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Bio & Medicine Feb 19, 2021

Dynamics of nanoparticles using a new isolated lymphatic vessel lumen perfusion system

Nanoparticles used in drug delivery systems, bioimaging, and regenerative medicine migrate from tissues to lymphatic vessels after entering the body, so it is necessary to clarify the interaction between nanoparticles and ...

Evolution Feb 4, 2021

Can a fin become a limb? Single mutations cause zebrafish fins to transform into complex limb-like structures

Fin-to-limb transition is an icon of key evolutionary transformations. Many studies focus on understanding the evolution of the simple fin into a complicated limb skeleton by examining the fossil record. In a paper published ...

Plants & Animals Jan 11, 2021

Green glowing gecko under UV-light

Researchers at the LMU, the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology and Hochschule München have discovered a new mechanism for fluorescence in a terrestrial vertebrate

Biochemistry Dec 31, 2020

Light-responsive E. coli functional biofilms as scaffolds for hydroxyapatite mineralization

Living organisms have evolved mechanisms of biomineralization to build structurally ordered and environmentally adaptive composite materials. While research teams have significantly improved biomimetic mineralization research ...

Ecology Dec 21, 2020

Researchers reveal negative effects of tributyltin on the reproductive system of seahorses

Seahorses epitomize the exuberance of evolution. They have the unique characteristic of male pregnancy, which includes the carrying of many embryos in a brood pouch that incubates and nourishes the embryos, similar to the ...

Biochemistry Dec 18, 2020

AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in minutes

When surgeons remove cancer, one of the first questions is, "Did they get it all?" Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a new microscope that can quickly and ...

Plants & Animals Dec 15, 2020

Researchers discover surprising connection between prehistoric dinosaurs and mammals in their teeth

When most people think of ferocious, blade-like teeth on prehistoric creatures they picture Smilodon, better known as the saber-toothed tiger. But in the world of dinosaurs, theropods are well known for having blade-like ...

Plants & Animals Nov 23, 2020

Not just lizards—alligators can regrow their tails too

American alligators are about as close to dinosaurs as you can get in modern times, and can grow up to 14 feet in length. While much smaller reptiles such as lizards are able to regenerate their tails, the question of whether ...

Archaeology Nov 2, 2020

Neanderthal children grew and were weaned similarly to modern humans

Neanderthals behaved similarly to modern humans in raising their children, whose pace of growth was similar to Homo sapiens.

Evolution Oct 22, 2020

Comparing canine brains using 3-D-endocast modelling

Based on digital endocranial cast models, the canine brain does not increase proportionally with body size. Researchers at ELTE Eötvös Loránd and Kaposvár University in Hungary reconstructed the surface morphology of ...

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