How molecular scissors cut in the right place
A research group at Uppsala University has found out how CRISPR-Cas9 -- also known as 'molecular scissors' -- can search...
Bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry, study finds
Bed bugs are huge problem for hotel and homeowners in some of the world's busiest cities Insects finding their way...
Continental controls needed to maintain fightback against tree diseases
Tighter controls on timber and plant movements into Europe are necessary to prevent further disastrous effects of plant diseases, a...
Advancing a shared goal for farmers and conservation
Credit: ASA, CSSA, SSSA The Nature Conservancy and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA),...
Uni works with Yorkshire Water on £300k project to reduce lead in water
(University of Huddersfield) One strand will focus on the 'particulate lead' that can be found in tap water as a...
Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago
Credit: Photograph: Lyn Wadley, University of the Witwatersrand. South Africa is well-known for its hominin fossil record. But this time,...
New role for fragile X protein could offer clues for treatment
Credit: Credit: Korb et al./ Cell 2017 The protein behind fragile X syndrome acts as a genetic conductor, orchestrating a...
UMD partners with Fraunhofer, Signature Science on DNA screening technologies
Credit: John T. Consoli/University of Maryland Computational biologists in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) are...
Scientists develop broad-spectrum inhibitors of influenza virus
Credit: Rameshwar U. Kadam (Ian Wilson's Lab) A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Research...
FSU researchers receive $2.8m to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Artificial muscles, tendons would make prosthetic limbs more lifelike
Credit: University of Houston An engineer from the University of Houston has received a $500,000 CAREER award from the National...
Breakdown of brain cells’ metabolic collaboration linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers have discovered that impairing a critical partnership between brain cells can lead to neurodegeneration....
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural...
Hunt is over for one of the ‘top 50 most-wanted fungi’
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017--In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy...
FSU researchers receive $2.8 million to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Uni works with Yorkshire Water on £300,000 project to reduce lead in water
(University of Huddersfield) One strand will focus on the 'particulate lead' that can be found in tap water as a...
Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
A James Cook University researcher has found that sharks and rays live a lot longer than we thought - some...
Immune system cells protect against CMV-induced hearing loss in mice
Credit: Almishaal AA, et al. (2017) Immune system cells known as natural killer (NK) cells play an important protective role...
TSRI researchers get a lead on how to detect degenerative neurological diseases sooner
Credit: TSRI Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may have found a way to help doctors diagnose diseases like...
