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Auxin drives leaf flattening
Credit: IGDB Leaves are fundamental light-capturing organs of plants. The vast majority of higher plants utilize leaves as their solar...
Role of microorganisms in the formation of unique iron ore caves
Credit: The University of Akron The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $400,00 to three researchers in the Department of...
A brain-system that builds confidence in what we see, hear and touch
Behavioral scientists and psychologists use the term "metacognition" to describe our ability to access, report and regulate our own mental...
Drug targeting technique could aid therapies for immune diseases
A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive...
Prenatal weight talks are easier with props
Allina Health study shows prenatal weight talks are easier with props Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding...
UNIST presents new synthesis method for click chemistry
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented a new way to advance the click chemistry. This is...
Scientists discover genes are controlled by ‘nano footballs’
Research at the University of York has revealed that genes are controlled by 'nano footballs' - structures that look like...
Brain damage in fish affected by plastic nanoparticles
Calculations have shown that 10 per cent of all plastic produced around the world ultimately ends up in the oceans....
UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Clean Energy Institute The University of Washington is home to a new national center of excellence for...
Study examines legacies of rainforest burning in British Columbia
Analyses of temperate rain forests located on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada suggest that for centuries, humans have...
Getting the measure of mud
Credit: Credit: NASA via Flickr Researchers have found a way to chart changes in the speed of deep-ocean currents using...
Regenerating tissues with gene-targeting molecules
Credit: Sudhakar KeerthiPriyaa A synthetic DNA-targeting molecule could pave the way for tissue regeneration. Stem cells can be triggered to...
Creating brain cells to detect Tourette’s
Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick used a genetic engineering technique for the first time to create brain cells from the...
Metabolism directly impacts the odds of developing malaria
Credit: Maria Mota lab, iMM Lisboa Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa have found that the host's susceptibility...
Fish have complex personalities, research shows
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists from the University of Exeter studied how guppies behaved in various situations, and found complex...
Discovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could...
Discovery of a new genetic syndrome which predisposes the body to cancer
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A new syndrome caused by biallelic mutations -- those produced in both gene copies inherited from...
Novel assay shows promise for non-invasive detection of PD-L1 on circulating tumor cells
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Science OA presenting early data from a...
Russian scientists have studied the genes that allow cancer cells to resist drugs
Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) have studied the mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and...
Positive, negative or neutral, it all matters: NASA explains space radiation
Credit: NASA Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these...
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