9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (470+ words) A new tool enables biomedical researchers from around the world to quickly see the connections between lipids and proteins inside cells, thanks to a new initiative led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. Scientists say the new open-access database…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (506+ words) In Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," Alice runs endlessly alongside the Red Queen but never moves ahead. "It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place," the Queen explains. When DNA Turns Against Itself This…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (255+ words) "Here we show that the mosquito species we captured in remnants of the Atlantic Forest have a clear preference for feeding on humans," said senior author Dr Jeronimo Alencar, a biologist at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (370+ words) A Curtin University-led international study has solved the mystery of how the skin of a fossilised fish was able to be preserved for 52 million years, extending our understanding of how even the most delicate of biological material can survive deep…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (599+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. For the first time, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - the world's leading…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (436+ words) Antibiotic resistance is considered one of the most urgent health threats of our time. Common bacteria such as E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus are evolving defenses against the drugs doctors rely on most. To combat the threat, scientists are racing to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (286+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. A groundbreaking study by researchers from Wuhan University, York University (UK), and Peking University has…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (200+ words) The fertilization of an egg by a sperm is central to human reproduction. A complex biological process transforms immature oocytes into ones that can be fertilized. The process begins in the female embryo and pauses for the first time shortly…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (335+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Washington, D.C.-The American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and scientific think tank of…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (442+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Tumors are complex systems characterized by variations across genetic, transcriptomic, phenotypic, and microenvironmental levels. This…...