Biology : Science World Report

Nov 16, 2015 05:46 PM EST

Gene Overlap In Body Weight, Motor Coordination Provides Better Understanding Of Neurodegenerative Illness

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found genes that affected both motor coordination and body weight in mice, which may shed light on the onset of some neurodegenerative illnesses in humans.

Nov 03, 2015 09:04 PM EST

World's New Tiniest Snail From Borneo

There's a new record for the smallest land snail. Discovered in Malaysian Borneo by a team of Dutch and Malaysian biologists amongst another 47 species of varying sizes, the world's tiniest snail holds a shell of merely 0.50-0.60 mm width and 0.60-0.79 mm height.

Oct 01, 2015 12:21 PM EDT

Meal Worms May Be A Possible Solution To Plastics And Styrofoam Pollution

Meal worms could be the answer in solving the issue of plastic waste. Scientists are conducting ongoing experiments with meal worms whose digestive systems are optimal for breaking down the environmental hazard.

Sep 17, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Robots Map Mysterious Deep Sea Canyons for the First Time

Robots are helping conservationists with a big project. These machines have created the first true three-dimensional picture of submarine canyon habitats by mapping the deep sea in a conservation area.

Dec 22, 2014 04:15 PM EST

Gift Ideas For Budding Biologists, Chemists, Forensic Scientists And Other Science Wiz Kids

Long live the nerds! Kids are smart and growing up in an age of technology where being smart is cool and curiosity doesn’t just extend to viral videos. Feed your child’s brain with these 10 awesome science-related toys.

Jan 31, 2014 11:41 AM EST

Biological Immortality: Scientists Reverse Aging Process in Mice

Though various attempts at biological immortality have resulted in failure, only to be swept up by stories of science fiction novels and movies, an experimental treatment created by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, shows that in time, it may not be an impossib...

Aug 13, 2013 04:18 PM EDT

New Batch of Biological Experiments in Orbit Selected for ISS

Studying the science of biology in microgravity opens a world of possibilities: Research ranges from plant growth to cell growth and from bacterial virulence to strength in human bones.

Jun 21, 2013 05:08 PM EDT

Your Salad is Still Alive And More Healthy When in the Right Mood

Does your salad know what time it is? It may be healthier for you if it does, according to new research from Rice University and the University of California at Davis.

Jun 11, 2013 04:03 PM EDT

Biochemist Explains How to Do Single Cell Analysis

Conventional methods average over thousands of cells, overlooking any cell-to-cell variability. ETH scientists now measured metabolite levels in single yeast cells and unmasked the difference of one cell to the next.

Jun 03, 2013 06:06 PM EDT

Crystallographers Capture Atomic Structure of Crucial but Elusive Actin Nucleus

Structural biologists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have captured the first three-dimensional crystalline snapshot of a critical but fleeting process that takes place thousands of times per second in each human cell.

May 27, 2013 07:58 AM EDT

Scientists Create Advanced Biological Computer: Manipulating the Genetic Code

Scientists have used biomolecules, such as DNA and enzymes, in order to develop and construct an advanced biological transducer, a computer machine that's capable of manipulating genetic codes and using the output as new input for subsequent computations.

May 20, 2013 06:00 PM EDT

Lady Frogs Don't Compare Potential Mates And Just Choose Closest

What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice, the size of his pad or none of the above? After weighing up their options, female strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio) bag the closest crooner they can, finds research.