Sequencing algae’s genome may aid biofuel production
There's an ancient group of algae that evolved in the world's oceans before our backboned ancestors crawled onto land. They...
Strong hosts help parasites spread farther
Credit: Hokkaido University Large, physically strong Masu salmon disperse farther when infected with parasites, potentially escaping from further infections at...
New techniques to assess the fate of stem cells in vivo
Publication in Genes & Development: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB develop new techniques to assess the fate...
Dartmouth team makes breakthrough toward fish-free aquaculture feed
HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College scientists have discovered that marine microalgae can completely replace the wild fish oil currently used...
Microbes may not be so adaptable to climate change
RICHLAND, Wash. – Microbes in soil – organisms that exert enormous influence over our planet's carbon cycle – may not...
New study ‘sheds light’ on sun’s role in mitigating…
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (November 2017)–Mango fruits play host to some economically damaging fungal diseases, especially...
New member of NAS reveals how animals select good microbes, reject…
Credit: Kent Nishimura Margaret McFall-Ngai, professor and director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science...
Making green fuels, no fossils required
Using solar or wind power to produce carbon-based fuels, which are commonly called fossil fuels, might seem like a self-defeating...
Understanding lock for cellular trap door may lead to better disease…
COLLEGE STATION — A team of researchers who two years ago announced a "Trojan horse" method of entering a cell...
MSU faculty seek to increase participation of women in agriculture with USDA grant
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN – Data from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and United States Department of...
Dibenzoazepine defender: Drug found to be effective against resistant hepatitis C
Credit: Osaka University Osaka University researchers identify class of chemicals that can combat resistant strains of the hepatitis C virus,...
Oregon researchers find bacterial protein that boosts…
Credit: Courtesy of Jennifer Hampton Hill EUGENE, Ore. — Dec. 13, 2016 — A newly discovered bacterial protein produced in...
Model explains barred owls’ domination over northern spotted owls
Credit: Photo by Ray Davis EAST LANSING, Mich. – Barred owls – unrivaled nocturnal predators and procreators – are moving...
How much can late Permian ecosystems tell us about modern Earth? A lot.
Credit: Drawing by Davide Bonadonna. A whopping two hundred and fifty-two million years ago, Earth was crawling with bizarre animals,...
A map of the cell’s power station
Credit: Source: AG Meisinger Mitochondria are the cell's power stations; they transform the energy stored in nutrients so that cells...
UBC study finds optimal walking and cycling speeds to reduce air pollution inhalation
Credit: University of British Columbia Cyclists should be riding at speeds between 12 and 20 kilometres per hour on city...
The Muffin Study: Mono- vs. polyunsaturated fats in patients with metabolic syndrome
Baltimore, Md. – June 15, 2016. It's hard to think of the typical muffin, often loaded with saturated fat and...
VIMS study identifies tipping point for oyster restoration
Credit: © A. Colden/Virginia Institute of Marine Science. We're all familiar with tipping points, when crossing what might seem a...
New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and chromatin of it’s genome
Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...
Microcephaly discoveries made in non-Zika cases help explain abnormal…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Long before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled scientists...
