Biology
Answers to 100-year-old mystery point to potential breast cancer therapies
New insights into how cancer cells fuel their growth are opening novel possibilities for cancer treatment. A team of researchers...
Clara Santato awarded 2018 MRS Communications Lecture
Credit: Research Square We are delighted to announce to Clara Santato, Polytechnique Montréal, has been awarded the 2018 MRS Communications...
Dispatch from the field II: Students describe an elusive spider while stationed in Borneo
Credit: Corné van der Linden A mystery has long shrouded the orb-weaving spider genus Opadometa, where males and females belonging...
Australian vine can boost soybean yield, study says
Credit: Ram Singh, USDA ARS. URBANA, Ill. - Growing in its native Australia, the unobtrusive perennial vine Glycine tomentella could...
Artificial molecules that mimic DNA
Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even...
Microbiome study suggests marine nematodes are not picky eaters
Credit: James Baldwin and Manuel Mundo-Ocampo, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- The ocean floors are literally crawling with nematode...
Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might think
Credit: SINTEF Energy Norwegians love to heat with wood. That's easy to see when driving around the Norwegian countryside in...
Media registration open for ISSCR 2018 June 20-23, Melbourne, Australia
21 March, 2018 -- Leading scientists and researchers from academia and industry will gather to share groundbreaking stem cell science...
Ancient sea worm eats, poops and leaves behind evidence of Cambrian biodiversity
Credit: University of Kansas / KU News Service LAWRENCE -- In the Mackenzie Mountains of Canada, University of Kansas researcher...
New receptor genes turn T-cells into powerful liver cancer foes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 3, 2018) - Mouse genes that make human T cells...
Spa therapy helps Japan’s snow monkeys cope with the cold
Credit: Kento Mori Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at...
Reversal of fortunes
Scientists have discovered that the seafloor from the Mississippi River Delta to the Gulf of Mexico is eroding like the...
Non-toxic filamentous virus helps quickly dissipate heat generated by electronic devices
Credit: Scientific Reports The researcher team of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) discovered that the film constructed by assembling...
NREL research overcomes major technical obstacles in magnesium-metal batteries
Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable...
New study reveals cost of 2017 salmon fisheries closure
Credit: Craig D'Angelo/NOAA Fisheries Last year's closure of the commercial ocean salmon troll fishery off the West Coast is estimated...
Island emus’ size related to size of island homes
Emus that lived isolated on Australia's offshore islands until the 19th century, including Kangaroo Island, King Island and Tasmania, were...
Agricultural fires can double Delhi pollution during peak burning season
Credit: NASA/ Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team It's become a deadly autumn tradition in northern India: after the rains...
Single-cell mRNA cytometry via sequence-specific nanoparticle clustering and trapping
Credit: University of Toronto Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of...
Where you live, walk, and eat in New York City are important for controlling diabetes
April 2, 2018 -- In the first study to directly examine the relationship between environment and individual's ability to control...
Scientists discover new method for measuring cellular age
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2018) -- A team led by scientists...