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Twin study highlights importance of both genetics and environment on gene activity
New research highlights the extent to which epigenetic variation is influenced by both inherited and environmental factors. Epigenetic processes affect...
UW, PNNL to host energy research center focusing on bio-inspired design and assembly
The United States Department of Energy has awarded an expected $10.75 million, four-year grant to the University of Washington, the...
American Society of Human Genetics 2018 Annual Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 16-20, 2018 WHERE: San Diego Convention Center 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101...
Parasite infections with multiple strains are more harmful to vertebrate hosts
The incredible amount of genetic diversity in parasites means humans are often infected with multiple strains, which could make infections...
U-M pilot project to warn of potentially dangerous ‘meteotsunami’ waves in Great Lakes
Credit: LimnoTech ANN ARBOR--Great Lakes researchers are establishing an experimental network of air-pressure sensors around lakes Michigan and Erie to...
Each tropical tree species specializes in getting the nutrients it needs
Credit: Jorge Aleman, STRI Trees communicate via a "wood wide web" of roots and microbes in ways that enhance their...
Engineered genetic machinery derived from E. coli delivers new amino acids to proteins
Credit: Cell Chemical Biology Chestnut Hill, Mass. (8/3/2018) - Proteins - the molecular machines that drive the processes underlying biology...
Study challenges evolution of how humans acquired language
Credit: Brenna Henn, UC Davis A gene implicated in affecting speech and language, FOXP2, is held up as a "textbook"...
Who owns the aquifer?
California's Coachella Valley may be ground zero for a new chapter in water rights for Native American tribes, according to...
Abandoned farmlands enrich bird communities
Credit: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Hokkaido University Joint press release by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute...
A new released Chinese soybean genome facilitates soybean elite cultivar improvement
Credit: ©Science China Press Soybean (Glycine max Merr.) is one of the most important crops, providing more than half of...
The fate of Arctic mosquitoes depends on habitat and access to blood meals
Credit: Robert Gill The future of Arctic mosquitoes (Aedes nigripes) in western Greenland depends on aquatic habitat and access to...
Pheromones in fight against pests
Nowadays, everybody is aware of the toxic effects of the conventional insecticides that are used to protect plants from pest...
Assembly of fluctuating molecules in artificial cell membrane
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Lipids and membrane proteins existing in cell membranes, which locates...
Helmholtz International Fellow Award for Claudia Langenberg
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Dr. Claudia Langenberg of the University of Cambridge is one...
Rethinking ketchup packets: New approach to slippery packaging aims to cut food waste
Credit: Virginia Tech Almost everyone who eats fast food is familiar with the frustration of trying to squeeze every last...
The new tree of life of freshwater macroinvertebrates in the European continent
Credit: Núria Bonada (IRBio-UB) A study from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute of the University of...
Monash scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer
Credit: Monash University Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include...
Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell
Credit: Barani Raman Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience -- how molecules released by a blooming flower, for...
Research shows how hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment
University of Leicester researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide...
