Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
Stanford scientists reveal how grass developed a better way to breathe
Credit: Michael Raissig and Dominique Bergmann Flash back to your first lesson in photosynthesis and you may recall stomata, the...
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation…
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the...
An ancient mechanism helps a cell to resist stress
Credit: Sergey Dmitriev Biologists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with colleagues from the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular...
UA-invented sunscreen protects skin without seeping in
Credit: University of Arizona The University of Arizona has licensed a new, non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.,...
Study: New approach to destroying deadly brain tumors
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – June 12, 2017 – Dennis Kothmann jots several numbers on a clipboard then pauses, his...
$65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas
Credit: David Stafford and Rebecca Chance, UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for...
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But...
Bioanalysis publishes special issue on methods and techniques for…
Credit: Future Science Group Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on Methods...
Biodegradable polymer coating for implants
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release ac-tive substances or to which biomolecules or cells can...
Long-term memories made with meaningful information
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences When trying to memorize information, it is better to relate it to something meaningful rather than...
Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered
Credit: UZH There have been several mass extinctions in the history of the earth. One of the largest known disasters...
Decoding the complete genome of the Mediterranean’s most…
The olive was one of the first trees to be domesticated in the history of mankind, probably some 6,000 years...
Complement activation predicts pregnancy complications in women with…
For years doctors have been advising patients with lupus not to get pregnant. It was assumed that the likelihood of...
A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
Credit: Nobumichi Tamura Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known...
Update on an endangered Philippine cycad species
Credit: Thomas Marler When plant species are threatened to the point that they reach a designation of Critically Endangered, sustaining...
First breath shapes the lung’s immune system
Credit: CeMM/Simona Saluzzo (Vienna, February 21, 2017) The lung is an important interface between the body and the outside environment:...
Combining techniques provides new insight into bird migration
IMAGE: This barn swallow has been fitted with a geolocator, a device that will record its movements as it migrates...
Chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without…
Credit: Ben Noffke and Richard Schaugaard, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li...
Fanged friends: World’s most vilified and dangerous animals may…
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS NEW YORK (January 18, 2018) – An international review led by the University of Queensland and...
