Posted inBiology fruit flies Pheromones
Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them
Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are tremendously fond of fermented foodstuffs. Technically, it's the yeast they…
Posted in23andme bankruptcy Biology
Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy
On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter…
Posted inBiology infantile amnesia memory
“Infantile amnesia” occurs despite babies showing memory activity
For many of us, memories of our childhood have become a bit hazy, if not…
Posted inBiology developmental biology evolution
We probably inherited our joints from… a fish
What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints…
Posted inBiology brain brain implants
Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control
Due to past work, we've already identified the brain structure that controls the activity of…
Posted inBiology Ecology end-permian
Even the worst mass extinction had its oases
Some earlier plants might not have made it through the extinction since rock layers from…
Posted inbiochemistry bioengineering Biology
Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics
Most of the polymers incorporated a fair amount of lactic acid, which can also form…
A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells
Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with…
Posted inbiochemistry Biology chemistry
Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals
Once his team nailed how droplets become electrically charged and how the micro-lightning phenomenon works,…
Have we accidentally bred some dogs for obesity?
High-risk Labradors also tended to pester their owners for food more often. Dogs with low…