Biology
Potential RNA Markers of abnormal heart rhythms identified in circulating blood
Credit: Department of Biofunctional Informatics,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers uncover four microRNA molecules in the bloodstream that...
Scientists illuminate mechanism at play in learning
Credit: OIST The process we call learning is in fact a well-orchestrated symphony of thousands of molecular reactions, but the...
Five major new biodiversity assessments to be launched as 750 world experts and policymakers meet
Medellin, Colombia -- Beginning with an official opening ceremony to be addressed by the President of Colombia on Saturday, leading...
Epigenetic analysis: Giving the right name to a tumor
The "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) is a joint institution of Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and...
Dr. A.M. Barrett receives NIH funding to study hand function poststroke
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. March 15, 2018. A.M. Barrett, MD, of Kessler Foundation has received a five-year National...
Nanospears deliver genetic material to cells with pinpoint accuracy
In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report in ACS Nano that they have developed...
Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells’ machinery
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A research team led by an Oregon State University biophysicist and a plant biologist from University of...
Removing heavy metals from water with MOFs
Credit: American Chemical Society An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected...
Cash payments prompt tropical forest users to harvest less
Credit: Krister Par Andersson/CU Boulder Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments...
Elevated lead in private wells could pose health risks
Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the U.S. over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about...
Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
Credit: Jeff McQuaid A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego...
SFU students are helping develop heat and drought tolerant rice and wheat
Credit: SFU The United Nations predicts that by 2050 our growing global population will require 70 per cent more food...
‘Lazy lawn mowers’ can help support suburban bee populations and diversity
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look...
Nanostructures created at UCLA could make gene therapies safer, faster & more affordable
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/ACS Nano UCLA scientists have developed a new method that utilizes microscopic splinter-like structures...
Tim Julius Schulz awarded the prize for work on adipocyte biology
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Professor Tim J. Schulz from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbruecke will today receive...
Keeping plant-cell motors on track
Credit: Joe Angeles/Washington University Within both plant and animal cells, motor proteins act like the engines in a busy train...
Paul Ehrlich Prize for Anthony Cerami and David Wallach
FRANKFURT am MAIN. Anthony Cerami from the United States and David Wallach from Israel will today receive the Paul Ehrlich...
New book explores zoos’, aquariums’ evolving role in tackling global biodiversity crisis
Credit: The Ark and Beyond As scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused...
Treatment for male anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis patients
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is an acute disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body's own immune system attack N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)...
Fussy eating prevents mongoose family feuds
Credit: Harry Marshall Mongooses living in large groups develop "specialist" diets so they don't have to fight over food, new...