Bacterial small molecule metabolites, such as adenosine-diphosphate-d-glycero-β-d-manno-heptose (ADP-heptose) and their derivatives, act as effective innate immune agonists in mammals. ADP-heptose...
Nudibranchs are members of the phylum Mollusca, and most species have a planktonic larval stage characterized by the presence of...
When it comes to predicting the abundance of a species, body size appears to be a fundamental and repeatable predictor,...
An international team of researchers discovered that coastal urban seagrass ecosystems can significantly reduce human bacterial pathogens, including those with...
Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid—a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis...
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a new species of ancient marine...
A key question that remains in biology and biophysics is how three-dimensional tissue shapes emerge during animal development. Research teams...
Microalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially suitable as “biofactories” for the...
Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes have seemed like an open book. By reading...
A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn’t deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains...
Recent research at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), at...
Researchers have shown that a fluorescence detection system that doesn’t contain any lenses can provide highly sensitive detection of deadly...
