September 16, 2025 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USANew research published in PLOS Biology reveals that several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes previously linked to social behavior in humans. According to Ian Traniello and colleagues, these findings point to ancient molecular roots of social behavior that have been conserved across species. Understanding Individual Differences in Sociability In social species, individuals display varying levels of sociability — some are highly connected and…
A new study by researchers from the University of Illinois measures movements smaller than one-billionth of a meter in ion channels. This movement is critical…
The spray, which is not yet commercially available, can improve plants’ cold tolerance between 2.2 and 9.4 degrees Fahrenheit, depending upon the species,…
Germans are considered to be sedentary and unwilling to leave their familiar surroundings, but the labour market requires more mobile and flexible workers than…
The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of…
A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumor’s growth and spread,…
CARS Explorer is a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission under the Health priority of the 7th Framework Programme. This highly…
The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey, appears this month in Integrative and Comparative Biology….
According to this, a gene in the endorphin metabolism is altered in a typical fashion more often in women alcoholics than in healthy women. In mice too,…
A study by the University of Exeter and Cornwall Wildlife Trust, published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, has revealed a disturbing rise in the…
While the study shows that quantum dots of different sizes, shapes and surface coatings do not penetrate rat skin unless there is an abrasion, it shows that…
New research findings published online in The FASEB Journal provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our intelligence can improve….
The study will be published in the July issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology, and is now available online.”Our studies indicate that UVRAG tumor suppressor…
The study – requiring cheek swabs of mothers and their children – aims to gather genetic samples from 10,000 people right across Australia.One of the world's…
For a long time it was thought that modern states were strong enough to stamp out the political and cultural independence of small, traditional communities.Instead however, 'modernity' has strengthened the position of the local ruling elite. Initially, they were the ones who mainly reaped the benefits of the organised development programmes. This is because external organisations considered the local ruling elite to be the representatives of the community….
Several experts addressed home-based food safety issues in “Consumers’ Refrigerators: A Danger Zone” Monday at the Institute of Food Technologists’ Annual…
They found that study subjects on strict diet and exercise programs tend to lose weight more slowly than expected because they eat more on weekends than during…
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