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Tropical birds benefit from more forest by rivers in oil palm areas
Credit: Simon Mitchell Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the...
Seeing the light: Scientists unlock seed germination process
Scientists have identified a key gene that helps seeds decide whether to germinate. The MFT gene stops seeds germinating in...
Koala virus could explain why humans have ‘junk’ DNA
Credit: Chris Fithall A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated 'junk' DNA in the human...
Scientists shed new light on hepatitis B virus origins
Credit: Kostaki et al., 2018 Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes...
Taking a pill can effectively treat brutal lung disease
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Researchers report in Nature Communications they figured out why air sacs in the lungs clog...
Baby sea snails ride waves into shallower waters, study suggests
Credit: Heidi L. Fuchs/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in...
Dartmouth lab identifies pulling and braking of ‘ancient motor’ in cell division
Credit: Wei-Lih Lee/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 7, 2018 - Researchers at Dartmouth College have revealed how a key...
Scientists determine the structure of a lipid that keeps our tears clear
Credit: Sarah Hancock/JLR As anyone who has experienced an annoying alternation between dry and watery eyes can confirm, tears alone...
Discovery of a new tumor suppressor previously thought to be an oncogene
Credit: CNIO A gene that has for decades been considered a tumour promoter, the PLK1 gene, can also perform the...
Corals are becoming more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures
Credit: Photo credit: Ji Hoon Justin Han The existence and causes of coral bleaching are recognized as an increasing world-wide...
Double time limit for embryo research say ethics experts
Credit: Lancaster University In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no "compelling moral arguments" why the time limit...
Injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye improves corneal transplant survival
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, August 7, 2018 - A new study in the American Journal of Pathology reports...
Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds
Credit: Eva Latorre Key aspects of the ageing of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the...
New emerging research suggests Montmorency tart cherries may help enhance gut health
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. August 7, 2018 - Montmorency tart cherries may play a role in improving gut...
Mayo research team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A research team led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a geneticist at Mayo Clinic, has identified specific genes...
Right under our noses: A novel lichen-patterned spider found on oaks in central Spain
(Pensoft Publishers) Once again, a new spider species has been found in a strongly humanised area in Europe. Wearing its...
Boston Children’s Hospital accelerates genomic sequencing to expand existing genomic database
BOSTON (August 7, 2018) - Boston Children's Hospital has embarked on a strategic initiative to expand its research genomics gateway,...
A sterile line of Aedes aegypti is developed to fight off arbovirosis
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In Brazil, male specimens with defective sperm are created in...
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated with increased risk...
Got the ‘drunchies’? New study shows how heavy drinking affects diet
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- They're called the "drunchies," or drunk munchies. It's the desire one has to...
