Enzyme is crucial for combatting antibiotic-resistant E. coli infections
Credit: Dr Mark Shepherd Research by bioscientists at the University of Kent and the University of Queensland is expected to...
What happens when parents comment on their daughter’s weight?
Credit: Daniel Miller The less you comment on your daughter's weight, the less likely she is to be dissatisfied with...
Pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels reaches the open ocean…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are pollutants which come from burning fossil fuels, fires, oil spillages, and other anthropogenic and natural sources....
Immune system link to kidney disease risk, research finds
A gene which forms part of our body's first line of defence against infection may be associated with an increased...
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology
Credit: photo/©: Stowers Institute Nominated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), chromosome...
Orangutan able to guess a taste without sampling it, just like us
Credit: Tomas Persson Without having tasted a specific new juice mix before, an orangutan in a Swedish zoo has enough...
The intestine has a reservoir of stem cells that are resistant to chemotherapy
Credit: Franscisco Barriga, IRB Barcelona The intestine has a high rate of cellular regeneration due to the wear and tear...
Tourassi named top scientist at ORNL’s annual Awards night
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2017 — Georgia Tourassi of Oak...
New study compares bone-inducing properties of 3-D-printed mineralized…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 13, 2017–A new study of bone formation from stem cells...
Preventing too much immunity
Credit: Osaka University Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Japan, report a new molecular mechanism that...
Trauma in a bee
Credit: Wolfgang Rutkies Jena (Germany) With the arrival of spring many insects leave their winter quarters. Presently swarms of the...
Fossil ‘winged serpent’ is a new species of ancient snake, Penn doctoral…
Credit: Image by Steven Jasinski An ancient sink hole in eastern Tennessee holds the clues to an important transitional time...
Shaping up against pathogens
Credit: © Chris Smart, NYSAES, Geneva NY A missing link in the complex molecular pathway by which plants resist pathogens...
$1.225M Viertel Fellowship to advance critical lung research
Lung researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat has won a competitive $1.225 million Viertel Fellowship for an ambitious research program to advance...
Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs, study finds
Credit: Stephanie Schopmeyer, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI–A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora...
Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving...
Why are New England’s wild blue mussels disappearing?
Credit: Kylla Benes / UCI Irvine, Calif., Aug. 9, 2016 — The Gulf of Maine coastline, historically home to one...
Inequality and social exclusion drive mental health problems in…
Credit: Lena Mustonen/Umeå University A survey of nearly 1000 households in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand showed that six...
3-D-printable implants may ease damaged knees
Credit: Feichen Yang DURHAM, N.C. — A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons...
USDA’s NIFA invests in integrated biorefinery optimization
Credit: Photo courtesy Three Rivers Energy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of...
