Page 33 - Cell Press News Today

Rising Black Scientists Awards winners embrace womanhood in Cell essays  E-Mail IMAGE: This image shows Olufolakemi "Fola " Olusanya of Howard University and Chrystal Starbird, PhD, of Yale University, the winners of the inaugural Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology Rising Black Scientists... view more  Credit: Cell Press Essays from the winners of the Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology (CST) Rising Black Scientists Awards appear February 18 in the jou...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This photo shows Konkoly watching brain signals from a sleeping participant in the lab. Researchers are working to expand and refine two-way communications with sleeping people so more complex conversations... view more  Credit: K. Konkoly Dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while were fast asleep. So, you might not expect that a person in the midst of a vivid dream would be able to perceive questions and provide answers to them. But ...

A gene variant that affects muscle function may have protected humans against cold during migrations from Africa to Europe more than 50,000 years ago, suggests a study appearing February 17 in the

UW News “The list was compiled to honor the Black scientists for their efforts in research, diversity and inclusion initiatives, advocacy, social justice outreach, teaching and mentorship,” wrote Antentor O. Hinton, Jr., a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Iowa, a co-author of the list. “The hope was that the list … would serve as a reference for those looking for prominent scientific speakers who could further emphasize the importance of diversity.” At the UW, the list compr...

Domestic cats are a major threat to wild species, including birds and small mammals. But researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 11, 2021 now have evidence that some simple strategies can help to reduce cats environmental impact without restricting their freedom. Their studies show that domestic cats hunt less when owners feed them a diet including plenty of meat proteins. Equally, it helps to play with them each day in ways that allow cats to mimic hunting.

The snapping claws of male amphipods--tiny, shrimplike crustaceans--are among the fastest and most energetic of any life on Earth. Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 8 find that the crustaceans can repeatedly close their claws in less than 0.01% of a second, generating high-energy water jets and audible pops. The snapping claws are so fast, they almost defy the laws of physics.

Fri, 02/05/2021 LAWRENCE — Rondy Malik, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of KU Foundation Distinguished Professor Jim Bever, has been named a “Rising Star” on a list of “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” The list was compiled by Cell Mentor, an online resource maintained by Cell Press, a publisher of open-access research journals on cellular biology. Malik earned a doctorate in ecology from Pennsylvania State University and came to KU in 2019 on a National Science Foun...

Masashi Yukawa & Takashi Toda, Hiroshima University Cells replicate their genetic material and divide into two identical clones, perpetuating life — until they don’t. Some cells pause — or are intentionally made to pause — in the process. When the cell resumes division after such a pause, a displaced nucleus — an essential part of cell survival — can become caught in the fissure, splitting violently and killing both cells. But that is not always the case; some mutant cells can reco...

Credit: Masashi Yukawa & Takashi Toda, Hiroshima University Cells replicate their genetic material and divide into two identical clones, perpetuating life -- until they dont. Some cells pause -- or are intentionally made to pause -- in the process. When the cell resumes division after such a pause, a displaced nucleus -- an essential part of cell survival -- can become caught in the fissure, splitting violently and killing both cells. But that is not always the case; some mutant cells can recov...

Credit: Teague OMara Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of over 1,600 meters (or approximately one mile) above the ground during flight, they didnt understand how they managed to do it without the benefit of thermals that arent typically available to them during their nighttime forays. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 4th have uncovered the bats secret to high-flying. It turns out that the European free-tailed bats they studied--pow...