When it comes to all human beings and most animals, the brain is the one part of the body that controls most functions. From thinking to eating, each and every task we perform is an action commanded ...

Animals display an extraordinary array of structural adaptations that are intimately linked to their functional capacities. From the microscopic organisation of tissues and cells to the macroscopic ...

In plants and animals, the NLR family of receptors perceives non-self and modified-self molecules inside host cells and mediates innate immune responses to microbial pathogens. Despite their similar ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - How animals function in their natural habitat and how evolution has shaped this function are the focus of a new book written by biologists at the University of California, ...

The finding refutes a hypothesis by the famed evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould that marine creatures underwent an 'early burst' of functional diversity during the dawn of animal life. Like a ...

Exercise is a vital step in constructing a muscle-like implant in the lab with the potential to repair muscle damage from injury or disease reveals new research. In mice, these implants successfully ...

UNLV researcher Stanley Hillyard gets excited about the drinking habits of desert toads. Amphibians like the "rather-cute" Red Spotted Toad use the skin on their lower abdomens to absorb water, ...