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Conservation biologists are taking a holistic approach to acoustic monitoring for evaluating the effectiveness of restoration effortsCredit: Ian L. Jones) ...

Bile duct biomarker? Protein found to pinpoint patients with a lethal cancer

Credit: Department of Molecular Oncology,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Biliary tract cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the ...

Using a molecular motor to switch the preference of anion-binding catalysts

Credit: R. Dorel / University of Groningen Many organic molecules are chiral, which means that they are non-superimposable on their ...

Study shows first signs of cross-talk between RNA surveillance and silencing systems

Credit: DGIST A recent study by a team of scientists in Korea reveals new findings about how various systems involved ...

Dendrites filtering neuron’s excitement

Purkinje cell dendrites filter inputs into the cell, demonstrating a new learning mechanism in the cerebellumCredit: Kyoto University/Mindy Takamiya Kyoto, ...

How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?

Researchers home in on core microbial community of tomato, one that is robust and stableCredit: Photo courtesy of Britt Koskella ...

Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic

A genetically programmed living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing and could be developed as a probiotic therapy for patients ...

Genetic typing of a bacterium with biotechnological potential

Credit: Kanazawa University Pseudomonas putida is a bacterium occuring in soil, aquatic environments and plants. Although the virulence of Pseudomonas ...

Improved pH probes may help towards cancer treatments

Credit: Kanazawa University "It is becoming clear that an acid extracellular pH plays an essential role in cancer cell progression, ...

First investigational drug therapy for liver disease NASH awaiting FDA approval

Global clinical trial designed in collaboration with VCU successfully tested a drug therapy to treat NASH, a chronic liver disease ...

Weight for it: Time-restricted eating benefits those at risk for diabetes, heart disease

Pilot study finds limiting food consumption to a 10-hour window each day translated into lost pounds, lower blood pressure and ...

Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences describe 71 new species in 2019

From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these discoveries ...

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Ambali rapidly intensifying

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone ...

Janus bases among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019

Invented at Carnegie Mellon, the bivalent nucleic acid recognition platform is being used to develop treatments for rare genetic diseasesCredit: ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission explains Bennu’s mysterious particle events

Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's ...

Artificial cells act more like the real thing

Credit: Subhadip Ghosh Protocells -- artificial cells -- that are active and mimic living cells by moving independently and that ...

Developing a digital twin

University of Texas and MIT researchers create virtual UAVs that can predict vehicle health, enable autonomous decision-makingCredit: Karen Willcox, UT ...

Recycling nutrient-rich industrial waste products enhances soil, reduces carbon

Industrial and agricultural sustainability improved by SMB applicationCredit: Photo by D. O'Dell, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Recycling biotechnology byproducts ...

As China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional stoves persists

Moving towards a more sustainable energy future in poor communities will require a clearer understanding of people's motivationsCredit: Ellison Carter ...

New cretaceous mammal provides evidence for separation of hearing and chewing modules