Molecular developmental biologists used zebrafish embryos to research a gene mutation that causes scoliosis, a side curvature of the spine that normally happens in humans shortly before puberty. Common in aquariums around the world, the…

Trees are by far the largest species on Earth. Height development is made possible by a sophisticated vascular system that conducts water from the roots to the leaves with high quality, while at the same…

A modern optical transition makes it possible to accurately monitor the lifetime of the genetic “copies.” The cells are used as construction instructions for the creation of proteins. The system has been developed by researchers…

Mosquitoes are one of the most dangerous species in the world for mankind. Every year more than one million people worldwide suffer from mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquito vector diseases include protozoan diseases, i.e. malaria, filarial diseases…

The international research team, led by scientists from the University of Nottingham’s Future Food Beacon and the University of Shanghai Jiao Tong, has discovered how the plant signal ‘ethylene’ induces roots to avoid growing in…

An international study group, including researchers from the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Graz University of Technology, has demonstrated how bacteria in rice plant seeds efficiently and environmentally friendly inhibit destructive plant pathogens. For…

Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are offering a new genomics resource that describes the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four biomedically important mosquito species. This is the first research to…

Variable genomes of microbial bacteria living in a human mouth Bacteria are so small and small that it is difficult to classify the subgroups of bacteria that exist and the genes or metabolic abilities that…

Research step forward in Fight against deadly Chytrid Fungus Scientists have made a key discovery that may help to stem the loss of countless species of amphibians to a deadly fungus. Genes responsible for protecting…

Researchers have found the first “murder horn” home in the United States and provided a glimpse of what’s inside.  During the home scattering, the team found 500 hornets at various stages of development, including about…