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Pulling, not pushing, silk could revolutionize how greener materials are manufactured
Credit: University of Sheffield. New insights into how animals spin silk could lead to new, greener ways of producing synthetic...
A dream of foam
Credit: Group Jan Vermant, ETH Zurich Oktoberfest in Munich is an exciting cultural event, but it is also a source...
Scientists identify key regulator of male fertility
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - When it comes to male reproductive fertility, timing is everything. Now scientists are finding new...
A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process
Credit: Frederico Padilla With 72 species currently identified, Espeletia is a plant genus endemic to the paramo, a moist alpine...
Genetic risk profile predicts survival for people with severe lung disease
New Haven, Conn. -- An international Yale-led research team has shown that a risk profile based on 52 genes accurately...
Scientists discover genetic markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis
Scientists have uncovered two related cytokines and associated genetic markers that may explain why some people develop progressive multiple sclerosis,...
Black Sea water temperatures may buck global trend
Credit: European Union, 2017 Average surface temperatures of the Black Sea may not have risen, according to the surprising results...
What’s the latest on gut microbiota?
How many undergraduate classes in microbiology -- or any scientific field, for that matter -- can say they're published in...
Complex life evolved out of the chance coupling of small molecules
Credit: Wits University Complex life, as we know it, started completely by chance, with small strands of molecules linking up,...
Harvard forest report: Forests, funding, and conservation in decline across New England
Petersham, MA - New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day, according...
Fabric made from VTT’s recycled fiber feels half way between cotton and viscose
Credit: VTT The method develop at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland involves dissolving worn and discarded cotton and using...
Groundbreaking investigative effort identifies gonorrhea vaccine candidates
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have identified a pair of proteins that show promise as the basis...
Researching the impact of natural gas drilling
The installation of natural gas wells requires soil reclamation efforts after installation. These efforts are often hindered by salt-affected soils,...
Scientists from Russia and Germany implement a closed cycle algae processing mechanism
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University A unique cycle of processing algae into valuable materials and its residual biomass...
What web browsers and proteins have in common
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Researchers in the United States and Germany have just discovered a previously overlooked part of protein molecules...
Cell-based therapy success could be boosted by new antioxidant
Cell therapies being developed to treat a range of conditions could be improved by a chemical compound that aids their...
Scientists explore biology’s boundaries at Allen Discovery Center at Tufts first symposium
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 19, 2017) - Eight researchers in the vanguard of biological science gathered at the inaugural symposium of...
Virtual brain lab brings together leading neuroscientists across the world
Twenty one leading neuroscience groups from around the world have formed a 'virtual brain lab' to test how the brain...
Cultivating marine biomass
One of the most productive organisms on Earth, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) depends on nutrients from the surrounding water column...
Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kvalnes, NTNU Why are house sparrows the exact size they are? Why aren't they hummingbird size or...
