Category: 5. Biology

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belong to the order Carnivora, but they mainly feed on bamboo, and their unique dietary adaptability has always been the focus of research. Recent studies indicate that plant-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) can…

Published today on International Polar Bear Day, new research marks the first combination of satellite tracking collars with remote camera traps to answer questions about polar bear (Ursus maritimus) denning, which is notoriously difficult to…

A basic business principle is that no worker is irreplaceable; that also holds true for most proteins, the cellular factory workers of our bodies. If we fire a protein – that is, permanently delete it from our genome using genetic engineering…

An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there have been 99 recently confirmed cases and more are suspected. There are multiple health…

Can structures that give butterfly winds their iridescent sheen be easily harnessed to improve cancer diagnosis? New research reported in Advanced Materials suggests that they can. When a biopsy, or tissue…

What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as an international team of researchers…

Palaeognathae (meaning ‘old jaws’) is a small group of birds which includes several species that have evolved flightlessness and gigantism, such as emus, ostriches, and the now-extinct giant moa.

A recent longitudinal study on Canadian children published in Journal of the American Medical Association has provided significant insights into the relationship between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake…

Researchers have screened chemical compounds that are found in ginger to find those with relevant bioactivity. This work identified a ginger compound called furanodienone (FDN) that can attach to a molecule…

Psoriasis is chronic skin condition in which flaky or scaly patches of skin begin to form, usually on the scalp, elbows, knees, and trunk. It’s thought to be caused by immune dysfunction. Millions of people…