Study of rare cancer yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance
Stephen Elledge, PhD, and his team did not set out to find therapies that could render tumors less resistant to ...
Month: August 2018
Beavers have an impact on the climate
Growing beaver populations have created a large number of new habitats along rivers and ponds. Beaver dams raise the water ...
Manmade mangroves could get to the ‘root’ of the problem for threats to coastal areas
Credit: Florida Atlantic University With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic ...
How the forest copes with the summer heat
Credit: Photo: Dr. Urs Weber, University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences Between April and August this year, Switzerland and ...
Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels
A new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the production of ...
Biomembranes 2018 conference: World’s leading molecular and cell biologists will meet at MIPT
From Oct. 1-5, MIPT will host the fourth Biomembranes conference. This international event is part of the conference series Virtual ...
Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals
Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a ...
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen receives 2018 John Goldsmith Award
Credit: ISGlobal The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) has awarded its highest honour, the John Goldsmith Award, to researcher ...
The fate of plastic in the oceans
Credit: Jan Michels/Future Ocean The oceans contain large numbers of particles of biological origin, including, for example, living and dead ...
Color vision makes birds of prey successful hunters
In many cases it is the colour of the prey that helps predatory birds to detect, pursue and capture them. ...
Male and female tennis players decline at same rate
The physical abilities of male and female tennis stars decline at the same rate as they age, new research shows. ...
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine names Dr. Potter-Baker winner of Ernest Bors, MD Award
Credit: Dr. Potter-Baker August 29, 2018. The editors of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM) and the leadership of ...
On the horizon: An acne vaccine
Berlin, August 29, 2018 - A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports important steps that have ...
Biodegradable plastic blends offer new options for disposal
Imagine throwing your empty plastic water bottle into a household composting bin that breaks down the plastic and produces biogas ...
Mangrove expansion and climatic warming may help ecosystems keep pace with sea level rise
Sea level rise and extreme weather events have become harsh realities for those living along the world's coasts. The record-breaking ...
Investigating treatment resistance in cancer
Melanoma and liver cancer are becoming more widespread in Europe and the US. Whilst both diseases progress very differently, they ...
Soy natural: Genetic resistance against aphids
Credit: Anthony Hanson A tiny pest can cause huge losses to soybean farmers. Several top soybean producing states in the ...
Tackling the great paradox of biodiversity with game theory
For decades, scientists struggled to explain how scarce resources can sustain the multitude of species that exists on Earth. Early ...
Bioengineers unveil surprising sensory and self-healing abilities of seashore creatures
Credit: Professor David Taylor and Maeve O'Neill, Trinity College Dublin New research from bioengineers paints a surprisingly complex picture of ...
Funding to create unique drug and alcohol treatment for young people with mental illness
Research into clinical treatments to reduce drug and alcohol use in young people with mental illness has received a significant ...
