Algae with light switch
Credit: Oliver Bäumchen, MPIDS, Göttingen / Thomas Braun, Heidelberg Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out...
IU, Regenstrief, LifeOmic announce collaboration to revolutionize medicine
Credit: LifeOmic INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute and Indianapolis-based technology company LifeOmic have announced a first-of-its kind collaboration...
Climate’s effects on flowers critical for bumble bees
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jane Ogilvie. In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North...
New proton ‘starter’ for optogenetics
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists have examined a protein that will find application in optogenetics and could be used to...
Special focus issue: ‘Bioanalysis of biopharmaceuticals’
Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on 'Bioanalysis of Biopharmaceuticals'. The journal...
New med-tech zinc sensor developed
Credit: CNBP A new zinc sensor has been developed by researchers, which will allow for a deeper understanding of the...
Study shows MRIs are safe for patients with wide variety of pacemakers, defibrillators
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices,...
How the lungs of premature babies can undergo damage
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Premature babies that need ventilation to support their breathing often...
New regulator of liver metabolism discovered
Credit: M.Schupp All cells can adapt their metabolic activity with respect to the availability of various sources of energy, such...
Frequent sauna bathing keeps blood pressure in check
Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study carried out at...
A stinging report: FSU research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees
Credit: Jane Ogilvie TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is...
U-M researchers develop technique that could detect explosives, dangerous gases rapidly and remotely
ANN ARBOR--University of Michigan researchers have developed a laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives...
Raccoons solve an ancient puzzle, but do they really understand it?
Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether birds and small children...
Edinburgh Genomics to deploy Illumina’s NovaSeq platform
Scientists in Scotland have gained access to the most up-to-date gene sequencing technology, aiding research to better understand human and...
New study changes our view on flying insects
Credit: Anders Hedenström WATCH: A tobacco hawkmoth flies in a wind tunnel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sgqb8wnQGA) For the first time, researchers are able...
New mouse model replicates an underlying cause of intellectual disability
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed the first mice that lack the Upf3b gene,...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities exposed with new DNA sequencing approach
Credit: Louise Egerton-Warburton The roots of most land plants are colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which help their plant partners...
NASA satellite highlights burn scars in British Columbia
Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC This past summer Canada has been plagued with...
New study identifies protein that could improve symptoms and reduce mortality in flu
Flu season is on its way, and a new report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology has identified an innovative...
Getting to the heart of mapping arrhythmia-related excitations
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 29, 2017 -- Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting up to 6...
