(Phys.org) —Look what might help us live longer—worms! Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) and Cornell have shown that roundworms can live up to 20 percent longer when bathed in their ...
Biochemistry
Mar 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Keat Ghee Ong envisions a new generation of implantable biosensors. Not only could they signal if all is well (or not) after surgery, they would do it with no batteries and no computer chips. Plus, they could ...
Engineering
Mar 18, 2013
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Hundreds of visitors are flocking daily to a botanical garden in southeastern Brazil to watch the rare blooming of the Titan arum, the world's smelliest and largest tropical flower.
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2012
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(Phys.org)—New research from the University of Glasgow suggests that lifespan is affected by the rate at which bodies grow early in life.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2012
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have found that biological age and life expectancy can be predicted by measuring an individual's DNA.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 19, 2012
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(Phys.org)—An efficient, high-volume technique for testing potential drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease uncovered an organic compound that restored motor function and longevity to fruit flies with the disease, according ...
Biochemistry
Nov 15, 2012
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A new study of deep-sea species across the globe aims to understand how natural gradients in food and temperature in the dark, frigid waters of the deep sea affect the snails, clams, and other creatures that live there.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A biological mystery about the longer lifespans of bigger creatures may be explained by the application of a physical law called the Constructal Law.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2012
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Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, says a new study of poison frogs from Central and South America.
Evolution
Apr 12, 2012
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One of the few reliable ways to extend an organism's lifespan, be it a fruit fly or a mouse, is to restrict calorie intake. Now, a new study in fruit flies is helping to explain why such minimal diets are linked to longevity ...
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2011
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