NEWS
Pioneering discovery of an odor-detecting receptor enhancer
Credit: Junji Hirota Each odor-detecting neuron (referred to as olfactory sensory neuron from here on), chooses a single odorant receptor...
Oregon team identifies universality and specificity in protein motions
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oct. 12, 2017 -- Although proteins have very different function functions, or specialties, in living cells, they...
NIFA honors land-grant university partners, announces hall of fame inductees
WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 12 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today honored...
NIH, 11 biopharmaceutical companies partner to speed development of cancer immunotherapy strategies
The National Institutes of Health and 11 leading biopharmaceutical companies Thursday launched the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies (PACT), a...
Microwave-assisted iodine-catalyzed rapid synthesis of 6H-indolo[2,3-b]quinolines
Credit: Dr. Bimal Banik et al., Bentham Science Publishers Indoloquinoline alkaloids have received significant popularity because of their antimalarial and...
New protein study broadens knowledge of molecular basis for disease
Credit: Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame Determining how proteins function on a molecular level is crucial to understanding the underlying...
VTT-led European project aims for a healthier environment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating an European project called ESTABLISH, which aims to provide a healthier and...
New type of diabetes caused by a genetic mutation
Scientific research at the ULB Center for Diabetes Research and the Erasmus Hospital of the ULB leads to the identification...
New book on Cancer Evolution from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Michalina Janiszewska, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP)...
Early stages of antibacterial damage of metallic nanoparticles by TEM and STEM-HAADF
The virulence of pathogens is considered an important health care problem due to their resistance against conventional antibiotics. The recent...
Enzymes at work: Breaking down stubborn cellulose
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they cannot...
Tropical tree roots represent an underappreciated carbon pool
Credit: Jefferson Hall Ask someone to draw a tree and s/he will invariably draw a trunk and branches -- leaving...
Sleep on your side, not your back in late pregnancy
A pregnant mother sleeping on her back during late pregnancy may cause problems for the fetus, according to new research...
Arctic: How do polar bears, crude oil and ethnicity go together?
(University of Bonn) The Arctic is often in the headlines: starving polar bears on melting ice, the reckless hunt for...
Largest-ever study to look at maternal nitrate consumption and birth outcomes
Nitrate is the most common contaminant in aquifers and tap water throughout the world, but its effects on human health...
In a first for wearable optics, researchers develop stretchy fiber to capture body motion
Credit: Changxi Yang, Tsinghua University WASHINGTON -- The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of research...
Researchers find mechanism involved in novel drug design with potential to treat tuberculosis
Credit: Gonçalo Bernardes Lab, iMM Lisboa A team of researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa successfully used a...
New autism & innovation center receives NSF and Research Corporation grants
Credit: Amy Wolf & Patrick Slattery, Vanderbilt University Creating a model pipeline that will assist adults on the autism spectrum...
Electric cars can become more eco-friendly through life cycle assessment
(Chalmers University of Technology) It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities...
Interdisciplinary approaches to wildlife trade management
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The illicit wildlife trade is a...
