Japanese consumers more concerned about gene-editing of livestock than of vegetables, survey shows
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions ...
Month: April 2021
Ammonia decomposition for hydrogen economy, improvement in hydrogen extraction efficiency
Development of a zeolite-based nanocatalyst for extraction of hydrogen stored in ammonia; development of a platform for commercializing ammonia as ...
How the fly selects its reproductive male
Researchers from UNIGE have discovered a very small protein in Drosophila that plays a key role in how females select ...
As lumber prices skyrocket, professor develops method to predict future price changes
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - At a time when lumber prices are skyrocketing, an Oregon State University researcher ...
Exploring comet thermal history: Burnt-out comet covered with talcum powder
Credit: Kyoto Sangyo University The world's first ground-based observations of the bare nucleus of a comet nearing the end of ...
Mapping North Carolina’s ghost forests from 430 miles up
Rising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture ...
Origins of life could have started with DNA-like XNAs
Credit: Keiji Murayama Nagoya University scientists in Japan have demonstrated how DNA-like molecules could have come together as a precursor ...
Making the case for adjusting quality measures for social risk factors
Henry Ford Health System-led report says adjustments would enhance qualityCredit: Henry Ford Health System Making the Case for Adjusting Quality ...
Human activities sound an alarm for sea life
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith Humans have altered the ocean soundscape by drowning out natural noises relied upon by ...
SwRI receives up to $99 million to sustain aging Air Force aircraft
Contract will cover structural analysis, testing, airworthiness and sustainment servicesCredit: U.S. Air Force SAN ANTONIO -- April 5, 2021 -- ...
Cardiac care during pandemic reveals digital shifts
New research shows more patients utilized telehealth for cardiovascular care during the pandemic, although fewer test and medications were orderedCredit: ...
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of the West
Credit: Joel Biederman, Agricultural Research Service TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 - Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and ...
IN SILICO chronicles the promises and pitfalls of big neuroscience
Credit: Couple 3 Films April 6, 2021 - NEW YORK - With major funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, ...
Thinking with your stomach? The brain may have evolved to regulate digestion
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that sea urchin larvae use light to control digestionCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, ...
COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent global need to control air pollution
Credit: ATS April 06, 2020-- A new commentary published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides an ...
Persisting endangered status of Serianthes nelsonii reveals need for adaptive management
University of Guam review finds conservation projects have lacked publishable resultsCredit: University of Guam A University of Guam review of ...
Despite pandemic, less than half of older adults have formally recorded healthcare wishes
Risk of severe COVID-19 in people over 50 offers chance to have discussions and complete documents to be used in ...
Aquatic biodiversity key to sustainable, nutrient-rich diets
Credit: Image courtesy Juliano Palacios-Abrantes. Seafood is a pillar of global food security--long recognized for its protein content. But research ...
Discovery is key to creating heat-tolerant crops
Researchers identify gene that helps plants sense heatCredit: Meng Chen/UCR By 2050 global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. ...
How many mothers have lost a child: A global comparison
The first systematic comparison of 170 countries reveals large global inequalities in the number of mothers who have experienced the ...
