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Sheep gene insights could help farmers breed healthier animals
Credit: The Roslin Institute Fresh insights into the genetic code of sheep could aid breeding programmes to improve their health...
An effective way to eliminate atrazine and its by-products in surface water
Atrazine, widely used as a weedkiller, is known to have harmful effects on aquatic wildlife and presents a risk to...
Ironing out a puzzle
Alison Butler has never met Canadian chemist and philanthropist Alfred Bader, but they have something important in common. Harvard-educated Bader...
Scientists identify new hosts for Chagas Disease vectors
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Solitary weasel-like animals called tayra might look pretty harmless, but some may actually be...
How bacteria hinder chemotherapy
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science To the reasons that chemotherapy sometimes does not work, we can now add one more:...
Microscopic technique for detecting microbial life in enceladus water plumes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, Sept. 18, 2017 -- A new study has demonstrated the potential to...
Biologists identify gene involved in kidney-related birth defects
A team led by University of Iowa researchers has identified a gene linked to rare, often fatal kidney-related birth defects....
DNA triggers shape-shifting in hydrogels, opening a new way to make ‘soft robots’
Credit: Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University Biochemical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University have used sequences of DNA molecules to induce...
When caring for a sick pet becomes too much
Credit: Kent State University The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal...
Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training...
Cleaning up subways: Sandia’s 20-year mission to stop anthrax in its tracks
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- If you're like most people, you don't spend much time thinking about...
Researchers learn more about maximizing brain use
Neuroscientists from Higher School of Economics and Charité University Clinic in Berlin have come up with a new multivariate method...
American oaks share a common northern ancestor
Credit: The Morton Arboretum If you had been in northern Canada 45 million years ago, you might have encountered the...
‘Confusion and resistance’ slows down UK smart meter rollout
Credit: Image by Benjamin Sovacool Lack of consumer engagement, insufficient information, and inadequate attention to vulnerability has slowed down the...
VIMS contributes to ‘King Tide’ mapping project
Credit: © D. Loftis/VIMS. On the morning of November 5th, the highest astronomical tide of the year--the so-called King Tide--will...
New assay leads to step toward gene therapy for deaf patients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward gene therapy for deaf patients by...
More efficient use of raw materials with the aid of ‘molecular conveyor belts’
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. Making valuable products, such as fuels, synthetic materials or pharmaceuticals, from renewable raw materials is to date...
Changes in nonextreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Major floods and droughts receive a lot of attention in the...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University scientists
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from...
Cells programmed like computers to fight disease
Credit: Professor Jaramillo/University of Warwick Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza and other serious health...
