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Published What do new moms and roaches have in common?



Researchers are studying the dramatic physical transformation that some insects undergo to give birt...
Published (How) cells talk to each other


Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, ce ...
Published What do neurons, fireflies and dancing the Nutbush have in common?


Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Computer scientists have now developed...
Published Study finds widespread 'cell cannibalism,' related phenomena across tree of life



Researchers describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another...
Published Microbial comics: RNA as a common language, presented in extracellular speech-bubbles



Decoding the conversations between microbes of hypersaline environments reveals deep insights into t...
Published Cuttlefish can form false memories, too



During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren't stored as a single memory. Rath...
Published Where is a sea star's head? Maybe just about everywhere



A new study that combines genetic and molecular techniques helps solve the riddle of sea star (commo...
Published Hybrid transistors set stage for integration of biology and microelectronics



Researchers create transistors combining silicon with biological silk, using common microprocessor m ...
Published Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech



Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that ...
Published Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts



Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fun ...
Published Giant phage holds promise as treatment for lung infections



Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by B ...
Published An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters



Saving lives through surgery is no longer exclusive to humans. Scientists now detail how Florida car...
Published The hidden rule for flight feathers -- and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly



Scientists examined hundreds of birds in museum collections and discovered a suite of feather charac...
Published Food aroma study may help explain why meals taste bad in space



A new study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts report that meals taste bland in s ...
Published Rewriting the evolutionary history of critical components of the nervous system



A new study has rewritten the conventionally understood evolutionary history of certain ion channels...
Published When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker's yeast are more alike than different



Humans and baker's yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism th ...
Published 'We're all Asgardians': New clues about the origin of complex life - We're All Asgardians: New Clues About the Origin of Complex Life



According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all...
Published Parasitic mites' biting rate may drive transmission of Deformed wing virus in honey bees - Parasitic Mites' Biting Rate May Drive Transmission of Deformed Wing Virus in Honey Bees


Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can cause European honey bee colonies to collapse by...
Published Characterizing abnormal neural networks in dogs with anxiety - Characterizing Abnormal Neural Networks in Dogs with Anxiety


Researchers report abnormalities in functional neural networks of dogs diagnosed with anxiety. The s...
Published Noble false widow spider found preying on pygmy shrew - Noble False Widow Spider Found Preying on Pygmy Shrew


Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a...