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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...
An interconnection between the nervous and immune system
Credit: Harald Prüss A newly-discovered reflex arc mediates a process which leads to a disruption in the hormones secreted by...
New model may help science overcome the brain’s fortress-like barrier
Credit: Samah Jassam New model may help science overcome the brain's fortress-like barrier Scientists have helped provide a way to...
Researchers compose guidelines for handling CAR T cell side effects
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Immune-cell based therapies opening a new frontier for cancer treatment carry unique, potentially...
The brain at work: Spotting half-hidden objects
Credit: Randy Carnell and Megan Clark/UW Medicine How does a driver's brain realize that a stop sign is behind a...
CUHK sets out to reveal impact of Arctic amplification on East Asian winter climate
An ongoing research project aims to identify and explain teleconnections and future changes in the East Asian Winter Monsoon under...
Emerging disease further jeopardizes North American frogs
Credit: William Barichivich, USGS A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale...
Supercontinuum lasers can lead to better bread and beer
Credit: Lene Hundborg Koss, University of Copenhagen. Technologically, the supercontinuum laser has undergone extensive development since the turn of the...
