
Rare “Mud Carapace” Mortuary Treatment of Egyptian Mummy Uncovered – And a Case of Mistaken Identity
Mummified individual and coffin in the Nicholson Collection of the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. A. Mummified individual, encased in a modern sleeve…
View of South Delhi, taken from the south minaret of Jama Masjid, Delhi, India. Credit: Ryan, Flickr Dengue virus is among growing number of mosquito-borne…
A little girl in a medical mask stands on the street during the COVID 19 Coronavirus pandemic. She is holding a toy teddy bear, who…
SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells untreated (left) and treated with neutralizing antibody (right). Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CC BY 4.0 The majority…
Study Finds No Limit to Cardiovascular Benefits of Exercise Physical activity is not only associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but there is…
Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and — between December 2019 and May 2020 — caused nearly…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those led by men — it may be just our Western…
COVID-19 detection dog. Credit: Dominique Grandjean Trained dogs might be able to detect people infected with COVID-19 by sniffing their sweat, according to a preliminary…
3D structure model of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 (in blue) interacting with the human ACE2 receptor (in gray). Amino acids important to the interaction,…