Biology
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes
Increased levels of stimulation can counteract mis-mapped neurons in the visual pathway
The researchers specifically focused on a rotational motor dubbed V1 that functions as part of a pump that moves sodium ions across the membrane as a part of healthy cellular processes
The ability to select for traits that are brought about by multiple genes—rather than genetic diseases caused by a single mutation—is more far off and complicated than most people probably realize
Poultry industry will be encouraged by study that finds the root of wooden breast syndrome
University of Exeter researchers studied leadership in guppies by selectively breeding for fish that differed in how likely they were to lead a scouting party to examine a predator
Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean?
In recent research, scientists found that neural networks become more focused as mice got better at performing a trained task
New mechanism to explain how the cell organelle that sorts and distributes substances entering a cell is formed and maintained
A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals
eEucidating how two given drugs interact, and whether they have a beneficial effect, would mean a major step toward drug development to treat diseases more effectively in the future
