Biology
Plants open their pores and scientists strike gold
Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example, has been cultivated by...
The molecules that energize babies’ hearts
Credit: Fukushima A. et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, May 17, 2018 A metabolic process that provides heart...
PolyU to apply smart sensing technology in urban tree management
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (14 June) kicked off the Jockey Club...
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors
Credit: Visual Science Communication Glioblastoma is the most severe form of brain cancer in adults. The aggressiveness of this cancer...
Pre-delivery risk factors associated with C-section infections
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Having a prior cesarean section (C-section), smoking, illicit drug use, and obesity increase the likelihood...
Parent cleansing paramount prior to skin-to-skin care
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Neonatal intensive care units increasingly encourage meaningful touch and skin-to-skin care - aka "kangaroo care"...
Markers, erasers, and germs, oh my!
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - A thorough, terminal cleaning of hospital rooms between patients is essential for eliminating environmental contamination,...
UNC study: Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...
New research in Kenya finds sweet spot for harvesting reef fish
Credit: E. Darling/WCS NEW YORK (June 13, 2018)-- An age-old challenge of determining the right amount of fish to harvest...
Antarctic fungi found to be effective against citrus canker
Credit: Daiane Cristina Sass (IB-UNESP) A research team at the São Paulo State University's Bioscience Institute (IB-UNESP) in Rio Claro,...
Cryo-EM reveals interaction between major drug targets
Credit: Courtesy of the Xu Laboratory, Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 13, 2018) -- For the first...
ISB develops stress test to predict how diatoms will react to ocean acidification
SEATTLE, June 13, 2018 -- Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have shown that diatoms can withstand population...
Seeking new relationships with invasive species
With summer nearly here in North America, we often hear about invasive plants popping up in undesirable locations, "colonizing" different...
Genetic soil prospecting yields wealth of potential antibiotics
Credit: Zosia Rostomian image, Berkeley Lab. Soil, the source of our best antibiotics, can be more thoroughly mined for new...
UGA and UConn Health researchers discover roles and teamwork of CRISPR-Cas proteins
Credit: UGA Recently published research from the University of Georgia and UConn Health provides new insight about the basic biological...
Muscle growth in the computer: international team wants to unravel the formation of myofibrils
Credit: Katharina Knaut How the bicep tenses is no longer a secret. In every muscle cell there are so-called myofibrils,...
Periodontal cell sheet technique promotes bone and ligament formation on dental implant
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 11, 2018--Researchers used periodontal ligament (PDL)-derived stem cells to create...
E- textiles control home appliances with the swipe of a finger (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Electronic textiles could allow a person to control household appliances or computers from a distance simply...
Interest in tandem solar cells heats up
For decades, silicon solar cells have been used to convert energy from sunlight into electricity. However, recent improvements in perovskite...
Stem cell-derived organoids for testing gene delivery to retinal & photoreceptor cells
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 12, 2018--A new study that compared six of the most...
