progscrape: biology

Analysis of nearly 9,000 body size changes spanning 450 million years finds warming events caused about twice the reduction in marine animal body size seen during other environmental crises, suggesting smaller marine animals could become increasingly common as the climate warms.

53 days ago pnas.org biology

Scientists develop an improved reporter system to screen new antibiotics targeting RNA synthesis in gram-negative bacteria, accelerating the search for drugs against multidrug-resistant pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa

56 days ago mdpi.com biology

Derivation of functional retinal endothelial cells from human pluripotent stem cells for therapeutics and modelling | Nature Biomedical Engineering

2 months ago nature.com biology

First study of its kind in temperate Europe reveals native and migratory birds play a significant role in plant pollination, carrying pollen on 89% of sampled birds and boosting fruit set in early spring when insect pollinators are less reliable.

59 days ago besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com biology europe

New regulators of parathyroid hormone secretion : Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension

55 days ago ovid.com biology

Hormonal dimorphism in sarcopenia disease

52 days ago doi.org biology disease

Disembodied parts from a sea cucumber species neither die nor regenerate, but transform into balls that maintain immune systems and live for >3 years

2 months ago smithsonianmag.com biology

Mendelian randomization study: Coffee doesn’t appear to have cardiovascular benefits when controlling for causality

2 months ago mdpi.com biology

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length

2 months ago theguardian.com biology

Humans prefer to walk counter-clockwise, scientists find - but no one knows why

2 months ago ctvnews.ca biology