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Electronic tracking of song birds shows roads and urban features influence their choice of gardens
Birds prefer to fly between the gardens of leafy suburban neighbourhoods to visit bird feeders than city terraces or new-build...
DNA influences selection of partners for educational achievement
A study co-led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that people with genes for high educational achievement...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilms
(Linköping University) Molecules that change color can be used to follow in real-time how bacteria form a protective biofilm around...
TSRI scientists develop vaccine against fatal prescription opioid overdose
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - November 23, 2016 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Scientists trace ‘poisoning’ in chemical reactions to the atomic scale
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Researchers have revealed new atomic-scale details about pesky deposits that can stop or slow chemical...
Starch from yeast
Starch is only produced by plants and algae. Now, it can also be produced by yeast - or, at any...
Sealing properties and its influence factors of spherical mechanical seal
The spherical mechanical seal which can automatically adjust the contact state of sealing surfaces is proposed to replace the frequently-used...
New tool to show advertising revenue generated by each Facebook user
Credit: UC3M This free tool, known as "FDVT" (Facebook Data Valuation Tool), was developed by engineers in UC3M's Telematics department,...
Genomics reveals hen harrier is 2 distinct species
Credit: Simon Richards The study, published as the cover article in BioMed Central's Avian Research, led by the Earlham Institute...
NUS researchers discover novel mechanism to stop the spread of breast cancer
A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
Catch up on cancer news at ESMO ASIA 2016
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 23 November, 2016 - The ESMO Asia 2016 Congress announces its press programme today. The meeting brings together cancer...
New online pharmacy research journal uses open-access publishing to increase dissemination
Credit: University of Huddersfield THE latest global research in pharmacy - from lab-based discoveries to an analysis of the health...
Benzodiazepine and related drug use increases hip fractures in persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs increases the risk of hip fracture by 43% in persons with Alzheimer's disease,...
Health diagnosis through bio-signal measuring electrodes on IoT devices
Credit: DGIST DGIST announced that Professor Kyung-in Jang's research team from the Department of Robotics Engineering succeeded in developing bio-signal...
New quantum states for better quantum memories
Credit: TU Wien Conventional memories used in today's computers only differentiate between the bit values 0 and 1. In quantum...
Which cropping system is best for the environment?
What is the best cereal cropping system if you look at the big picture and take into account the impacts...
Molecular chameleons reveal bacterial biofilm
Bacterial infections are especially resilient to treatment when individual bacteria group together and form what is known as a biofilm....
Fibroblasts could provide new target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
A study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham reveals the key role of different types of fibroblast cells...
Stop playing seek-and-hide with latent HIV
Credit: CRG A group of researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in...
Single enzyme controls 2 plant hormones
Credit: Joe Jez Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis isolated an enzyme that controls the levels of two plant...