Biology
An unexpected chemosensor pathway for innate fear behavior against predator odor
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan -Innate fear is an essential emotion for animals to avoid danger in a severe...
Children understand plant-animal interdependence by the age of eight
Credit: UPV/EHU The research group discovered that between the ages of 4 and 7 children are already starting to associate...
Studying insight
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Computer Science and Engineering Research Team at the Toyohashi...
Annotation tool provides step toward understanding links between disease, mutant RNA
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a computer program that represents a key step toward better...
Grant to help sustainable urban development for the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Credit: UT Arlington One hundred thirteen people died in March 2016 in Addis Ababa after a landfill slid on homes...
Where GM meets GE
Genome edited (GE) crops will be sown in a field this month for the first time in the UK as...
Variations in placental microbiota appear related to premature birth
Washington, DC - May 18, 2018 - A team of researchers from the United Kingdom has found a surplus of...
UNC researchers discover how body temperature wrecks potential dengue, Zika vaccine
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - A major route toward creating effective vaccines against dengue virus and...
Diamond ‘spin-off’ tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools
Credit: Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley It may sound contradictory, but diamonds are the key to a new technique that could...
Giraffes surprise biologists yet again
Credit: Zoe Muller New research from the University of Bristol has highlighted how little we know about giraffe behaviour and...
Research offers new insights into malaria parasite
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) - A team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside,...
Cardiomyopathy mutation reduces heart’s ability to vary pumping force, study reveals
Researchers from Washington State University have discovered how a genetic mutation linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) disrupts the heart's normal...
Women sometimes feel regret after electing to freeze their eggs
Most women feel empowered by elective procedures that enable them to bank eggs in case they can't conceive naturally later...
Optimum shade for cocoa
Credit: Wilma Blaser/ETH Zurich Chocolate consumption is increasing around the world. Yet, cocoa farmers, most of them smallholders, have to...
Brain simulation reveals benefits of emergency cooling treatment
Fresh insight into how the brain responds to medically induced cooling could inform treatments for head injuries and conditions such...
Matabele ants: Travelling faster with detours
Credit: Erik Frank Termites are the African Matabele ants' (Megaponera analis) favourite dish. Proceeding in long files of 200 to...
Asian tiger mosquito on the move
Credit: Dorian D. Dörge FRANKFURT. Due to global trade and tourism, mosquitoes - transmitters of dangerous infectious diseases - have...
Ammunition with risks and side effects
Due to its ballistic properties, lead shot up to now has been regarded as the optimal ammunition for hunting waterfowl....
Big data reveals new Alzheimer’s risk genes
An international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Queensland, has identified three...
Morris Animal Foundation study identifies new virus in cat
Credit: Dr. Julia Beatty, University of Sydney DENVER/May 17, 2018 - Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney...
