How to color a lizard: From biology to mathematics

Skin color patterns in animals arise from microscopic interactions among colored cells that obey equations, say…

Early dinosaur cousin had a surprising croc-like look

Teleocrater and other recently discovered dinosaur cousins show that these animals were widespread during the Triassic…

A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic

An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West…

Gene silencing shows promise for treating two fatal neurological disorders

A drug, engineered to combat the gene that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), might also…

Algal residue: Alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters

Algal residue, the leftover material after extracting oil from algae for biofuel, can be used to…

On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB

A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (TB)…

Tick tock, stay ahead of the aging clock

Aging in humans (and animals) can be seen as either an inevitable process of wear and…

Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated Polytetrafluoroethylene

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or Telfon® as it is better known, is used in a variety of daily…

Look to lactate to help predict ill cats’ prognoses

Researchers performed a retrospective study of cats treated in the intensive care unit of Penn's Ryan…

How to disrupt bacteria to better treat infections

Bacteria are everywhere. And despite widespread belief, not all bacteria are 'bad.' However, to combat those…