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February 7, 2026

Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra virus in Australia

Credit: James Nilson Reported today in Scientific Reports by researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and State...

Why durian is the smelly ‘king of fruits’ (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Durian is known as the king of fruits in Southeast...

Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age-old disease

Credit: Dimond Light Source & Oxford University Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what...

NIAID herpesvirus study in mice leads to discovery of potential broad-spectrum antiviral

Credit: NIAID After herpesviruses infect a cell, their genomes are assembled into specialized protein structures called nucelosomes. Many cellular enzyme...

ACS Publications announces free training resource for peer reviewers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 - Reinforcing its commitment to publishing the best peer-reviewed scientific research, the Publications Division of the...

Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters

Credit: Hans W. Paerl, Ph.D a study co-author/University of North Carolina MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (August 15, 2017) - Harmful algal blooms known...

White matter connectome with cortical lesion map clarifies temporal auditory comprehension

Credit: From: Temporal lobe networks supporting the comprehension of spoken words Brain. Published online August 03, 2017. doi:10.1093/brain/awx169 Brain |...

Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer

Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...

Rhapsody in red violet

Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored pigments...

Oxford University Press to publish American Society for Nutrition Journals

Oxford University Press and the American Society for Nutrition are pleased to announce a new partnership to publish the society's...

Sensory makeup of mosquitoes used to fight spread of disease

Credit: Photo by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Andrew Nuss. University of Nevada, Reno entomologist Andrew Nuss and biologist...

Unique imaging of a dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale

Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 15, 2017- - Researchers using Los Alamos' unique neutron-imaging and high-energy...

Look ma, no hands: Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal

Credit: Michael Dickey, NC State University North Carolina State University engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free...

Cell economics 101

Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Every time we swallow food, cells that line the intestines must step up their activity...

Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses

Credit: Illustration by Jeff Chase/ University of Delaware To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them...

Monash helps address superbug resistance with Phage therapy

International research involving a Monash biologist shows that bacteriophage therapy - a process whereby bacterial viruses attack and destroy specific...

Older cancer patients rate own physical abilities as better than their caregivers do

Older cancer patients and their caregivers often differ in their assessment of the patient's physical abilities, with caregivers generally rating...

‘Acidic patch’ regulates access to genetic information

Credit: Courtesy of Nature Chromatin remodelers -- protein machines that pack and unpack chromatin, the tightly wound DNA-protein complex in...

Cancer-fighting T cells are smarter, stronger than experts thought

Credit: Yinnian Feng/Vanderbilt University Scientists studying the body's cancer-fighting T cells have a serious problem: When they culture them in...

New cancer diagnosis may come with risk of thromboembolism