OU provides NSF undergraduate research experience in structural biology
Credit: University of Oklahoma The National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Program in Structural Biology at the University of Oklahoma provides ...
Month: August 2017
Cockroach gardeners: Spreading plant seeds across the forest floor
(Kumamoto University) Researchers in Japan have discovered that cockroaches can disperse seeds like birds and mammals. A variety of seed ...
Correction of a faulty gene in human embryos
Credit: (Credits: Institute for Basic Science, IBS) A new paper in Nature reports the correction of a disease-causing mutation in ...
NIST funds 12 projects to make communities more resilient to disasters
Credit: NIST Public Affairs Office Using biological materials as flame retardants, defining the characteristics of soil liquefaction during earthquakes and ...
Study shows mango consumption has positive impact on inflammatory bowel disease
COLLEGE STATION - Initial results of a study by researchers in the department of nutrition and food science at Texas ...
The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
With many Americans choosing to eat less meat in recent years, often to help reduce the environmental effect of meat ...
Marriage of microscopy techniques reveals 3-D structure of critical protein complex
Credit: Illustration by Ryan Kramer. Kansas City, MO. - Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have solved the ...
A dolphin diet
The health of dolphin populations worldwide depends on sustained access to robust food sources. A new report by UC Santa ...
Tree-of-heaven’s prolific seed production adds to its invasive potential
Tree-of-heaven -- or Ailanthus -- is an invasive triple threat, according to a team of plant pathologists. The species produces ...
Ebola detected in semen of survivors two years after infection
Credit: David Wohl Chapel Hill, N.C. - Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two ...
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke — and social media
Credit: Pixabay FORT COLLINS, Colo. - When people see smoke on the horizon, what do they do? Besides (hopefully) calling ...
A Braf kinase-inactive mutant induces lung adenocarcinoma
The initiating oncogenic event in almost half of human lung adenocarcinomas is still unknown, a fact that complicates the development ...
Collaboration between pet owners and researchers helps children and dogs with rare epilepsy
The research, published in PLOS ONE, has identified the progression of Lafora disease, a devastating form of epilepsy which affects ...
$2.6 million to build versatile genetic toolkit for studying animal behavior
Credit: Katelyn Marcus On Aug. 1, the National Science Foundation announced 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards for ...
Early gene-editing success holds promise for preventing inherited diseases
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 2, 2017) Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in ...
Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Credit: Elwood Mullins, Vanderbilt University One of the most potent toxins known acts by welding the two strands of the ...
University of Maryland School of Medicine receives grant for HIV research in Malawi
Credit: University of Maryland School of Maryland BALTIMORE, Md. - The University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UM SOM) Institute ...
Catalysts developed at Carnegie Mellon efficiently and rapidly remove BPA from water
Carnegie Mellon University chemist Terrence J. Collins has developed an approach that quickly and cheaply removes more than 99 percent ...
An end to cavities for people with sensitive teeth?
An ice cold drink is refreshing in the summer, but for people with sensitive teeth, it can cause a painful ...
Loss of 350 miles of Great Plains streams causing changes in aquatic food web
Credit: Photos courtesy of Ryan Waters, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The food web in ...
