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Tracking live brain activity with the new NeuBtracker open-source microscope
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A team of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and...
New Central Park fly species gets CCNY professor’s moniker
Credit: City College of New York/David Lohman Introducing Themira lohmanus, a fly like no other, and the most recently discovered...
New insights into how sleep helps the brain to reorganize itself
A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity - the ability for our brain to...
RUDN University scientists described the distribution of soil microorganisms
Credit: Yakov Kuzyakov Scientists from RUDN University have classified the distribution of soil microorganisms at different latitudes from tropical to...
USDA’s NIFA needs stakeholder input on food, agriculture priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 15, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is...
Meet the hominin species that gave us genital herpes
Credit: Louise Walsh Two herpes simplex viruses infect primates from unknown evolutionary depths. In modern humans these viruses manifest as...
Win-win strategies for climate and food security
Credit: Frank et al., 2017 Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices, but reducing...
Update on an endangered Philippine cycad species
Credit: Thomas Marler When plant species are threatened to the point that they reach a designation of Critically Endangered, sustaining...
Chicken embryo development data obtained in FANTOM project
The work is a part of FANTOM and was funded by a Russian-Japanese grant provided by the Russian Science Foundation....
GW-led consortium and FDA release new specifications to advance genomic data analysis
WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2017) -- The George Washington University (GW) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have published...
Nation’s public cord blood banks provide benefits, despite drop in use, study finds
The nation's public umbilical cord blood banks provide benefits that far outweigh their costs and should continue to receive federal...
Women with disabilities may be missing out on cancer screening
Women with disabilities are a third less likely to participate in breast cancer screening and a quarter less likely to...
Algae with light switch
Credit: Oliver Bäumchen, MPIDS, Göttingen / Thomas Braun, Heidelberg Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities exposed with new DNA sequencing approach
Credit: Louise Egerton-Warburton The roots of most land plants are colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which help their plant partners...
TSRI researchers explore ways that a drug like Avandia can be made safer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute With the heightened concerns over the dangerous side effects of the once-popular antidiabetic drug Avandia,...
IU, Regenstrief, LifeOmic announce collaboration to revolutionize medicine
Credit: LifeOmic INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute and Indianapolis-based technology company LifeOmic have announced a first-of-its kind collaboration...
NASA satellite highlights burn scars in British Columbia
Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC This past summer Canada has been plagued with...
Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found
Credit: Free Stock Photos.com Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found Genes which determine animal complexity - or what...
Climate’s effects on flowers critical for bumble bees
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jane Ogilvie. In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North...
New study identifies protein that could improve symptoms and reduce mortality in flu
Flu season is on its way, and a new report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology has identified an innovative...
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