Biology
An oil-eating bacterium that can help clean up pollution and spills
From pipelines to tankers, oil spills and their impact on the environment are a source of concern. These disasters occur...
20-year-old mystery of malaria vaccine target solved
The human piece of a malaria infection puzzle has been revealed for the first time, solving a long-standing mystery. A...
Removing the brakes on plant oil production
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Scientists studying plant biochemistry at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered...
Substance that guides ant trail is produced by symbiotic bacteria
Credit: Eduardo Afonso da Silva Junior Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP)...
Harvard chemist George Whitesides named 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt
Credit: Harvard University PITTSBURGH (April 9, 2018) ... In recognition of his exemplary research in the fields of surface chemistry,...
Gene editing regulations threaten sustainability of global food animal supply
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2017 draft...
Toxins produced by e-cigarettes vary by flavor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn...
There’s no such thing as oversharing in conservation
Credit: Michigan State University Social gadflies in an organization are the new superheroes of conservation, according to a study in...
ASBMB announces annual award lectures
BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April...
Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops
Credit: CSIRO A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough...
Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Palo Alto, CA--Senior scientist Arthur Grossman of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology was part of a team* awarded a three-year...
Brewing up Earth’s earliest life
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded...
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Credit: (c) Julián Valero Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute...
Four in one: Chemical analysis technique gets major upgrade from Russian scientists
Credit: Skoltech Press Office Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have developed a device for upgrading mass spectrometers, which are used...
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Credit: Washington University Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems...
Graduate student awarded Lush prize for work to end animal research in toxicology
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carolina Motter Catarino, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has...
Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Credit: Paul O'Higgins, University of York Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle...
The absence of a single mitochondrial protein causes severe inflammation
Credit: Aida Rodríguez, IRB Barcelona The link between mitochondria and inflammation is still unclear. But it is known is that,...
First dynamic spine brace — robotic spine exoskeleton — characterizes spine deformities
Credit: Sunil Agrawal/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 9, 2018--Spine deformities, such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis (also known as "hunchback"),...
Pharmacogenetics of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease
The angiotensin-converting enzyme is an amyloid-ß-degrading enzyme. While angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors could increase amyloid-ß accumulation, they might also slow cognitive...