Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2021
Can viruses hijack their hosts' circadian rhythms?
Our lives are so often dictated by time—it seems like we are not the only ones.
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Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2021
The trouble of being tall: Giraffes and their genes
The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the giraffe is an outstanding case of animal evolution and physiology. Now, an international team of researchers ...
Ecology
Mar 9, 2021
Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress
A Boyce Thompson Institute-led team has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions—findings that could help the domesticated peach adapt to climate change.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2021
Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow—a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
Plants set a 'bedtime' alarm to ensure their survival, new study shows
Plants have a metabolic signal that adjusts their circadian clock in the evening to ensure they store enough energy to survive the night, a new study reveals.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2021
Brain seasonality: Bean bug neurons need biological clock gene for seasonal egg-laying
Biological clocks don't just tick for humans, they're needed by most animals. Researchers from Japan have discovered that insect neurons that promote egg-laying need a biological clock gene for a day length-dependent adaptive ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2021
How location dictates biological clocks of species: Study in beetles offers new insights
One of the most intriguing features in all living beings is the 'biological clock,' an internal time-keeping mechanism that governs our behavioral pattern (such as the sleep-wake cycle). In fact, the biological clock dictates ...
Evolution
Feb 17, 2021
World's oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2 million years old. The analyses show that the Columbian mammoth that ...
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2021
Researchers find a novel connection between cell metabolism and cell division
The processes in living beings follow a finely orchestrated choreography down to the molecular level. Rhythmic processes are found everywhere in biology, for example, the 24-hour circadian cycle, a kind of 'internal clock,' ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2021
Cod behave differently in noisy environments
Underwater noise from seismic surveys affects the behavior of Atlantic cod. These are the results of research by Leiden biologists in collaboration with colleagues from Belgium. During such surveys the fish are less active ...
