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A decade of deep-reef exploration in the Greater Caribbean
The mysteries of underwater life have long been a source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers, and marine biologists. But scientists...
Like bacteria firing spearguns
Many bacteria have sophisticated molecular injection devices that are used to do some amazing things. For example, a bacterium inoculates...
Wikswo and VIIBRE team on track to build third gen ‘self-driving lab’ with $1M from National Science Foundation
John Wikswo, founder and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education and Gordon A. Cain University Professor, is...
CNIC scientists identify a shuttle protein required for the nuclear import of proteins essential for organ growth and development
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and...
UTSA researchers develop new treatment to combat obesity and heart disease
An interdisciplinary research team at The University of Texas at San Antonio has successfully developed an innovative inhibitor that shows...
New species of stegosaur is oldest discovered in Asia, and possibly the world
Relatively small, but fearsome-looking stegosaur measured about 2.8 metres (9 feet) from nose to tail—but scientists can’t tell whether the...
Changing your mind based on information, or simply to conform? Brain activity differentiates between types of social influence
Researchers led by Ali Mahmoodi at the University of Freiburg in Germany have characterized brain activity that occurs when we...
Boosting function and survival of stem cell-derived pancreatic cells by genetic engineering
Recent advances in the transplantation of stem cell-derived insulin-producing beta cells (SC-beta cells) to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) has...
Controversial policy to reconcile mining and biodiversity conservation demonstrates success
Ambatovy mine, a major contributor to Madagascar’s economy and a company which positioned itself as a leader in sustainable mining,...
Nanomodulators of light on optical micro-probes to study the brain
Lecce (Italy), March 3rd, 2022 - When it comes to recording and stimulating brain activity, scientists can rely on a...
Salk Professor Martyn Goulding wins Brain Prize
LA JOLLA—(March 3, 2022) Salk Institute Professor Martyn Goulding will receive the 2022 Brain Prize for pioneering research on the...
Ensuring sustainable recreational fisheries in the face of social change
(Millbrook, NY) The observation that ‘the fishing’s not what it used to be’ ranks up there with ‘the one that...
Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2023 prizes to immigrant scientists
The Vilcek Foundation has announced that in 2023 it will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science....
What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neandertals for answers
Examining the spines of Neandertals, an extinct human relative, may explain back-related ailments experienced by humans today, a team of...
An oral medication shows benefits treating Type 1 diabetes for at least two years after diagnosis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Use of the drug verapamil to treat Type 1 diabetes continues to show benefits lasting at least...
Mummification in Europe may be older than previously known
Mummification of the dead probably was more common in prehistory than previously known. This discovery is made at the hunter-gatherer...
Better assessment of risk from heart surgery results in better patient outcomes
Better assessment of risk from heart surgery results in better patient outcomesCredit: Hamilton Health Sciences Better assessment of risk from...
The physics of fire ant rafts could help engineers design swarming robots
Noah rode out his flood in an ark. Winnie-the-Pooh had an upside-down umbrella. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), meanwhile, form floating...
UMass Amherst nurse innovator receives $750,000 grant for research to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia
A University of Massachusetts Amherst nurse innovator and a research partner have received a $750,000 grant from Illinois-based Delta Dental Foundation to test an...
University of Minnesota study details how some fish cope with parasites, with implications for human health
They thrive everywhere from bustling cities to remote rainforests — even in our own backyards. Pervasive and unapologetic mooches, parasites...
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