Researcher team investigates sex-determination mechanisms in birds
Scientists have known that sex-determination in vertebrates happens in the germ cells, a body’s reproductive cells, and the somatic cells, ...
Lattice distortion of perovskite quantum dots induces coherent quantum beating
A research group led by Prof. WU Kaifeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy ...
Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear, and anxiety
First characterized in Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto’s former lab in Japan in 1996, the gene Tob is well known for the ...
Scientific ‘detective work’ reveals South American mummies were brutally murdered
How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric ...
Changes in the tree canopy facilitated the evolution of the first-ever gliding reptile, new study suggests
Researchers have run through near-perfect fossils of the World’s first gliding reptile with a fine-toothed comb and untangled hitherto unknown ...
Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pa. have declined in abundance
Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, measures of biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species experienced ...
Unraveling a mystery surrounding cosmic matter
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Early in its history, shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was filled with equal amounts of ...
TTUHSC researchers receive second patent for specimen collection cup
Since 1978 when the world was introduced to the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), the procedure has ...
Violence is common and increasing in pandemic-era California
Violence is on the rise in California, with significant increases observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual ...
New study in JNCCN suggests way to predict outcomes with high accuracy prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer patients
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — New research in the September 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds ...
Ochsner Accountable Care Network announces sixth straight year of exceptional quality outcomes and multi-million-dollar healthcare savings
NEW ORLEANS – The Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (OACN) achieved its sixth consecutive year of top-ranking results in both clinical ...
UC Davis receives $10 million for Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence
Mosquito and tick-borne diseases are increasing in the Pacific Southwest and remain a serious public health threat. For the last ...
Chiral quasi bound states in the continuum for high-purity circularly polarized light source
An ultracompact circularly polarized light source is crucial component for the applications of classical and quantum optics information processing. The ...
Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neandertals
The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest ...
Patients may have and transmit COVID-19 viruses with diverse genetic sequences simultaneously, with possible implications for evolution of new variants
Patients may have and transmit COVID-19 viruses with diverse genetic sequences simultaneously, with possible implications for evolution of new variantsCredit: ...
To scar or not to scar when resisting tapeworms: That is the (evolutionary) question
Lugging around a tapeworm that’s one third your body weight can be a real drag. So threespine stickleback fish evolved ...
Agriculture drives more than 90% of tropical deforestation
Halting deforestation will require a step-change in approach, and to be effective measures must address underlying and indirect roles of agriculture, ...
Stricter blood sugar control in gestational diabetes leads to better outcomes for babies
Lowering the target blood sugar level for mothers with gestational diabetes did not reduce the risk of large babies, a ...
Gender inequities in mentoring may disproportionately affect women researchers
A new analysis of mentoring relationships in academic research finds that gender inequities in the resources available to women mentors ...
New study identifies how memory of personal interactions declines with age
One of the most upsetting aspects of age-related memory decline is not being able to remember the face that accompanies ...