Tiny hairs move eggs down the fallopian tube
Motile cilia help transport unfertilised eggs from the ovary.
An old question about how the egg gets from the ovary to the uterus has been solved – it is all to do with little hai...
Biology
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PCR: the reaction that changed biology
COVID testing has seen the technique called Polymerase Chain Reaction enter the lexicon, but few ...
By now many of us have felt it – the surprising, invasive sensation of a long-handled cotton bud being shoved through...
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Genetic link found between bipolar and schizophrenia
Some genetic locations associated with bipolar disorder could be therapeutic targets.
A study of bipolar disorder (BD) shows a genetic link to schizophrenia and major depression but also identifies some ...
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How genetic is your face?
New research pinpoints genes that are responsible for facial similarities in siblings.
New research might provide an insight into an age-old question: do your siblings really know you better than anyone e...
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Tiny parasite could solve wastewater problem
A new organism may prevent costly foaming in water treatment plants.
Scientists from La Trobe University in Melbourne have discovered a tiny parasite that can kill the bacteria responsib...
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Explainer
What is PCR?
The standard technique for detecting SARS-CoV-2 is incredibly useful in other places too.
PCR was an acronym that dominated the news in 2020. What is the technique, how useful is it, and what does it tell us...
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Genetic ‘toxic masculinity’ fells male flies
Scientists find that Y chromosome features may shorten male fly lifespan.
Males of many animal species, including humans, are known to have shorter lifespans than females. Now, scientists fro...
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How teeth sense cold temperatures
New research identifies a protein in teeth that senses the cold.
Cold teeth can be painful, particularly if they’re decayed. In a new paper, published in Science Advances, scientists...
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The science behind the blastocyst and iBlastoid
Monash University-led research team turns skin cells into early-stage embryo model.
Left to right: Jia Tan, Jose Polo, Xiaodong (Ethan) Liu. Credit: Monash University It was an unanticipated event t...
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Squeeze like a fungus
Some fungi species squeeze between cells
As icky as it sounds, some species of fungus can literally squeeze themselves between plant or animal cells and nestl...
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Tear glands cry in a dish
Human stem-cell derived organoids make tears.
A team of researchers, led by Marie Bannier-Hélaouët of the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, has developed orga...