Combination of El Niño and 2016 Ecuador earthquake likely worsened Zika outbreak
(American Geophysical Union) Combination of El Niño and 2016 Ecuador earthquake likely worsened Zika outbreak
Interdisciplinary approaches to wildlife trade management
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The illicit wildlife trade is a ...
In a first for wearable optics, researchers develop stretchy fiber to capture body motion
Credit: Changxi Yang, Tsinghua University WASHINGTON -- The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of research ...
Sleep on your side, not your back in late pregnancy
A pregnant mother sleeping on her back during late pregnancy may cause problems for the fetus, according to new research ...
Early stages of antibacterial damage of metallic nanoparticles by TEM and STEM-HAADF
The virulence of pathogens is considered an important health care problem due to their resistance against conventional antibiotics. The recent ...
VTT-led European project aims for a healthier environment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating an European project called ESTABLISH, which aims to provide a healthier and ...
NIH, 11 biopharmaceutical companies partner to speed development of cancer immunotherapy strategies
The National Institutes of Health and 11 leading biopharmaceutical companies Thursday launched the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies (PACT), a ...
Pioneering discovery of an odor-detecting receptor enhancer
Credit: Junji Hirota Each odor-detecting neuron (referred to as olfactory sensory neuron from here on), chooses a single odorant receptor ...
Sorting the myriad medicinal molecules of coral reefs
Credit: Mark Vermeij Coral reefs harbor an incredible diversity of life, both sea creatures we can see and microbial life ...
Treacherous correlation in the brain from smoking
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedström. Out with the cigarette pack, put a cigarette in the mouth and light up. That ...
Carbon dioxide levels lower than thought during super greenhouse period
HANOVER, N.H. - Oct. 12, 2017 - Concentration of carbon dioxide during an intense period of global warmth may have ...
Global Change Center researchers to forecast water quality with NSF support
Public utility managers will be able to predict drinking water quality more accurately thanks to a team of scientists with ...
Genes critical for hearing identified
Fifty-two previously unidentified genes that are critical for hearing have been found by testing over 3,000 mouse genes. The newly ...
New way to prevent genetically engineered and unaltered organisms from producing offspring
A major obstacle to applying genetic engineering to benefit humans and the environment is the risk that organisms whose genes ...
New drug hope for rare bone cancer patients
Patients with a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine - chordoma - could be helped by existing drugs, ...
New study suggests that last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than thought
New research suggests that the last common ancestor of apes--including great apes and humans--was much smaller than previously thought, about ...
Brain imaging results skewed by biased study samples
Any scientist who studies groups of people knows that the characteristics of the "sample" -- the group of people selected ...
Electric cars can become more eco-friendly through life cycle assessment
(Chalmers University of Technology) It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities ...
New clues on the historical origin of the vaccine used to eradicate smallpox
Credit: Jose Esparza It is mind-boggling that researchers still don't know exactly what virus was used in the most successful ...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., recognized as Outstanding Investigator
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ...
