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Study examines dietary fats’ impact on healthy, obese adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Metabolically healthy obese adults consuming a diet high in unsaturated fat...
The underwater jungles of the sea give clearer water
Credit: Joakim Hansen The new study, that has been conducted in 32 archipelago bays along the Baltic Sea coast shows...
New research on fossil whales’ teeth shows they were ferocious predators
International research involving Monash biologists has provided new insights into how the feeding habits of the whale - the biggest...
Breakthrough in understanding mitochondria
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how mitochondria - the "powerhouses" of human cells -...
Some birds better than others at adjusting to habitat degradation
Credit: M.C. Sagario Before habitat degradation from impacts like grazing begins to cause population declines, the first response by wildlife...
Researchers tackle methane emissions with gas-guzzling bacteria
An international research team co-led by a Monash biologist has shown that methane-oxidising bacteria - key organisms responsible for greenhouse...
Soybean rust develops ‘rolling’ epidemics as spores travel north
Credit: Glen Hartman URBANA, Ill. - Although Midwestern soybean growers have yet to experience the brunt of soybean rust, growers...
Stabilizing TREM2 — a potential strategy to combat Alzheimer’s disease
Heidelberg, 30 August 2017 - A gene called triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2, or TREM2, has been associated...
Hope for improving protection of the reticulated python
Credit: Mark Auliya, UFZ Trading in skins of the reticulated python is such a lucrative business that illegal exports are...
Dog walkers motivated by happiness, not health
It appears to be a case of 'do what makes you happy' for people who regularly walk their dogs. According...
A total of 33 companies joining forces with VTT to develop new generation sustainable forest product
Credit: Photo: VTT Together with a large industrial consortium, VTT Technical Research of Finland has launched a EUR 4.5 million...
Wolf behaviour undeterred by tailings ponds and pit mines
Credit: Wildlife Habitat Effectiveness and Connectivity, 2014 EDMONTON (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)--Wolves do not avoid areas of human disturbance when...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types....
Inherited herpesvirus study finds links to ancient humans
An estimated 1 million people in the UK carry a human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) genome integrated into their own human...
‘Seeing’ robot learns tricky technique for studying brain cells in mammals
Whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology, or whole-cell recording (WCR), is the gold-standard technique for studying the behaviour of brain cells called...
First-ever cancer gene therapy approved by FDA
Today the FDA launched a new era in cancer treatment with its approval of the first cancer gene therapy drug...
Nano chip system measures light from single bacterial cell to enable chemical detection
Credit: (Video credit: Hebrew University) Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created a nanophotonic chip system using lasers...
Two distinct brain regions have independent influence on decision-making
Often when we make a decision, we calculate its "expected value," by multiplying the value of something (how much we...
Protecting the guardians
Keeping the immune system in balance is no small feat. It must remain keenly alert to spot and disarm foreign...
Protein turnover could be clue to living longer
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 30, 2017) It may seem paradoxical, but studying what goes wrong in rare...
