Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies reveal lightning benefits some trees by killing off parasitic vines and opening up the canopy.
Chinese blackbirds mimic electric moped alarms
Researchers at Nanjing University recorded over 40 electric moped sounds and a total of 3,041 Chinese blackbird songs.
How our lungs back up the bone marrow to make our blood
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco uncovered a lung-based stem cell reservoir that can restore bone marrow.
Artificial DNA-nanoparticle motor breaks speed record
Scientists at National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Japan have built a DNA-based motor surpassing 30 nm/s, comparable to natural motor proteins’ speed.
New CRISPR toolkit to allow remote-controlled ultrasound gene editing
Researchers at the University of Southern California in the United States have developed a controllable ultrasound CRISPR technique enabling targeted immunotherapy interventions against tumours.
The heart has its own ‘brain’
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have uncovered a complex neuronal network within the heart, revealing potential treatment strategies for cardiac disorders.
Scientists recreate mouse from gene older than animal life
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, UK, have grown mice using genes from single-celled organisms, revealing new insights into stem cell evolution.
Human Cell Atlas achieves leap in understanding of the human body
Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have significantly advanced the Human Cell Atlas by mapping millions of cells to transform understanding of health and disease.
Every rose has its thorns…or does it?
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States have discovered a gene family responsible for the evolution of prickles in various plants.
A new ‘rule of biology’ may have come to light, expanding insight into evolution and aging
A molecular biologist at the University of Southern California in the United States may have discovered a new biological rule involving “selectively advantageous instability.”