Biology
Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia
LA JOLLA–Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain’s front lines of immune defense–cells...
High-carbon coal products could derail China’s clean energy…
Credit: Greenpeace DURHAM, N.C. — China's plan to ramp up production of new chemicals and synthetic fuels made from coal...
Female fiddler crabs want protection not sex
New research has resolved a mystery over why female fiddler crabs visit and leave many males during mating season, and...
Camouflage influences life-and-death decisions that animals make
Credit: Project Nightjar Nesting birds time their escape from an approaching predator depending on how well camouflaged their eggs and...
Clarified mechanism of rotation of node cilia-principal for asymmetry of the body
IMAGE: This image shows the motion and microtubule arrangement of node cilia in the mouse embryo. Credit: Tokyo University of...
Antibiotics pave way for C. diff infections by killing bile acid-altering bacteria
IMAGE: Thie is Clostridium difficile, or C. diff.. Credit: Renee Fox New research from North Carolina State University and the...
The eyes are the window into the brain
Our eyes are constantly moving, whether we notice or not. They jump from one focus point to another and even...
NSF makes new awards to advance Science of Learning
Credit: John Consoli, University of Maryland; John C. Williams, Humanoid Engineering & Intelligent Robotics (HEIR) Lab, Marquette University; Diane Quinn;...
‘Daedalus dilemma’ of the immune system
Credit: Copyright: kuco, Fotolia.com This news release is available in German. The dilemma of our immune system is comparable to...
Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small…
Credit: Image courtesy of Scott Baraban, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco. "Bench-to-bedside" describes research that has progressed from basic...
UTA engineering professor to use data mining to help patients’…
Credit: UT Arlington A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is working to develop big data mining tools...
New discoveries on evolution can save endangered species
Traditionally, the evolutionary development of an insect species has been explained by the notion that the female insect chooses her...
Control mechanism unveiled for gene that causes Opitz syndrome
Credit: Kobe University Opitz G/BBB (Opitz) syndrome is a hereditary disorder that affects people in different ways, causing malformations in...
SMART: Facial recognition for molecular structures
Credit: Chen Zhang, Bill Gerwick An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a...
‘Vampires’ may have been real people with this blood disorder
Porphyrias, a group of eight known blood disorders, affect the body’s molecular machinery for making heme, which is a component...
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...
Breeding populations of white-naped cranes on decline in Eastern Mongolian stronghold
Ulaanbataar, Mongolia (July 7, 2016) – A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) says that breeding populations of white-naped...
BTI researcher elected to National Academy of Sciences
ITHACA, NY– Jim Giovannoni, Boyce Thompson Institute professor, USDA scientist and Cornell University adjunct professor of plant biology, has been...
Light wave technique an advance for optical research
RMIT University researchers have developed artificial microflowers that self-assemble in water and mimic the natural blooming process, an important step...
Grabbing a parasite by the tail: U-M team solves ‘jumping gene’ mystery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Deep within your DNA, a tiny parasite lurks, waiting to pounce from its perch and land...
