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Credit: Laboratory of Lin Tian at UC Davis UC Davis neuroscientist Lin Tian and her team, Tommaso Patriarchi, Gerard Broussard...
Upgrading the toolbox for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research with a new rabbit model
Scientists rely on the use of animal models to improve our understanding of lethal muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),...
New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface
Credit: © 2015 California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2018) - Strange and beautiful fishes from the ocean's...
The search for the origin of mast cells
Credit: Rebecca Gentek Mast cells are immune system cells that play a role in inflammatory processes in the body. They...
New nanoparticles help to detect serious scarring of wounds
Credit: NTU Singapore A new way of seeing when heavy wound scars are forming, and providing doctors the chance to...
New study launched to identify women at high risk of preterm birth, most effective interventions
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Researchers are launching the first study of its kind involving up to 10,000 women that will...
Novel gene in red blood cells may help adult newts regenerate limbs
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba - Newts are the only four-legged vertebrates that can regenerate their body parts even as...
The health effect of air pollution from traffic
What would happen if all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles were removed from a smaller European city? Up to 4% of...
Resolving molecule information in dynamic lipid membrane with metasurfaces
Credit: EPFL Detecting biomolecules, such as lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids and their interactions in heterogeneous biological samples is crucial...
Ticks on migratory birds carriers of newly discovered hemorrhagic fever virus
Credit: Tove Hoffman In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University and other institutions have identified genetic material from the...
Doctors drive 3,000 miles to state conversation on male body image
Credit: Orlando Health Even though men don't often talk about their body insecurities, a new survey finds it's something that's...
A sense of disgust in bonobos?
Credit: Kyoto University / Cecile Sarabian Japan -- Even bonobos lose their appetites with enough 'ick'. These primates, known for...
Economic models significantly underestimate climate change risks
Policymakers are being misinformed by the results of economic models that underestimate the future risks of climate change impacts, according...
Earth’s first giant predators produced killer babies
Credit: ©Science China Press Some of the earliest predators that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago are also...
100 bold ideas to improve women and children’s health and rights in the developing world
Credit: Grand Challenges Canada Toronto, Canada - Grand Challenges Canada is proud to announce an investment of over CAD$10 million...
Three studies win top research prizes from PLOS Computational Biology
Credit: Ghaffarizadeh et al., The second annual PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize program has awarded top prizes to three exemplary...
Novel insulators with conducting edges
Credit: UZH Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so...
Research brief: New approach boosts effort to scale up biodiversity monitoring
The value of ecological biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem stability and function is well established, but a recent study points to...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2018
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ASCB awards seven ‘Science Sandbox’ public engagement grants
The American Society for Cell Biology's (ASCB) new Public Engagement Grants, supported by Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons...
