Biology

Promising photostable tool for single molecule tracking and multicolor imaging.

A DNA probing technique clarifies the mechanism behind clonal reproduction of female dojo loach fish, also providing insight into the ancestral origin of the clonal population.

Adding certain types of bacteria to soil could help protect plants against drought by activating a proton pump in root cells.

Researchers observe that red-fronted lemurs may chew on millipedes to rid themselves of intestinal parasites.

Although water is essential for plant growth, excessive amounts can waterlog and kill a plant. In South and Southeast Asia, where periodic flooding occurs during the rainy season, the water depth can reach several meters for many months.

Investigations of prey patterns fail to explain why whale sharks aggregate off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Bacteria isolated from desert plants could provide the key to maintaining productive agriculture in arid regions.

The techniques that make industrial pearl culturing possible were developed over a century ago at the Misaki Marine Biological Station in Japan.

Researchers show that female nipples are more diverse in size than male nipples – going against assumptions from evolutionary biology.

Researchers discover gold nanoparticles in natural plant tissues.

Deep data analytics drive the development of a technique that sheds light on drug action by monitoring the dynamics of thousands of protein complexes simultaneously within intact cells.

A molecular process that signals distress could also help corals adapt to climate change.

HKBU research group has described a new species of gecko in Hong Kong, and named it Hong Kong Tree Gecko (scientific name Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis). The species description was published in Zootaxa.

Nagoya University researchers use E.coli to convert benzene into phenol, simplifying a chemical reaction that is difficult by conventional methods

Researchers investigate how the blue-tongued skink uses a full-tongue display to deter attacking predators.

Research shows that endemic New Zealand bat’s courtship song is complex and gives clues about the physiological characteristics of potential mates

A international team of researchers, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has carried out a scientific investigation on dolphin liberation in South Korea.

Nemo’s genome has been deciphered and made publicly available, helping researchers further investigate fish ecology and evolution.

New study revises biologists’ understanding of how limbs and lungs develop in humans.

Big data shows that large marine vertebrates move differently, but consistently, through coastal and ocean waters.

A team from RIEC has tested the human spatial ability to percieve our surroundings without actually seeing it.

Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.

An electronic tag that stretches and flexes while it records location and environmental data can monitor marine animals in their natural habitat.

In the longest running study of its kind, researchers found sea urchin populations were strongly affected by human-driven environmental changes.

Researchers show how a fish species in Lake Tanganyika works together to secure additional food sources.

Controlling plant pore openings for drought tolerance and delay in leaf withering

A Nagoya University-led study shows for the first time germ cells have an inherent property to feminize the body in teleost fish, medaka.

An enzyme that flips lipids from the outer to the inner layer of the cell membrane launches the process that permits cells to engulf external substances.

Researchers at Nagoya University develop fruit fly model to explore how learned auditory cues alter mating behavior and sexual preference.

Researchers at University of Malaya, Malaysia, have unveiled the various potential of regionally available non-edible oil-bearing plants.