According to scientists at the University of Cincinnati, human activity may have altered the movement of caribou in and around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, caribou undertake one of nature's longest land migrations, migrating hundreds of miles across Alaska and Canada to find food and give birth in their favorite calving areas. A […]
Animal and human data reveal a new target for reversing the age-related decline – ScienceDaily
A new study shows that humans express a powerful hormone while exercising, and that treating mice with the hormone improves exercise capacity, capacity and fitness. Researchers say the results offer new avenues to address age-related physical decline. The research published on Wednesday in Nature communicationshows a detailed look at how the mitochondrial genome encodes instructions […]
A one-off 1000 year warming event has already been changed to occur once every 15 years due to previous human activity – ScienceDaily
August 2020 set new record high temperatures (SST) in the northwestern Pacific and on the coasts of Japan. A new study by the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) found that this warming is impossible without human-made climate changes. The northwest Pacific ocean surface gets seasonally warm in August each year. However, it was unprecedentedly […]
Rare Quadruple Helix DNA in Living Human Cells Using Glowing Probes – ScienceDaily
With new probes, scientists can see how four-stranded DNA interacts with molecules in living human cells and clarifies their role in cellular processes. DNA usually forms the classic double helix shape of two strands wrapped around each other. While DNA can form more exotic shapes in test tubes, few are seen in real living cells. […]
The first human culture lasted 20,000 years longer than expected – ScienceDaily
Field research under the direction of Dr. Eleanor Scerri, head of the Pan-African Evolution research group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany and Dr. Khady Niang from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal has documented the youngest known occurrence of the Mesolithic. This repertoire of stone flake methods […]
A Guardian of the Human Transcriptome – ScienceDaily
In a joint collaboration, Danish and German researchers have characterized a cellular activity that protects our cells from potentially toxic by-products of gene expression. This activity is central to the ability of multicellular organisms to maintain a robust evolutionary "reservoir" of gene products. Manufacturing processes require quality control systems to ensure proper assembly of functional […]
New Reference Genome for Mammals Helps Identify Genetic Variants for Human Health – ScienceDaily
The rhesus monkey is the most widely studied non-human primate in biomedical research. A genome sequencing project for this species led by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Missouri, and the University of Washington has created a new framework for studying this important primate. Research published in the journal science established a […]