Female baboons may not have bills to pay or deadlines to meet, but their lives are extremely challenging. They face food and water scarcity and must be constantly attuned to predators, illnesses and parasites, all while raising ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Oregon research team has found that evolution can never go backwards, because the paths to the genes once present in our ancestors are forever blocked. The findings -- the result of the first ...
Evolution
Sep 23, 2009
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Depression, obesity or chronic pain—all of these disorders can be triggered or promoted by stress. In two publications, researchers at TU Darmstadt show new ways of treating stress-related diseases.
Biochemistry
Nov 10, 2023
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Free-living great tits differ considerably in the level of stress hormones in their blood. A research project at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence studied the birds over several years. The scientists observed ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2022
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A new study has explored the yearly routine of a small primate called the thick-tailed greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), discovering that females may be under a lot more stress than males.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2021
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Biochemists at Emory are achieving insights into how an important regulator of the immune system switches its function, based on its orientation and local environment. New research demonstrates that the glucocorticoid receptor ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2021
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A research team led by a University of Rhode Island ornithologist had birds fly in a wind tunnel to simulate migration and found that birds that consume dietary antioxidants before and during fall migration can reduce the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2020
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Substances known as transcription factors often determine how a cell develops as well as which proteins it produces and in what quantities. Transcription factors bind to a section of DNA and control how strongly a gene in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 2, 2016
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Joe Thornton's business is resurrection. He doesn't bring back people, or pets, or even proteobacteria. Thornton specializes in the science of re-engineering long-gone proteins. His artful attempts to re-create the path by ...
Biotechnology
Jul 4, 2014
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Clay can be used in various forms for a range of objects such as cups, plates or bricks. Similarly, proteins can transform their structure and thus adapt their function and activity. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 17, 2013
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