A molecular garbage disposal complex has a role in packing the genome
New research from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, to be published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry on ...
Month: October 2017
Protein restricts sap uptake by aphids
Credit: Karen Kloth Researchers at Umeå University and Wageningen University have discovered how plants can defend themselves against aphids. They ...
MPFI scientists discover regional differences among chandelier cells
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain is composed of distinct regions that differ in their functional roles ...
Sharing of science is most likely among male scientists
Humans are considered to be very prosocial in comparison to other animals, and many experiments have confirmed this idea. However, ...
Genetic advance for male birth control
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - When it comes to birth control, many males turn to two ...
Marine snowfall at the equator
The great ocean currents with their immense energy transport have a decisive influence on the atmosphere and thus the climate. ...
$900K NSF grant helps Wake Forest researchers look for the big picture in big data
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Ever put an unripe avocado into a bag with a banana to make it guacamole-ready? ...
Machine learning translates ‘hidden’ information to reveal chemistry in action
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Chemistry is a complex dance of atoms. Subtle shifts in position and shuffles of electrons ...
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
Credit: Alex Yelich/University of Arizona In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically ...
Size doesn’t matter — at least for hammerheads and swimming performance
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sharks come in all shapes and sizes and perhaps the most unusual is the hammerhead shark, ...
‘Fake fin’ discovery reveals new ichthyosaur species
Credit: (c) National Museum of Wales - Dean R. Lomax.jpg An ichthyosaur first discovered in the 1970s but then dismissed ...
Major breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia
Credit: Dr Matthew Campbell, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ...
DNA study in the Pacific reveals 2000 percent increase in our knowledge of mollusc biodiversity
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund Scientists working in the new frontier for deep-sea mining have revealed a remarkable ...
New ichthyosaur species, long gone, found in a storeroom
Credit: The University of Nottingham A new species of ichthyosaur has been identified from a fossil that has been in ...
Researchers map the illegal use of natural resources in the protected Brazilian Amazon
(PeerJ) New research published in the open access peer-reviewed journal PeerJ uses law enforcement data collected from 2010 to 2015 ...
Common acid reflux medications promote chronic liver disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health Approximately 10 percent of the general population take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug to ...
Little growth observed in India’s methane emissions
Methane is the second most powerful greenhouse gas and concentrations are rising in the atmosphere. Because of its potency and ...
Liquid biopsy may be new way to detect liver cancer earlier, easier
An international team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues ...
Women who undergo aggressive surgery for breast cancer may miss more work
A new study reveals that patients with breast cancer who received more aggressive treatments were more likely to experience disruptions ...
Study finds double mastectomy tied to more missed work
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) As more breast cancer patients are choosing to remove both breasts, researchers examine the ...
