Florida panthers deemed unaffected by emerging fatal genetic condition
University of Central Florida researchers helmed a study that found Florida panthers are not particularly susceptible to a potentially transmissible […]
Biochemistry
Scientists develop groundbreaking method for detecting DNA of invasive snakes in Florida
Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida’s defenses against invasive species: a DNA-based
Caste differentiation in ants | ScienceDaily
Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes — queens and workers — each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or
Single gene causes embryo notochord deformity in zebrafish
Can a single protein-encoding gene determine whether a vertebrate embryo develops normally? Yes, according to Osaka Metropolitan University researchers, who
Some trees can acclimate to changing temperatures
Climate change is a persistent and growing challenge to plant life on our planet. Changes to the environment that plants
How nerve stimulation could ease inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that tapping into the nervous system could help reduce the gut
These wild chimpanzees play as adults to better cooperate as a group
Compared to children, adults don’t play as much, but social play into adulthood is considered a universal human trait. Play
Diverse diets of civets in Borneo rainforest allow them to live in same geographical area
Four closely related civets, a small nocturnal animal found in Africa and Asia, have made the same geographical area in
Scientists develop breakthrough culture system to unlock secrets of skin microbiome
The human skin is home to a wide variety of bacteria. The composition of the community of bacteria — called