Biology
Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows...
Arnold Berliner Award 2018 goes to Jan Werner
Credit: Andrea Englert/Jan Werner This year's recipient of the Arnold Berliner Award is Jan Werner of the Johannes Gutenberg University...
‘Body on a chip’ could improve drug evaluation
Credit: Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs...
An eco-friendly alternative to recycling e-waste
As consumers toss aside old cell phones, tablets and laptops to keep up with the latest technology, landfills are becoming...
Are palaeontologists naming too many species?
Credit: James McKa A comprehensive new study looking at variations in Ichthyosaurus, a common British Jurassic ichthyosaur (sea-going reptile) also...
Eastern Mediterranean summer will be two months longer by end of 21st century
The eastern Mediterranean -- an area that covers Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and southern Turkey -- is experiencing monumental...
Removing heavy metals from water
Credit: Wendy Lee Queen/EPFL According to the World Health Organization almost 1 billion people do not have access to clean...
Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
Ever notice how a cut inside the mouth heals much faster than a cut to the skin? Gum tissue repairs...
Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy
In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano that they have developed...
Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells’ machinery
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A research team led by an Oregon State University biophysicist and a plant biologist from University of...
Removing heavy metals from water with MOFs
Credit: American Chemical Society An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected...
Cash payments prompt tropical forest users to harvest less
Credit: Krister Par Andersson/CU Boulder Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments...
Elevated lead in private wells could pose health risks
Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the U.S. over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about...
Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
Credit: Jeff McQuaid A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego...
SFU students are helping develop heat and drought tolerant rice and wheat
Credit: SFU The United Nations predicts that by 2050 our growing global population will require 70 per cent more food...
‘Lazy lawn mowers’ can help support suburban bee populations and diversity
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look...
Nanostructures created at UCLA could make gene therapies safer, faster & more affordable
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/ACS Nano UCLA scientists have developed a new method that utilizes microscopic splinter-like structures...
Tim Julius Schulz awarded the prize for work on adipocyte biology
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Professor Tim J. Schulz from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbruecke will today receive...
Keeping plant-cell motors on track
Credit: Joe Angeles/Washington University Within both plant and animal cells, motor proteins act like the engines in a busy train...
Paul Ehrlich Prize for Anthony Cerami and David Wallach
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Anthony Cerami from the United States and David Wallach from Israel will today receive the Paul Ehrlich...
