Biology

Biology (scimex.org):
There has been a significant increase in dogs and cats being exposed to cocaine, finds 4 years of data from the Pet Poison Helpline in the US. The researchers did not find the same increasing trends for cats' and dogs' exposure to methamphetamine.
Biology (news.uzh.ch):
Antibody that neutralizes inhibitory factors involved in nerve regeneration leads to enhanced motor function after acute spinal cord injury
Biology (cell.com):
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai and the UCSF have identified a new way to deliver instructions that tell stem cells to grow into specific bodily structures
Biology (nature.com):
Eukaryotic viruses encode the ribosomal protein eL40
Biology (nature.com):
3D modelling of "Lucy" suggests Australopithecus Afarensis could not run as fast as humans, reaching speeds of only 4.97m/s vs. humans 7.9m/s
Biology (eva.mpg.de):
Syphilis had its roots in the Americas
Biology (ox.ac.uk):
Botanists have announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest | The new species has already been assessed as Critically Endangered due to the growing intensity of typhoons caused by climate change.
Biology (pnas.org):
Using real-time 3D imaging of embryos, Princeton molecular biologists find that physical forces may decide which stem cells will become eggs.
Biology (nature.com):
The skin — once thought to be a mainly passive barrier — can produce its own antibodies that fight off infections, a pair of studies reports in Nature this week1. The findings could pave the way for the development of needle-free vaccines that can be applied to the skin.
Biology (doi.org):
Anti-aging effect of extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stromal cells on senescence-induced chondrocytes in osteoarthritis