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Risk to Europe’s most dangerous pathogens revealed
The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according...
Weighing the benefits of incidental habitat protection
Regulations on land use that have been put in place to protect water quality, human lives, and property, may also...
Collaboration between pet owners and researchers helps children and dogs with rare epilepsy
The research, published in PLOS ONE, has identified the progression of Lafora disease, a devastating form of epilepsy which affects...
Lighting the way: Sensors show drug uptake
When designing and characterizing new drugs, a key aspect is making sure the drug actually goes where it is intended...
A Braf kinase-inactive mutant induces lung adenocarcinoma
The initiating oncogenic event in almost half of human lung adenocarcinomas is still unknown, a fact that complicates the development...
Smaller, smarter, softer robotic arm for endoscopic surgery
Credit: Harvard University Flexible endoscopes can snake through narrow passages to treat difficult to reach areas of the body. However,...
Cicada wings may inspire new surface technologies
Credit: Photo courtesy Catherine Dana CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers are looking to insects - specifically cicadas - for insight into...
The nitty-gritty behind how onions make you cry
Adding onions to a recipe can make a meal taste rich and savory, but cutting up the onion can be...
Financial incentives could conserve tropical forest diversity
Credit: Courtesy of Philip Mohebalian COLUMBIA, Mo. - The past few decades have seen the rise of global incentive programs...
Team receives $6 million for research that could lower drug prices
Credit: Clemson University Sarah W. Harcum of Clemson University is leading a team that has received $6 million for research...
New NSF grants support studies of viruses and efforts to reduce pharmaceutical costs
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE The University of Delaware's K. Eric Wommack, deputy dean in the College of Agriculture and Natural...
Species richness — a false friend?
Credit: Photo: Gernot Kunz Oldenburg. Assessing the state of an ecosystem solely on the basis of short-term changes in the...
Natural preservatives on the rise
Beginning this year, Oscar Mayer stopped adding artificial preservatives to their hot dogs. Taking their place is celery juice, a...
NIST funds 12 projects to make communities more resilient to disasters
Credit: NIST Public Affairs Office Using biological materials as flame retardants, defining the characteristics of soil liquefaction during earthquakes and...
Clarifiying complex chemical processes with quantum computers
Credit: ETH Zurich Specialists expect nothing less than a technological revolution from quantum computers, which they hope will soon allow...
Hypertensive women may benefit most from drugs that directly block the action of the hormone aldoste
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 2, 2017) - When women are hypertensive their physicians should consider measuring their level...
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke — and social media
Credit: Pixabay FORT COLLINS, Colo. - When people see smoke on the horizon, what do they do? Besides (hopefully) calling...
Correction of a faulty gene in human embryos
Credit: (Credits: Institute for Basic Science, IBS) A new paper in Nature reports the correction of a disease-causing mutation in...
Singapore scientists uncover the role of spindle matrix proteins in NSC reactivation
SINGAPORE, 2 August 2017 - A multicentre research team led by Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS)'s Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme...
Loss of 350 miles of Great Plains streams causing changes in aquatic food web
Credit: Photos courtesy of Ryan Waters, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The food web in...
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