Dallas scientist wins prestigious Lasker Award for immune research
James Chen, a professor of microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has won a Lasker Award for his discovery of an ...
Scientists from 33 European countries join forces to generate reference genomes for the continent's biological diversity
In a new publication, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) announces the success of its pilot project. This initiative ...
Other voices: Could AI create deadly biological weapons? Let’s not find out
The Japanese conducted brutal biological warfare experiments in World War II; both the U.S. and the Soviet Union stockpiled ...
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Organisms Created in Laboratory Are "Third State" Beyond Life and Death, Scientists Say
In the past several years, scientists have repeatedly demonstrated that the cells of various organisms can be repurposed into ...
Challenging 200 Years of Research: Scientists Discover Bizarre New Insect With Unusual Biology
A Mississippi State biologist has discovered a new parasitic wasp species that uniquely targets adult flies, a scientific ...
Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say
A semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole produces a special bubble atop its head to breathe underwater and avoid predators on land, according to research.
Label-free optical tech takes power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level
University of Arizona researchers have developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at the zeptomolar ...
A novel in vitro model for studying wrinkle formation in biological tissues
A research team consisting of Professor Dong Sung Kim, Professor Anna Lee, and Dr. Jaeseung Youn from the Department of ...
“Shocking” Cellular Discovery – Scientists Uncover Global Effect of Long-Overlooked Protein Blobs
Researchers have found that a previously underestimated aspect of our cells has a significant impact by completing a gap in ...
How gaps in the canopy of a floodplain influence microclimate and soil biological activity
Canopy gaps in a mixed floodplain forest have a direct effect on forest soil temperature and moisture, but only have a minor impact on soil biological activity.
Pausing biological clock could give boost to lab-produced blood stem cells
Raquel Espin Palazon discovered that inflammatory signaling pathways must switch on for embryos to produce blood stem cells.
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Scientists from 33 European countries join forces to generate reference genomes for the continent's rich biological diversity
The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) pilot project reports its success in uniting scientists from across Europe to produce high-quality reference genomes for 98 species. This marks a significant ...