Study reveals ways collegiate sports venues can achieve ‘zero waste’
Credit: MU Athletics Officials at collegiate sporting venues have been leading efforts toward zero-waste events with many professional and collegiate...
Damage-signalling protein shows parallels between plant and human…
ITHACA, NY — A protein that signals tissue damage to the human immune system has a counterpart that plays a...
Artificial intelligence to uncover human biases
Credit: Insilico Medicine Since 2015 artificially-intelligent systems surpassed human accuracy in many tasks including image recognition, voice recognition, autonomous driving...
Common brain changes found in children with autism, ADHD and OCD
TORONTO, July 27, 2016 – A team of Toronto scientists has found similarities in brain impairments in children with autism...
Transforming plant cells from generalists to specialists
Credit: Photo by Erin Sparks, Duke University v DURHAM, N.C. — As a growing plant extends its roots into the...
Great Basin seed study experiment targets rangeland restoration
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno RENO, Nev. – Restoration of rangelands in the Great Basin is...
Study incorporates ecological processes into Earth system models
BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 11, 2015 – A professor in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment is launching a...
On-the-go diagnosis of HIV and HCV co-infections
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2016 – HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are among the leading causes of death...
$20M NSF award to fund research into the role of microorganisms in…
Credit: Walter Dodds, Kansas State University LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will partner with four other Kansas universities on...
Structure of channelrhodopsin determined
Credit: Volkov et al., Science 2017 Optogenetics enables specific nerve cells to be turned on and off using special light-sensitive...
Double trouble: Invasive insect species overlooked as a result of a shared name
Credit: Rudolf Bryner An invasive leaf-mining moth, feeding on cornelian cherry, has been gradually expanding its distributional range from its...
Light-splitting greenhouse film could improve photosynthetic efficiency
Credit: Glenn Asakawa / University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Boulder engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from...
Is there a link between breast milk nutrients, circadian rhythms, and infant health?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Sept. 19, 2017 — The fat content and levels of several...
Ground squirrels use the sun to hide food
Credit: Brittany Sumner, Kalahari Research Centre Jamie Samson and Marta Manser from the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental 1Studies...
Study reveals genetic basis of quantitative traits and diseases in Japanese
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are an emerging method for scientists to identify genes involved in...
Double trouble: Invasive insect species overlooked as a result of a shared name
Credit: Rudolf Bryner An invasive leaf-mining moth, feeding on cornelian cherry, has been gradually expanding its distributional range from its...
Exercise DVDs could be psychologically harmful for users, new OSU…
IMAGE: Brad Cardinal is a professor of kinesiology at Oregon State University. Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Using...
Mechanism of aging recovery for progeria patients revealed
Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has identified a mechanism that can recover the aging of patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome...
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
Credit: Illustration by Matilda Luk/Office of Communications/Princeton University A study released today from an international team of researchers shines new...
Newly found, ‘thrifty’ genetic variant influences Samoan obesity
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Samoas' world-leading rate of obesity is a recent phenomenon, heavily influenced by the globe's rapid shift...
