Invisible barrier on ocean surface can reduce carbon uptake
An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between...
Scientists discover key mechanism behind the formation of spider silk
A group of scientists led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have examined the soluble...
With tiny particles against major diseases
Credit: (c) MPI-P The fungal disease "Esca" infects grapevines and causes great financial damage to winegrowers every year. The fungus...
Construction delays make new nuclear power plants costlier than ever
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a...
Surrey develops hepatitis C model that could help improve treatment
The University of Surrey has created a new mathematical model that details how the Hepatitis C (HCV) infection develops and...
A new analysis system is able to identify pollutants from cosmetics in seawater
A University of Cordoba research group has designed a method that detects the presence of pollutants in seawater in a...
Hormesis and paradoxical effects in plants upon exposure to formaldehyde are common phenomena
Credit: Lobachevsky University For the first time, hormesis and paradoxical effects have been shown to occur commonly in plants upon...
Scientists show how brain circuit generates anxiety
Credit: Li Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a neural...
Fruit flies fear lion feces
A new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how fruit flies use their sense of smell and humidity...
NIH researchers identify how eye loss occurs in blind cavefish
Credit: Daniel Castranova, NICHD/NIH Loss of eye tissue in blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), which occurs within a few days of...
A photosynthetic engine for artificial cells
Credit: (Image courtesy of the Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard University) In the quest to build an artificial cell, there are two...
Columbia engineers invent a noninvasive technique to correct vision
Credit: Sinisa Vukelic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 29, 2018--Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the world. There are...
Combination pack battles cancer
For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In...
ESMO 2018 Congress: Securing access to optimal cancer care
Lugano, Switzerland, 28 May 2018 - Nearly 25,000 participants from all over the world are expected in Munich, Germany, between...
A key switch in biological clocks
Singapore, 27 May 2018 --Just as we abide by an external time schedule to eat, sleep, and go to work,...
The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled
Credit: Osaka University The messenger RNA (mRNA) that conveys genetic information has a region that can be translated into protein...
We could reverse aging by removing wrinkles inside our cells, study suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors...
UTSA project, backed by $1 million grant, will help protect the Edwards Aquifer
Credit: UTSA Courtesy Photo (San Antonio, May 29, 2018) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received...
Could we work together with our bacteria to stop infection?
The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to...
VTCRI scientists identify novel cellular mechanism that can lead to cancer metastasis
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have added a new dimension to...
