News tagged with public library of science biology

Study suggests new method of identifying native species

(PhysOrg.com) -- A radically new way to determine whether an introduced species has become a native species - by observing the reactions of other local species - is outlined in research by the University of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males

Females can be too attractive to the opposite sex -- too attractive for their own good -- say biologists at UC Santa Barbara. They found that, among fruit flies, too much male attention directed toward attractive ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing

Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3




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Keeping up with embryogenesis: New microscope lets users track individual cells as they move, divide

(Medical Xpress) -- The transformation of a fertilized egg into a functioning animal requires thousands of cell divisions and intricate rearrangements of those cells. That process is captured with unprecedented ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover way to detect low-level exposure to seafood toxin in marine animals

(Phys.org) -- NOAA scientists and their colleagues have discovered a biological marker in the blood of laboratory zebrafish and marine mammals that shows when they have been repeatedly exposed to low levels of domoic acid, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Student researchers help discover world's smallest frog

When two Cornell undergraduates and a recent graduate went on a field research trip to Papua New Guinea in 2008, little did they know it would lead to entries in the Guinness Book of World Records and a groundbreaking ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reading more into open access

For many years, the traditional method to access researchers’ scholarly works, particularly in the sciences and social sciences, has been through paid subscriptions to journals. But in recent years, a ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Leafcutter ants, the tiny red dots known for carrying green leaves as they march through tropical forests, are also talented farmers that cultivate gardens of fungi and bacteria. Ants eat ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preserved habitat near national parks helps species conservation

National parks often are established to help preserve species native to a particular region, but it appears that some species preservation is more successful if a significant portion of land adjacent to a ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oxford, Harvard scientists lead data-sharing effort: New standards allow disparate data sets to integrate

Led by researchers at University of Oxford and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) at Harvard University, more than 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organizations around the globe have agreed on a common standard ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects

(PhysOrg.com) -- An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply "looking" at an image. Introspectively, we know that the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Digital microscope revolutionizes climate research

A ground breaking intelligent digital microscope developed at Massey University looks set to revolutionize climate research.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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