Yeast spotlights genetic variation’s link to drug resistance
Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve. Scientists at the Wellcome ...
On-and-off fasting helps fight obesity
Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. ...
Matchmaking with consequences
Credit: Graphic: team Gallant Most human tumours have one thing in common: They harbour drastically increased amounts of the so-called ...
Need for speed makes genome editing efficient, if not better
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University researchers have developed a computational model to quantify the mechanism by which CRISPR-Cas9 proteins ...
Resolving traffic jams in human ALS motor neurons
A team of researchers at VIB and KU Leuven used stem cell technology to generate motor neurons from ALS patients ...
Predicting how healthy your heart will be years down the road
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2017) -- Picture this: you're battling heart failure and meeting with your ...
Rivers carry plastic debris into the sea
Credit: Graphic: Susan Walter, UFZ In the meantime, minute plastic particles can be found in the water in virtually every ...
New imaging approach maps whole-brain changes from Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Credit: Jing Yuan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology WASHINGTON -- An estimated 5.5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, ...
UMass Amherst tick testing lab receives grant to study new disease
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Taking advantage of its special expertise in identifying tick-borne, disease-causing pathogens, plus its access ...
Scientists create most powerful micro-scale bio-solar cell yet
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...
North American first: University of Guelph researchers publish scientific study on cannabis production
University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving ...
Tropical beetles face extinction threat
Climate change is putting many tropical high altitude beetles at risk of extinction, warn an international team of scientists. Research ...
A new way to harness wasted methane
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Methane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by scientists ...
Assessment shows metagenomics software has much room for improvement
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the "Wild West" nature ...
USDA invests in research on next generation of agricultural technology
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 17, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
Credit: UCLA Engineering If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb -- or delicately handle an egg while ...
Keratin, proteins from 54-million-year-old sea turtle show survival trait evolution
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Lund University in Sweden and the University of Hyogo in Japan have retrieved original ...
Pair of discoveries illuminate new paths to flu and anthrax treatments
Two recent studies led by biologists at the University of California San Diego have set the research groundwork for new ...
GA4GH strikes formal collaborations with 15 international genomic data initiatives
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has struck formal collaborations with 15 international genomic data initiatives as 2017 ...
How bees find their way home
How can a bee fly straight home in the middle of the night after a complicated route through thick vegetation ...
