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Hidden Inca treasure: Remarkable new tree genus discovered in the Andes
Credit: Wake Forest University Hidden in plain sight - that's how researchers describe their discovery of a new genus of...
Cilia: ‘The bouncer’ of bacteria
Credit: Lab of Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii Imagine a club scene--a bouncer at...
Ebola: Early immune response provides insight into vaccination
The latest outbreaks of emerging, dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola, MERS-CoV or Zika, emphasise the importance of the rapid development...
UT Austin study raises question: Why are fossilized hairs so rare?
Credit: Image modified from Eliason et al. (2017) PRSB. When most people hear the word fossil, they probably think of...
Beyond herbicides in the agricultural landscape
Weed control in agricultural landscapes has been dominated by herbicides for over 75 years. Like the advent of antibiotics, herbicides...
Discovery of chromosome motor supports DNA loop extrusion
It is one of the great mysteries in biology: how does a cell neatly distribute its replicated DNA between two...
New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
Compared to smallpox or typhoid, malaria is proving one of the most challenging human diseases to eradicate - and so...
CWRU researcher receives NIH grant to expand countermeasures against chemical threats
Kurt Lu, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five year,...
Chinese FDA and IIVS re-affirm their collaboration for non-animal tests
GAITHERSBURG, MD - Sept. 7, 2017 - Bo Li, Director General Director of the CFDA's National Institute for Food and...
New porcelain crab species from Colombia named
Credit: Credit: Alexandra Hiller Despite their names, hermit crabs, king crabs and horseshoe crabs are not true crabs. Neither are...
Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child’s mental health
Credit: Lise Balsby The use of antidepressants has been on the rise for many years. Between 2 and 8% of...
Novo Biosciences receives federal grant to advance potential heart drug
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Novo Biosciences Inc., a spinoff of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar...
Healthy aging: New EU project on the human liver
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University The goal is to find out how medical drugs affect the liver and how the organ...
Unraveling the ocean’s secrets
In the absence of carbon, life on Earth cannot exist. Yet much of how this fundamental element circulates throughout the...
Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand
Credit: Wong Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials...
Extreme weather has limited effect on attitudes toward climate policies
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely to...
Researchers develop cheaper, faster test for E. coli in drinking water
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have invented a fast, affordable way for developing communities to test their drinking water...
Antibody-biogel partnership can be stronger defense than previously thought, study proves
(Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Sept. 7, 2017) -- Strong molecular bonds between antibodies and biological gels, like mucus, aren't necessary...
New book on Cell Polarity from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Travis R. Ruch and Joanne N. Engel, University of California, San Francisco Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring...
Children exposed to chemicals in 9/11 ‘dust’ show early signs of risk of heart disease
Sixteen years after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers sent a "cloud" of toxic debris across Lower Manhattan,...
