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Moth larvae testing firm wins grant
Credit: University of Exeter A company which provides moth larvae for use in scientific testing -- reducing the need for...
DNA links male, female butterfly thought to be distinct species
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Shinichi Nakahara GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers recently discovered what was thought to...
Grown-up gannets find favorite fishing grounds
Credit: Beth Clark Like humans, some birds can spend years learning and exploring before developing more settled habits. A study...
BTI receives DARPA ‘Insect Allies’ Award
Credit: Emilyn Matsumura Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Davis, and...
Anyone for crispy jellyfish?
Credit: Anders Boe/SDU There are far too many jellyfish in the sea, and we have an ever-increasing number of mouths...
Circles in the sand reveal boating damage to marine biodiversity
Credit: Swansea University The findings of a study by Swansea and Cardiff University scientists highlights the need for boating activities...
New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and chromatin of its genome
Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...
New research findings to standardise first aid treatment of jellyfish stings
Credit: Photo: Nuala Moore New research from NUI Galway and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has identified the best...
New book on prion diseases from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Carlo Condello, University of California, San Francisco Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today...
Interactive protein posttranslational modifications regulate stress responses
Credit: IGDB Methylation and nitric oxide (NO)-based S-nitrosylation are highly conserved protein posttranslational modifications that regulate diverse biological processes, including...
EU report: More evidence on link between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
The European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned...
Simulations signal early success for fractal-based retinal implants
EUGENE, Ore. -- July 27, 2017 -- Computer simulations of electrical charges sent to retinal implants based on fractal geometry...
Seeing in the dark: Minus sunlight, a general theory reveals universal patterns in ecology
There's a 50-hectare forested plot in Panama where researchers with the Smithsonian have gathered highly detailed information about the species,...
Drug improves brain performance in Rett syndrome mice
Credit: UAB After learning that a small-molecule drug improves breathing in a mouse model of the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome,...
Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period
Credit: (istockphoto) Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by...
Vitamin E-deficient embryos are cognitively impaired even after diet improves
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at...
‘Dark ecology project’ will use past weather radar data to trace bird migrations
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate across the United States, largely unseen under...
USDA invests $15.7 million for research to Iimprove livestock and aquaculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 27, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
The Danish reference genome
After close to 5 years of work, the GenomeDenmark consortium has now finalized the efforts to establish a Danish Reference...
UTA professor receives grant to develop device to fight osteoporosis
A faculty member at the University of Texas at Arlington's College of Nursing and Health Innovation has received a $250,000...
