July 21, 2023 —A newly described type of chemistry in fungi is both surprisingly common and likely to involve highly reactive enzymes, two traits that make the genes involved useful signposts pointing to a ...
July 21, 2023 —A new study has shown that hardship experienced by mothers during their own childhood or during pregnancy is reflected in the composition of their 2-year-old children's gut microbiome. It was ...
July 21, 2023 —Scientists show how a fertilized egg cell, or zygote, hits 'reset' so that the newly formed embryo can develop according to its own genetic ...
July 20, 2023 —Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research ...
July 20, 2023 —Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, cells tell one another where and when to move. They talk, they share information, and they work ...
July 20, 2023 —The study showed that reptiles demonstrate spontaneous associations between two different sensory modalities: vision and hearing. Tortoises ...
July 20, 2023 —Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the 'weeping' architecture -- branches growing downwards -- in apple trees, a finding that could improve orchard fruit ...
July 20, 2023 —Flexible spheres of the biomolecule chitosan, made from shrimp waste, can be used for catalysts that generate hydrogen gas from borohydride salts. A research team now shows how the spheres can ...
July 19, 2023 —Humanity has a long track record of making big changes with little forethought. From fossil fuels to AI, plastics to pesticides, we love innovating ...
July 19, 2023 —What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited ...
