Biology
Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB
Credit: University of Warwick Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an enzyme...
Success of conservation efforts for important Caribbean Reef fish hinges on climate change
Credit: Photo by Alfredo Barroso. For more than 20 years, conservationists have been working to protect one of the most...
Footwear habits influence child and adolescent motor skill development
New research finds that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot develop motor skills differently from those...
Researchers design delivery system to treat premature infants with NEC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Most of the time, we think biofilms are bad news. And when pathogenic microbes form biofilms, they...
Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists have raised concerns for decades about toxic chemicals in the environment that accumulate in the tissues...
Ecology and AI
It's poised to transform fields from earthquake prediction to cancer detection to self-driving cars, and now scientists are unleashing the...
An ATM that dispenses antioxidants
Credit: Gerald Shadel LA JOLLA--(July 10, 2018) One reason we're supposed to eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables...
Strategy for ‘no-mining zones’ in the deep sea
Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration DURHAM, N.C. - An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive set of...
RIT to continue to lead Pollution Prevention Institute after DEC’s contract renewal
A Rochester Institute of Technology-led consortium has won a $19.5 million, five-year award from the New York State Department of...
Novel approach to making therapeutic proteins at point of care
A team of researchers led by UMBC have developed a novel approach to making therapeutic proteins available at the point...
Baker’s yeast helped MSU-based biologists to understand drug resistance in fungi
Credit: Courtesy of Dmitry Knorre. MSU-based biologists advanced in understanding of fungal drug resistance mechanisms. To study them the scientists...
Six transformations needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals: New report
The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the...
That sound makes me dizzy
Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering For some people, certain sounds like a trumpet blowing a particular tone...
Wetting of surfaces is surprisingly difficult to measure reliably
Credit: Mika Latikka / Aalto University Knowing how surface materials interact with liquids is crucial to everything from printing to...
JST releases ‘TogoVar’, an integrated database for Japanese genome variants/variations
Credit: Japan Science and Technology Agency Japanese medical genome researchers had long been suffering from the lack of publicly available...
Towards winning the war on feral wild rabbits
New research shows how two biological control agents have been effective in reducing the numbers of feral rabbits in Australia....
Want to be an elite weightlifter? It takes a strong pair of knees
London, July 10, 2018 -- Researchers from China's Ningbo University have discovered what makes the critical difference between an elite...
Revealing the mechanism behind animals’ sixth sense
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) An international team of researcher, led by Professor Kyuhyung Kim from...
Unique brain ‘fingerprint’ can predict drug effectiveness
Credit: Yasser Iturria Medina Personalized medicine - delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient's unique physiology - has been a...
Alternative splicing is crucial to muscle mass maintenance
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Despite the importance that changes in muscle mass have in aging, overall body metabolism and...