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$11.5 million program project aims to combat malaria drug resistance
Credit: courtesy of Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (Sept. 20, 2017) - Texas Biomedical Research Institute researchers, Dr. Tim Anderson...
This dance is taken: Hundreds of male frog species change colors around mating time
Credit: Martin J. Whiting Some of nature's most vibrant colors occur in frogs, who peek out from rainforests and marshes...
Breaking legume’s crop wild relative barrier
Credit: PS Rao. Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand,...
Smokers who quit have metabolite levels that resemble those of nonsmokers
Even after years of smoking, the body has a remarkable ability to repair itself. Now in a study appearing in...
Getting to the heart of the matter: Nanogels for heart attack patients
Heart disease and heart-related illnesses are a leading cause of death around the world, but treatment options are limited. Now,...
Gender-open science
Credit: Foto: Peter Mesenholl Gender perspectives in mathematics, information sciences, natural sciences and technology: The Federal Ministry of Education and...
3-D analysis of dog fossils sheds light on domestication debate
ITHACA, N.Y. - In an effort to settle the debate about the origin of dog domestication, a technique that uses...
Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns
The drugs people inhale, inject or ingest ultimately end up in some form down the toilet. So scientists have started...
Imagining a world without species
Credit: CC Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species. "I was much...
Researchers stumped by plants with multiple chromosomes set January meeting to collaborate
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Kathleen Phillips) Some of the world's most beloved plants -- coffee, bananas, potatoes,...
Naked molecules dancing in liquid become visible
Credit: (K. Hima Nagamanasa, Huan Wang, and Steve Granick. Liquid-Cell Electron Microscopy of Adsorbed Polymers. Advanced Materials (2017) Copyright Wiley-VCH...
Ensuring broccoli sprouts retain their cancer-fighting compounds
Raw broccoli sprouts, a rich source of potential cancer-fighting compounds, have become a popular health food in recent years. But...
MDI Biological Laboratory study finds immune system is critical to regeneration
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The answer to regenerative medicine's most compelling question -- why some organisms...
Lipid vesicles replace blood in new bacteria test
As schools around the U.S. start back up, so do trips to the doctor's office. But is that raw sore...
Dinosaur evolution: Lumbering giants had agile ancestors
Credit: Source: Rodolfo Nogueira The best known sauropod dinosaurs were huge herbivorous creatures, whose brain structures were markedly different from...
Foster tadpoles trigger parental instinct in poison frogs
Credit: Andrius Pasukonis/Eva Ringler Parental care is widespread in the animal kingdom. Poison frogs are also known to be dedicated...
Animal acoustic activity decline shows forest fire pollution wreaks havoc on wildlife
Credit: Benjamin Lee Forest fires in Southeast Asia during the El Niño droughts of 2015 caused considerable disruption to the...
10,000 year-old DNA proves when fish colonialized our lakes
DNA in lake sediment forms a natural archive displaying when various fish species colonized lakes after the glacial period. This...
$2.375 million federal award to study epigenetic control systems, inform drug discovery
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute September 20, 2017 (Grand Rapids, Michigan)--Van Andel Research Institute scientist Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.,...
Protected waters foster resurgence of West Coast rockfish
Credit: Advanced Survey Technologies, Fisheries Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center West Coast rockfish species in deep collapse only...
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