New and novel technologies successfully demonstrated in soilborne disease study
St. Paul, Minn. (August 2017)--Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a prominent soilborne disease of soybean, can be devastating. Yield losses from ...
Month: July 2017
Understanding how fishers fish on coral reefs can inform fishery management strategies
Credit: Figure provided by lead author Tyler Pavlowich A Dartmouth study of spearfishing on a Caribbean coral reef illustrates how ...
New genomics tool CITE-Seq enables large-scale multidimensional analysis of single cells
NEW YORK, NY (July 31, 2017) - A new technique developed by scientists at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) ...
Coral disease outbreaks fluctuate with El Niño years, new research finds
(Florida Institute of Technology) Disease outbreaks in corals have followed El Niño-fueled coral bleaching events in the past, leading to ...
Methane-eating microbes may reduce release of gases as Antarctic ice sheets melt
Credit: Reed Scherer GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Lurking in a lake half a mile beneath Antarctica's icy surface, methane-eating microbes may ...
Beware doping athletes! This sensor may be your downfall
Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists searching for traces of drugs, bomb-making components and other chemicals often shine ...
New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Credit: Laura Christianson URBANA, Ill. - Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen ...
Research at University of Illinois to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Credit: Tom Murphy A new research project at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University ...
Biomedical researcher gets $1.9 million to study influenza vaccines and cross protective immunity
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Sang-Moo Kang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has renewed ...
Study finds promise in new tactic to curb obesity: Address physician bias
CHICAGO, July 31, 2017-- An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes ...
Wiley content sharing launches across Wiley Online Library
HOBOKEN, NJ--July 31, 2017-- John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), today announced the launch of Wiley Content ...
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents 2017 Klerman & Freedman awards
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 30 years of awarding research grants, honored its Scientific Council, and announced the ...
How camouflaged birds decide where to blend in
Credit: Project Nightjar Animals that rely on camouflage can choose the best places to conceal themselves based on their individual ...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal ...
What does trophy hunting contribute to wild lion conservation?
Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate ...
Cell senescence is regulated by innate DNA sensing
Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening ...
Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
The researchers, from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, found that bone retains a "memory" of exercise's effects ...
High altitude research aircraft explores the upper levels of the Asian Monsoon
The Asian Monsoon System is one of the Earth's largest and most energetic weather systems, and monsoon rainfall is critical ...
The Gulf of Mexico before the spill
The Gulf of Mexico is a special body of water with a flora and fauna that may well be unique. ...
Cells that stand in the way of HIV cure: Discovery expands understanding of marrow’s role
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Every day, 17 million HIV-infected people around the world swallow pills that ...
