Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired ‘breaking points’
Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large “garbage patches” and harming sea ...
Month: October 2021
Biomarker discovery can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD
Rutgers researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that ...
Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct — climate change did
For five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago – and ...
Origin of domestic horses finally established
Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia within a few centuries. ...
Molecular atlas of senescent cells could chart way to therapies for age-related diseases and cancer
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20, 2021 – Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but ...
Savannah chimpanzees, a model for the understanding of human evolution
To prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for ...
A rapid mechanism for muscle self-repair independent of stem cells
Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and relies on stem cells. Now, a ...
Termite brains can grow in anticipation of a single moment of flight and light
New research on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and A. nevdensis) shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation ...
Preventing postsurgical adhesions using hydrogel barriers
(LOS ANGELES) – Following surgery within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, scar tissue often forms on the inner linings of ...
Concordia researchers develop a new way to find cancer at the nanometre scale
Diagnosing and treating cancer can be a race against time. By the time the disease is diagnosed in a patient, ...
Small-scale foragers left more than footprints on the landscape
Archaeological sites like the Great Wall of China and the pyramids can be seen with the naked eye from space, ...
Maintaining balance in the brain
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—October 19, 2021—With the school year well on its way, we all recognize the importance of getting students ...
Arctic krill use twilight to guide their daily rhythms through the polar winter
Most animals sync their body clocks to the daily rhythm of the sun, but what happens during the polar winter ...
AI helping to quantify enzyme activity
Without enzymes, an organism would not be able to survive. It is these biocatalysts that facilitate a whole range of ...
Cat bacteria treats mouse skin infection, may help you and your pets as well
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a ...
Dairy calves use brushes for more than combing their hair!
Philadelphia, October 19, 2021 – Dairy cows have a natural drive to groom themselves and to scratch those hard-to-reach itches ...
Drug helps sensory neurons regrow in the mouse central nervous system
A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement ...
“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld device called a tricorder that they can point at objects to analyze ...
Climate change affects animal behavior
Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate. Indeed, one of the most important current topics of research is the ...
New approach to an old problem: Program project targets biology behind cachexia, a cancer-induced syndrome causing severe weight loss
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers Denis Guttridge, Ph.D., Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D., and colleagues at Indiana University were recently awarded a $9.7 million program ...
