Female fruit flies use male pheromones to assess their social context and shorten the amount of time they store sperm after mating, allowing them to re-mate sooner, according to a new study.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2024
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Cells intake substances from the outside world by encapsulating them in vesicles called endosomes, which are subsequently transported throughout the cell. During the transport process, vesicles fuse with other intracellular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2024
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Data collected by people recording wildlife on their smartphones could improve biodiversity monitoring and help to prevent global nature loss, according to a new study.
Ecology
Mar 27, 2024
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Researchers have discovered a new phenomenon where sperm from mice can induce non-reproductive cells from hamsters to fuse and form a syncytia—a cell with multiple nuclei.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2024
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Researchers have used new imaging techniques to explore the function and structures of the neuro-cutaneous unit, which is the connection between the nervous system and the skin.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2024
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Fish from the same species can evolve their sense of smell and display individual foraging 'personalities' to successfully find food in different habitats, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2023
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Photosynthesis refers to the fundamental biological process of the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by chlorophyll (a green pigment) containing plants. This seemingly routine process in plants sustains all ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2023
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Studying sex from just the male perspective misses half the experience. But much of what we know about the origins of reproductive cells comes from looking at sperm and egg formation separately—or only focusing on sperm.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 30, 2023
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Plants in which an ion channel of the vacuole is hyperactive are extremely stressed and grow poorly. But the broad bean is an exception, as Würzburg researchers have discovered. Their research is published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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The larvae and adult forms of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) adopt different sugar-sensing systems to satisfy their requirements for food selection, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2023
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