In a surprising discovery with important implications for developmental biology and regenerative medicine, RIKEN biologists have learned how mechanical forces guide the formation of the eyes in chick embryos. Their research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2022
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Better treatments for some of cancer's deadliest forms could be closer due to a University of California, Irvine-led discovery about how a certain protein is activated in tumor cells. The finding, spearheaded by researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2022
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A new study co-led by a Cedars-Sinai investigator has identified a gene that plays an important role in a biological pathway involved in embryo development. The gene's impact at the cellular level could explain why some babies ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 24, 2022
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New University of Otago research has been examining how alpine-based hedgehogs hibernate from a different perspective—their backs.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2021
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Feathers are amazing evolutionary innovations that allowed birds to conquer the sky. A study led by Matthew Towers (University of Sheffield, UK) and Marian Ros (University of Cantabria, Spain) and published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2020
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Results from the first systematic survey of rural hedgehog populations in England and Wales using footprint tracking tunnels has been published in Scientific Reports today.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2018
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The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may result from how genes regulate genetic information. Researchers at the National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS) in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2018
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital molecular biologists have identified an enzyme that activates and "supercharges" cellular machinery that controls how cells become specialized cells in the body.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2017
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University of Oregon biologists have figured out how zebrafish perfectly regenerate amputated fins with a precisely organized skeleton.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2017
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About 150 million years ago, snakes roamed about on well-developed legs. Now, two University of Florida researchers have discovered how snakes' legs eventually disappeared.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2016
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