Biology
Citrus scion/rootstock combinations show tolerance to huanglongbing
FORT PIERCE, FL – The citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is endemic in Florida, where it is estimated that more than...
Undersea life holds promise for killing tuberculosis
Credit: University of Central Florida A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new...
Unlocking the mystery of pollen tube guidance
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Pollen tube guidance towards the ovule is an important step for fertilization in flowering plants. In...
Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
Credit: Dr Torsten Bossing, University of Plymouth A research team from the University of Plymouth, University of Southampton and the...
Tiger sharks can be marine ‘hyenas’ too
Credit: Richard Fitzpatrick Tiger sharks are known as impressive predators that hunt and consume almost anything from birds to sea...
San Antonio enlists WuXi NextCODE to speed unparalleled open-access Cancer Genome Project
SAN ANTONIO; SHANGHAI; CAMBRIDGE, Mass.; REYKJAVIK; and MADRID, November 3, 2015 – The San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genomes Project (SA1kCGP),...
Notre Dame researchers to lead NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity study
Credit: University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame biologist Jeffrey Feder will lead a team of researchers funded by...
Longer reproductive years linked to lower cardiovascular & cerebrovascular risk in women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 28, 2017–A new study has shown that every 1 year...
FSU gets $10 million for nuclear research center
Credit: Bill Lax/Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University will receive $10 million from the U.S. Department of...
Greater prairie chickens cannot persist in Illinois without help,…
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An iconic bird whose booming mating calls once reverberated across "the Prairie...
Tracking the viral parasites of giant viruses over time
Credit: Image courtesy of Trina McMahon In freshwater lakes, microbes regulate the flow of carbon and determine if the bodies...
In human clinical trial, UAB to test diet’s effect on ovarian…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – New research conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that a particular type of...
An implant to prevent Alzheimer’s
In a cutting-edge treatment for Alzheimer's disease, EPFL scientists have developed an implantable capsule that can turn the patient's immune...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a...
Trapped in a nuclear weapon bunker wood ants survive for years in Poland
Having built their nest over the vertical ventilation pipe of an old nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, every year a...
First surface-based estimation of the aerosol indirect effect over…
Credit: Jianjun Liu Aerosol indirect effect (AIE) can significantly affect climate change and is one of the largest uncertainties in...
How will genomics enter day-to-day medicine?
A quiet transformation has been brewing in medicine, as large-scale DNA results become increasingly available to patients and healthcare providers....
Unraveling the genetics of disc disease in dogs
Credit: Katy Robertson Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain,...
Precision medicine advances pediatric brain tumor diagnosis and…
Credit: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's BOSTON (January 19, 2017) — Precision medicine – in which diagnosis and treatments are keyed to the...
Trial looks at whether compound relieves cognitive deficits after…
Dr. Nancy Sweitzer: “I think it’s a great Arizona story that we had this confluence of expertise across very different...
