Biology

Genetics isn’t as important as once thought for the evolution of altruistic social behavior in some organisms, a new insight into a decade-long debate.

Composition in cryptic fauna assemblages changes across a shelf gradient, a recent study of the Red Sea shows.

A novel cosmetic product, designed to fill small to moderate facial scars, has shown promise in covering such deformities in a small group of patients.

How cells arrange themselves into precise tissue structures like wings is a response, and a resistance, to global mechanical patterning in a tissue.

Genetic study shows that Javan lutung monkeys have a poor sense of taste.

An analysis of the chemical signals sent out by rice plants under attack by the brown planthopper could help in natural control of this insect pest.

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Using deep-learning techniques to locate potential human activities in videos.

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Tropical South-East Asian countries where mosquitos thrive are at risk, and must take action to reduce the threat.

Cells that provide structural support to the intestine’s interior lining also have special defences against toxins.

Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified the gene related to the greenish flower mutation in the Habenaria orchid.

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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.