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Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch’s muscle
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2018 -- Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing...
Chinese researchers further develop adenine base editing system
Two research teams from East China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed and improved the ABE...
Single-cell RNA profiling
The human body is made up of on the order of 13 billion cells - and each of them has...
Platinum is key in ancient volcanic related climate change, says UC Nature publication
Credit: Kenneth Tankersley Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate...
Predatory sea corals team up to feed on stinging jellyfish
Credit: Fabio Badalementi Cave-dwelling corals in the Mediterranean can work alongside one another to catch and eat stinging jellyfish, a...
River complexity maintains regional population stability
An international group of researchers has demonstrated that branching complexity of rivers affects regional population stability and persistence in nature,...
San Francisco’s Exploratorium partners with NOAA for Ocean Discovery Month
Credit: © Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu SAN FRANCISCO (July 31, 2018) - In advance of the Global Climate Action Summit in San...
Clearer vision of the biochemical reaction that allows us to see
What makes it possible for our eyes to see? It stems from a reaction that occurs when photons come into...
Aphids manipulate their food
(Bielefeld University) Aphids - who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they...
Goldschmidt2018, the world’s major geochemistry congress
Goldschmidt2018, the world's major geochemistry congress, is due to take place in Boston, MA, USA, from August 12th-17th, 2018. More...
Recreational fisheries pose threat to skittish sea turtles
Credit: Mariana Fuentes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every summer, thousands of amateur scallopers flock to the warm coastal waters of Florida's...
Women and infants introduces new way to guide breast surgeries
Thanks to better imaging and increased screening, many breast lumps today are detected at the earliest stages, often when lesions...
Acidic pH: The weakness of cancer cells
Credit: Miquel Duran-Frigola, IRB Barcelona Cancer cells are known to acidify their environment and, consequently, the interior of the cells...
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) takes on solid tumor cancers
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only charitable organization dedicated exclusively to funding cancer cell and gene therapy...
Six proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Credit: Vifant, LLC The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies...
Just two weeks’ inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients: Research
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, July 31, 2018 - Just two weeks without much activity can have a...
ESC Congress 2018 — Hot Science tips from the programme chairperson
Covering a wide range of topics, from nutrition to late breaking clinical trials that will change practice, ESC Congress 2018...
CHOP nurse-researcher presents the Spatz 10-Step System as national model for breastfeeding
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mothers of critically ill infants may not receive necessary breastfeeding support, because their babies may...
New cell lines produce NIST monoclonal antibody for improved biologic drugs
Credit: ©EnCor Biotechnology Inc. When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the world's first standardized monoclonal antibody...
Scientists uncover new facts concerning working memory in children
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics conducted a meta-analysis by compiling data across 17 neuroimaging studies on working memory...
