EcoOmics -- the first large 'omics', or genome sequence dataset for any polar ecosystem -- reveals a year in the biological life of the central Arctic Ocean with emphasis on microbiomes ...

With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped off the planet by the end of the century, it’s vital scientists find a way to monitor numbers to see if conservation efforts are staving ...

Review Article Published: 01 March 2004 Parsing the Polarity Code Ian G. Macara Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 5, 220–231 (2004) Cite this article ...

According to Griffen’s research, recently published in Polar Biology , it costs polar bears five times as much energy to swim as it does to walk the same distance.

Concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems and sustainably manage these unique habitats. Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both ...

The project's centerpiece is a proposed Polar Genome Science Initiative, according to " Frontiers in Polar Biology in the Genomic Era," a National Research Council (NRC) report released Friday. The ...

Almost all cell types exhibit some form of polarity; cell polarity refers to the spatial differences in shape, structure and function within a cell, which enables the cell to carry out specialized ...