What do sex in moss and neurons have in common?
Credit: Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez. For many years biologists have wondered why plants have so many genes coding for proteins that are...
Scientists capture first image of major brain receptor in action
Credit: Sobolevsky lab/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY (July 24, 2017)?Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have captured the...
$1.8 million NIH grant to Wayne State to aid in developing improved cholera treatments
DETROIT - The human pathogen Vibrio cholerae - or V. cholerae - causes cholera, an infectious and often fatal disease...
Could ‘cocktail geoengineering’ save the climate?
Credit: Illustration courtesy of Ken Caldeira. Earth image courtesy of NASA. Geoengineering is a catch-all term that refers to various...
Molecular archaeology
Credit: Photo: Patrick Cabrol Copyrights: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Using the largest and most informative molecular phylogenetic...
Receptors for neuron communication in humans vital for reproduction in mosses
Credit: Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Glutamate receptors play a central role in the human nervous system. Scientists estimate...
Study identifies new brain death pathway in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Deanna Dent, Arizona State University Alzheimer's disease tragically ravages the brains, memories and ultimately, personalities of its victims. Now...
Two undergrads improve plant carbon-cycle models
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In the summer of 2012, two undergraduate students tackled a problem...
Infected insects cause a stink
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Tiny eel-like creatures called nematodes are surrounding us. While they can be free-living (a...
New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
Credit: © 2015 MBARI MOSS LANDING, CA--An article just published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B describes two...
Nutritional value of soybean meal varies among sources from different countries
URBANA, Ill. - Research from the University of Illinois is helping swine producers know what they're getting when they buy...
UMD engineers invent the first bio-compatible, ion current battery
COLLEGE PARK -- Engineers at the University of Maryland have invented an entirely new kind of battery. It is bio-compatible...
Research targets long-term brain deficits in cardiac arrest survivors
New Orleans, LA - Research conducted by Jason Middleton, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Neuroscience at...
Too little vitamin D may hinder recovery of injured corneas
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 24, 2017) - Injury or disease in combination with too little vitamin D can...
New map may lead to drug development for complex brain disorders, USC researcher says
Credit: Steven Park Just as parents are not the root of all their children's problems, a single gene mutation can't...
Greatest threat to eastern forest birds is habitat loss on wintering grounds
(Cornell University) Human-caused habitat loss looms as the greatest threat to some North American breeding birds. The problem will be...
New vaccine production could improve flu shot accuracy
Credit: Rebekah Dumm, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A new way of producing the seasonal flu vaccine could speed up...
FSU researcher to help lead $4 million deep-sea exploration study
Credit: Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher is part of a multidisciplinary team of scientists...
UNC to test therapeutic vaccine in people living with HIV
Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - A multidisciplinary research team at the University of North...
Working around spinal injuries
A new study in rats shows that changes in the brain after spinal cord injury are necessary to restore at...
