Avoiding catastrophe: Yeast study reveals clues to maintaining genome size
Credit: Jovana Drinjakovic and Tina Sing As cells divide, they must accurately split their DNA between the two daughter cells...
Simpler model gets to the point with proteins
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 6, 2018) - Computational models have come a long way in their ability...
Wellcome Sanger Institute sequences reference genomes of 3,000 dangerous bacteria
HINXTON, U.K. and MENLO PARK, Calif. - The genomes of more than 3,000 bacteria, including some of the world's most...
Scientists work to dissolve the NETs that worsen TBI damage
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2018) - Immune cells that are first responders to...
Breeding better Brazilian rice
Credit: Ariano de Magalhães Júnior. Outside Asia, no other country produces as much rice as does Brazil. It is the...
Flexible solar cells: Will they someday power your devices?
Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at...
Vermont start-up’s small packets a big deal for energy industry
Credit: Brian Jenkins It's been a whirlwind few months for Packetized Energy, the energy sector start-up spun off from a...
Lab-grown neurons improve breathing in rodents after spinal cord injury
Credit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function...
Want to optimize your caffeine level? Army researchers created an app for that
Credit: Lt. Col. John Hall/Army It's 9 a.m. and you're facing a dilemma: should I have a second cup of...
A laser that smells like a hound
Credit: Credit: Sarah Scholten University of Adelaide researchers have created a laser that can "smell" different gases within a sample....
Aircraft microbiome much like that of homes and offices, study finds
Credit: Georgia Tech What does flying in a commercial airliner have in common with working at the office or relaxing...
Prolonged stress can impact quality of sperm, according to Ben-Gurion U. researchers
NEW YORK...June 6, 2018 - Prolonged stress, such as that experienced during military conflict, can have an adverse impact on...
Is a stress shot on the horizon?
Credit: CU Boulder Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain, making it more resilient to...
New research identifies how blind cavefish lose their eyes
Credit: NIH Blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) lose critical eye tissues within a few days after their eyes begin to develop....
Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice
Hearing a recording of their mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),...
Collaborative team first to identify the perinexus in the human heart
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute A collaborative research team is on a quest to collapse a tiny pocket between...
Lab-grown neurons improve breathing in mice after spinal cord injury
Credit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function...
Poor sleep linked to lower cognitive functioning in people with diabetes and prediabetes
A study published in the journal Acta Diabetologica reports that people with diabetes and prediabetes who have lower sleep efficiency...
Impact of fishing gear entanglement deduced from whale hormone levels
A novel hormone analysis provides a viable way of measuring the duration and effects of fishing gear entanglement on endangered...
Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery
Credit: Zhang lab/vecteezy.com Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer...
