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Parasitic nematodes that cause greatest agricultural damage abandoned sex
Credit: Etienne G. J. Danchin and colleagues The nematode worms that cause the world's most devastating crop losses have given...
NASA mission tests ketogenic diet undersea, simulating life on Mars
Credit: Tina Meketa TAMPA, Fla. (June 9, 2017) - University of South Florida associate professor Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, is one...
Prednisone may improve effectiveness of AAV-based gene therapy by reducing immune response
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 9, 2017--A new study of gene transfer using adeno-associated virus...
Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control
Credit: CCO public domain Bali's famous rice terraces, when seen from above, look like colorful mosaics because some farmers plant...
Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers
Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University Rice University chemists can thank the mussel for putting the muscle into their new macroscale...
Kathy Albain, MD, receives endowed chair to fund oncology research
Credit: Loyola University Chicago MAYWOOD, IL - Grateful for the life-saving care they received at Loyola Medicine, Peter and Heidi...
Chemists brought mixed folded proteins to life
Scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg and Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found a way to recover a protein...
Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air
PRESS RELEASE: Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air The unique Soletair demo plant...
Hawai’i researchers receive funds to forecast coral disease across Pacific Ocean
Credit: Chris Wall Researchers at University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) were recently awarded a...
Genetic mutations predict patient response to immunotherapy
Results of a new clinical study establish particular genetic defects in tumors as clinical indicators for successful response to a...
Researchers uncover new instruction manual to repair broken DNA
Credit: Georgia Tech Drexel University and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have discovered how the Rad52 protein is a crucial...
Breast cancer risk reduced in women with diabetes who take low-dose aspirin
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 8, 2017--A new study of nearly 149,000 women with diabetes...
Making vessels leaky on demand could aid drug delivery
Credit: Laboratory of Biomolecular Engineering and Nanomedicine/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 8, 2017) - The endothelial cells that line blood...
A seating plan for molecules
Individual pieces of a jigsaw puzzle joined together as if moved by magic - that is what material researchers of...
Cell cultures go for the gold
Credit: BioServe A wide variety of research relies on growing cells in culture on Earth, but handling these cells is...
Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves’ and dogs’ blood
Credit: Robert Bayer Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity - similar to humans or primates. This has...
New international guidelines issued on dementia with Lewy bodies
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Susan Williams, wife of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, called Lewy body disease "the terrorist...
Investigational vaccine protected monkeys from HIV-like virus
DURHAM, N.C. -- Building on insights from an HIV vaccine regimen in humans that had partial success during a phase...
How plants prevent oxidative stress
Credit: Kobe University When excess light energy is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis, harmful reactive oxygen species are produced. These...
Carotid artery gives away human biological age
Credit: MIPT's Press office Russian researchers have provided a new method of determining human biological age. The group hails from...
