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Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

6 hours ago theguardian.com biology

The meteorite which caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, which persisted for at least eight million years

2 days ago gla.ac.uk biology

Physicists Discover How Slime Mold 'Makes Decisions' Without a Brain

32 hours ago sciencealert.com biology brain

Scientists have developed a new “transcriptomic clock” that measures biological age by analyzing gene activity, can estimate a person’s chronological age, but also expected mortality risk

6 days ago vice.com biology

Transcriptional programs diverge in aging mouse and human skeletal muscle

2 days ago doi.org biology

Blue period - features of senescence 30 years after beta-galactosidase

8 days ago doi.org biology

Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished

11 days ago theguardian.com biology

If the best enzymes for a biotechnology problem stopped existing millions of years ago, we need to bring them back to existence

2 days ago pubs.acs.org biology

Electrical pulses reverse aging in sea squirts: « Findings point toward new strategies for protecting species from environmental shifts and could also have implications for mitigating age-related decline in humans

6 days ago today.ucsd.edu biology

New study maps the ocean’s invisible workforce

11 days ago dornsife.usc.edu biology

Engineered living materials harness the activity of microorganisms to imbue synthetic matter with previously unknown functionalities

6 days ago science.org biology

Prions alter mutation rate in yeast and promote the development of drug resistance which is blocked by inhibition of Hsp104, a key prion regulator

2 days ago urldefense.com biology

When they’re being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps

9 days ago arstechnica.com biology release

Spontaneous problem-solving in bumble bees | Scientists found bees could solve an insect version of the classic “box-and-banana” problem

8 days ago arstechnica.com biology

Research shows plants such as canola, tomatoes and rice reduce iron uptake when stressed by drought: « Study could also have implications for global food security and human nutrition

9 days ago ucalgary.ca biology

Biohub releases a world model of protein biology

8 days ago biohub.org biology release

Researchers have harnessed AI to study how drugs shape biomolecular condensates, tiny blob-like structures within cells that drive gene-regulation processes and are linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer

28 hours ago engineering.princeton.edu ai biology cancer

Extracellular vesicles released by senescent myoblasts affect recipient cells via miRNA-target interactions

9 days ago doi.org biology release

Semaglutide, a GLP-1 weight loss drug, slowed biological aging across multiple epigenetic clocks in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients with HIV, suggesting that the drug may influence aging-related biology across multiple body systems.

9 days ago today.ucsd.edu biology medicine trial

Researchers discover an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million under a New York cemetery

12 days ago wired.com biology

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities or cerebral palsy experience higher fall-injury risk at younger ages

15 days ago eurekalert.org biology

Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

35 days ago theguardian.com biology

This organoid can menstruate — and shows how tissue can repair itself

34 days ago nature.com biology

Orch-OR and recent discoveries in quantum biology

12 days ago pnas.org biology neuroscience

New species of spiny mouse (Mus dumbara) described from Sri Lanka based on 2004 specimens, following unsuccessful field surveys in 2014 and 2015.

14 days ago zookeys.pensoft.net biology

About 90% of people across every human culture favour their right hand

28 days ago eurekalert.org biology

Researchers develop an "intelligent tattoo" to detect skin cancer before it appears

16 days ago eurekalert.org biology cancer

These ants navigate with a compass tuned to the moon

25 days ago scientificamerican.com biology

Garlic acts as "birth control" for mosquitoes by blocking their mating and egg-laying

35 days ago cell.com biology

High risk of extinction across the flowering plant tree of life

35 days ago science.org biology

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