‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response
Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing […]
Biochemistry
Follow the fish’s gaze | ScienceDaily
Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect synchrony, despite each fish
Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have
Candidate genes in canine hepatocellular carcinoma for molecular targeted therapy
Unresectable canine hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has limited nonsurgical treatment options. Sorafenib is a targeted therapy for unresectable canine HCC. However,
Scientists identify heat-resistant kelp strain
Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing
Less, but more: A new evolutionary scenario marked by massive gene loss and expansion
Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic
Eating gradually increasing doses of peanut butter enables children with high-threshold allergy to safely consume peanuts, study suggests
Children with high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually larger doses of store-bought peanut butter achieved significantly higher and long-lasting rates
Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally altered the skulls of pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile — within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of
Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico