Biology
DFG to establish 14 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 14 new Priority Programmes (PP) for 2019. Priority...
Ships in the English Channel have highest rate of sulphur violations in northern Europe
Credit: Niklas Berg and Johan Mellqvist Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have shown that between 87 and 98 percent...
Scientists explored the structure of the key region of ‘immortality and aging’ enzyme
Credit: Elena Rodina Scientists from Moscow State University (MSU) working in an international team of researchers identified the structure of...
An integrated workflow for interaction proteomics — as versatile as the Swiss Army Knife
Credit: Varjosalo Lab Proteins do not function in isolation and their interactions with other proteins define their cellular functions. Therefore,...
Breakthrough in photonic biosensors could lead to super-accurate diagnostic and detectors
BROOKLYN, New York - University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold and his team at the New York University Tandon...
Electric textile lights a lamp when stretched
Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology Working up a sweat from carrying a heavy load? That is when the textile...
The explosive consequences of cow burps (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 -- Cows burp up more gas than you might think possible...
Attacking lymphoma at the source
Credit: E. Oricchio/EPFL Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are cancers that affect white blood cells of the immune system called B-lymphocytes or B...
Gut bacteria can mean life or death for birds
In her upcoming thesis at Lund University in Sweden, biologist Elin Videvall shows that the composition of gut bacteria in...
Biotech pioneers, Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht, win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize
Credit: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) By revolutionizing microbiological-based technologies in water and wastewater treatment, Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and...
High-throughput sequencing: DFG establishes four competence centres
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of four new competence centres. This was decided by...
Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat
Credit: Fio Omenetto, Ph.D., Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 22, 2018) - Monitoring in real time what happens in and...
DFG to fund two new research units and one new humanities centre for advanced studies
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of two new Research Units and one new Humanities...
Plants really do feed their friends
Credit: Heejung Cho Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have discovered...
Eating pecans had significant effect on biomarkers of heart disease and type 2 diabetes
A new study published in Nutrients shows that eating just 1.5 ounces of pecans - one small handful - every...
Salivaomics: Saliva extracellular RNA (exRNA) and saliva proteome Wiki
Alexandria, VA, USA - The 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with...
Bacteria eats greenhouse gas with a side of protein
Credit: Amy Rosenzweig Lab, Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- With the ability to leech heavy metals from the environment and...
Mobile ‘dual-comb’ device significantly improves methane leak detection
Credit: Stephanie Sizemore and Ian Coddington/NIST Accurately detecting, locating and quantifying leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas...
In a severe childhood neurodegeneration, novel mechanism found
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Neurology researchers investigating a rare but devastating neurological regression in infants have discovered the cause:...
Laser-based system offers continuous monitoring of leaks from oil and gas operations
Credit: Sean Coburn, University of Colorado in Boulder WASHINGTON -- Researchers have conducted the first field tests for a new...
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