Cell cannibalism, also called entosis, occurs when one cell surrounds, kills and digests another. Entosis doesn't typically happen between healthy cells but it…
Deep scattering layers were first recognized during World War II, when sonar technicians observed their sound pulses bouncing off a “false seafloor” that…
In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have…
The incidence of chronic inflammatory lung diseases is on the rise throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), they will become the…
Goodyear’s 1839 discovery of the vulcanization of natural rubber obtained from rubber trees marks the beginning of the modern rubber industry. A variety of…
For the first time, Dr. Aline Brechet, Dr. Jochen Schwenk and Prof. Dr. Bernd Fakler, together with geneticists from the University of Leipzig and Paris,…
The study was led by Dr. Assaf Distelfeld of Tel Aviv University’s School of Plant Sciences and Food Security and Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement, in…
“Our project was motivated by the question of whether, despite all the diversity we see in plant forms, there is some form or structure they all share,” says…
A biological mystery lies at the center of each of our cells, namely: how one meter of DNA can be wadded up into the space of a micron (or one millionth of a…
The field of optogenetics wants to open up new applications in biomedicine, biotechnology and substance development using light-controlled proteins and bio…
There are around 550 different bee species in Germany. Most of them are solitary bees. They don't live in large beehives like the honeybee, but each female bee…
All too often, changing bandages is extremely unpleasant, even for smaller, everyday injuries. It stings and pulls, and sometimes a scab will even start…
“This could have potentially big implications for the agricultural industry,” says Dr Pullen, “Our model plant is in the same family as cabbages, so it's easy…
Living organisms aim to preserve their genomic integrity to maintain cellular functions and to pass on the correct genetic information to following…
“Mollusc shells are viewed by the aquaculture and seafood industries as 'nuisance waste' and largely disposed of in landfills”, says Dr Morris. “Not only is…
“People have tried to implement tilting before, but there have been a lot of challenges,” says Lyumkis, a Helmsley-Salk Fellow at the Salk Institute and senior…
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