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Koala genome cracked Down Under to help save species
The koala is one of the world's most fascinating and iconic mammals. Not only is the koala synonymous with Australia...
How mangroves help keep the planet cool
Credit: Andre Rovai, LSU. Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different...
Discovering ‘virtual’ resources in the national food system
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/Nemi Vora PITTSBURGH (July 2, 2018) ... Does producing one ton of rice consume more water...
Giant panda population research shows new challenges
Conservationists often work to save species without having long-term population data. That can present major challenges for the science of...
GE, Harvard professor stress college-corporate partnerships to build 21 century workforce
Credit: CFES For the first time in two decades there are more job opening in the United States than unemployed...
Anemones take the heat with a little help from their friends
Credit: © 2018 KAUST A core set of heat-stress-response genes has been identified in anemones in a study that also...
Discovery of new biomarker could provide personalized treatment options for bladder cancer
A potential new target for treatment has been identified in an aggressive form of bladder cancer, Mount Sinai researchers report...
Antioxidant supplements fail to improve sperm quality in infertile men
Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Despite many study results suggesting that antioxidants have a positive effect on abnormal sperm parameters associated...
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change: High-quality science for sustainable forests
A new open-access journal, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research in all major forest science disciplines...
ESHG welcomes the Council of Europe’s new protocol on genetic testing
The Council of Europe's protocol on genetic testing for health purposes* came into force yesterday (Sunday 1 July). The protocol,...
Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain
(Linköping University) Mice that lack a certain receptor in the brain are attracted to situations associated with discomfort, such as...
VTT develops piglet vaccination to reduce antibiotics use
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a vaccine, diluted into drinking water, to treat diarrhoea on piglets being...
Mechanism leading to cortical malformation from brain-only mutations identified
Credit: KAIST Focal malformations of cortical development (FMCDs) are a heterogeneous group of brain cortical abnormalities. These conditions are the...
A new twist on how parasites invade host cells
Credit: © Isabelle Tardieux Toxoplasmosis is a widespread infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which multiplies within a host...
Direct conversion of non-neuronal cells into nerve cells
Credit: Image/©: Marisa Karow It was already in 2012 that a team of scientists headed by Professor Benedikt Berninger first...
Nature and science join forces to fight surgical infections
Credit: University of Adelaide South Australian researchers are embarking on a $20 million medical and manufacturing research project which could...
Climate protection: Less nitrous oxide from agriculture
Credit: (Photo: Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, KIT) Together with carbon dioxide and methane, nitrous oxide is among the most important greenhouse gases:...
UGR makes a step towards earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Credit: University of Granada A multidisciplinary team from the University of Granada has developed software that can make it easier...
Loss of cilia leads to melanoma
Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer Institute Melanomas are one of the most aggressive types of tumors in humans. Despite remarkable...
World’s first animals caused global warming
The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows. Some 520-540...
