Biology
With new grant, MIT neuroscientists will give ‘invisible’ cells a new look
Credit: Rodrigo Garcia/Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but they...
Medical imaging innovator Christine Hendon wins Presidential honor
Credit: Jeffrey Schifman/Columbia Engineering Christine Hendon, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won the Presidential Early Career...
Proteins put up with the roar of the crowd
HOUSTON – (June 23, 2016) – It gets mighty crowded around your DNA, but don't worry: According to Rice University...
Toronto’s subways expose passengers to more air pollution than Montreal, Vancouver systems
Credit: Photo: Tyler Irving A new study co-authored by U of T Engineering professor Greg Evans shows that subways increase...
Gene enhancers are important despite apparent redundancy
Credit: (Credit: Marco Osterwalder). Every cell in the body has the same DNA and genes, so a cell's properties and...
Change in mosquito mating may control Zika virus
ITHACA, N.Y. – Genetic cues from male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes passed on during sex affect which genes are turned on...
Deer make collision-free escapes thanks to inbuilt ‘compasses’
Credit: Petr Obleser Why do deer in a group, when startled, suddenly bolt away together and never collide with each...
Research suggests new contributor to heart disease
Medical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially...
Helmholtz researchers identify genetic switch regulating satiety and…
Why do we get fat and why is it so difficult for so many people to keep off excess weight?...
The antibody that normalizes tumor vessels
Credit: IBS An important parcel must be delivered to the correct place. It is so important that it can be...
Geoscientist Denis Scholz appointed to a Heisenberg Professorship funded by the DFG
This news release is available in German. Junior Professor Denis Scholz of the Institute of Geosciences at Johannes Gutenberg University...
Engaging family in care of hospitalized loved ones enhances healing, reduces readmission rates
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A voluntary program being spearheaded by Intermountain Healthcare that allows family members of hospitalized patients to...
For tropical mayflies, mountain passes are higher indeed
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – In tropical climes, animals and plants aren't adapted to surviving freezing temperatures – and why would...
Concurrent heat waves, air pollution exacerbate negative health effects of each
Credit: Jordan Schnell / Princeton University Irvine, Calif., March 1, 2017 – The combination of prolonged hot spells with poor...
Stanford researchers create deep learning algorithm that could boost…
Credit: L.A. Cicero Artificially intelligent algorithms can learn to identify amazingly subtle information, enabling them to distinguish between people in...
International competition benchmarks metagenomics software
Credit: John T. Consoli, University of Maryland Communities of bacteria live everywhere: inside our bodies, on our bodies and all...
New frog species discovered in India’s wastelands
Credit: Ramit Singal A team of researchers from India and the National University of Singapore (NUS) has discovered a new...
Scientists begin bold conservation effort to save the vaquita porpoise…
Credit: Kerry Coughlin/National Marine Mammal Foundation SAN FELIPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA – An international team of experts has gathered in San...
New species of marine spider emerges at low tide to remind scientists…
Credit: R. Raven It was 02:00h on 11 January 2009 when the sea along the coastline of Australia's "Sunshine State"...
The controversial origin of a symbol of the American west
Credit: Yukon Government SANTA CRUZ, CA – March 13, 2017 – New research by Professor Beth Shapiro of the UC...
