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A moth and its flame: Mate selection found to evolve from response to flower odors
For moths, love is literally in the air through the action of pheromones to attract mates. Virgin females release a...
Prematurity leaves distinctive molecular signature in infants’ cerebellum
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Premature birth, which affects one in 10 U.S. babies, is associated with altered...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a...
Artificial blood vessels mimic rare accelerated aging disease
Credit: Progeria Research Foundation DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the...
Researcher chosen for American Geophysical Union’s 2017 Class of Fellows
Credit: University of Delaware University of Delaware Prof. Wei-Jun Cai, who has done pioneering work on carbon biogeochemistry in estuaries...
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra virus in Australia
Credit: James Nilson Reported today in Scientific Reports by researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and State...
Why durian is the smelly ‘king of fruits’ (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Durian is known as the king of fruits in Southeast...
Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age-old disease
Credit: Dimond Light Source & Oxford University Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what...
NIAID herpesvirus study in mice leads to discovery of potential broad-spectrum antiviral
Credit: NIAID After herpesviruses infect a cell, their genomes are assembled into specialized protein structures called nucelosomes. Many cellular enzyme...
ACS Publications announces free training resource for peer reviewers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 - Reinforcing its commitment to publishing the best peer-reviewed scientific research, the Publications Division of the...
Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters
Credit: Hans W. Paerl, Ph.D a study co-author/University of North Carolina MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (August 15, 2017) - Harmful algal blooms known...
White matter connectome with cortical lesion map clarifies temporal auditory comprehension
Credit: From: Temporal lobe networks supporting the comprehension of spoken words Brain. Published online August 03, 2017. doi:10.1093/brain/awx169 Brain |...
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...
Rhapsody in red violet
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored pigments...
Oxford University Press to publish American Society for Nutrition Journals
Oxford University Press and the American Society for Nutrition are pleased to announce a new partnership to publish the society's...
Sensory makeup of mosquitoes used to fight spread of disease
Credit: Photo by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Andrew Nuss. University of Nevada, Reno entomologist Andrew Nuss and biologist...
Unique imaging of a dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 15, 2017- - Researchers using Los Alamos' unique neutron-imaging and high-energy...
Look ma, no hands: Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal
Credit: Michael Dickey, NC State University North Carolina State University engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free...
Cell economics 101
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Every time we swallow food, cells that line the intestines must step up their activity...
Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses
Credit: Illustration by Jeff Chase/ University of Delaware To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them...
