New snailfish genome reveals how they adapted to the pressures of deep-sea life
The genome contains extra genes for enzymes that help stabilize its proteins and DNA under high pressuresCredit: Mu Y et ...
Month: May 2021
Evolutionary biologists discover mechanism that enables lizards to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk TORONTO, ON - A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis ...
PatientPartner becomes premier sponsor of ASMBS Foundation’s fundraising efforts
Credit: ASMBS Foundation Newberry, FL - May 13, 2021 - The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation ...
How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
Study reveals the prevalence of lemur and fossa meat consumption in villages around Makira Natural Park, northeastern MadagascarCredit: Charlotte Spria ...
Current trend reversed
Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a ...
Species losses on isolated Panamanian island show importance of habitat connectivity
Credit: OSU photo by Randall Moore CORVALLIS, Ore. - Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in ...
High genomic diversity is good news for California condor
First complete genome reveals high genetic diversity despite recent brush with extinctionCredit: Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ...
Scientists identify source of weight gain from antipsychotics
New findings identify molecular mechanism behind rapid weight gain in patients treated with risperidoneCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - ...
Treating the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ as an epidemic
How to counter viral misinformation and disinformation: Surveillance, diagnosis, responseCredit: The New England Journal of Medicine ©2021 Writing in the ...
Call for scientific community to increase diversity and inclusivity in medical research
New initiatives needed to provide access to under-served and under-represented populationsCredit: Peter Morris for Children's Medical Research Institute Sydney, Australia; ...
Study: Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3x more likely to be in crash
Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Engineering also examined the relationship between vehicle crashes and two other sleep ...
Ticking upward: MU researcher studies rise of tick-borne diseases in Midwest
Credit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Ram Raghavan heard from a former colleague at the Centers for Disease ...
NK cells with bispecific antibody show activity against lymphoma cells
Preclinical study supports clinical trial of cord blood-derived natural killer cells with Affimed's AFM13 as novel cellular therapyCredit: MD Anderson ...
New evidence for electron’s dual nature found in a quantum spin liquid
Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton ...
Songbird neurons for advanced cognition mirror the physiology of mammalian counterparts
UMass Amherst research advances understanding of brain circuitsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientists examining genetically identified neurons in ...
A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year
Less than a year after the opening of the World-class Scientific Center "Agrotechnologies for the Future", Russian scientists had a ...
Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition
Credit: Image courtesy of Vaxa, Iceland. Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and ...
UMD awarded funds to head off tick-borne infection before it begins
Research represents one of many funding sources dedicated to translational research to develop therapeutics and vaccines and reduce the burden ...
Domino-like crystallization of glass
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Materials in a glassy state are everywhere in ...
Tufts University selected to join Association of American Universities
Credit: Tufts University Tufts University has been selected to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), a consortium of America's ...
