Scientists compared the innate immune responses of different breeds of chicken to find out which breeds resist Newcastle disease and how they manage to.
Category: Biology
What helps plants get just the right amount of iron?
Scientists explored the impact of epigenetics on how plants regulate their iron uptake.
What if people use too much antibiotics?
Scientists analyzed data on antibiotic use from 76 countries between 2005 and 2015 and found that the consumption of these medications has increased rapidly in middle and low-income countries.
How is Cannabis connected to leishmaniasis infections?
Scientists collected five species of sand flies from five different countries to find out what exactly these insects eat.
How do termites divide the work?
Scientists wanted to identify the individual termites who are the most active during the start and expansion of tunnel construction.
How can gene editing cure disease?
Scientists wanted to use genetic editing to heal β-thalassemia – a genetic disease affecting the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin.
Can we write biological “software updates” to cure disease?
Scientists wanted to develop a way to fix or replace a damaged or missing gene within a person’s genome by engineering a protein circuit.
What happens to our immune cells as we get older?
Scientists wanted to know whether the T cells in our immune system improve their survival skills over time.
What mutations does wheat hide?
Scientists wanted to discover the mutations hidden in wheat plants.
How do nematodes learn to find a host?
Scientists wanted to see if past experience with some plant volatiles changes the infection behavior of insect-infecting nematodes.
