Biology
Palmer amaranth resistance research earns first place finish for plant sciences student
Credit: Ginger Rowsey JACKSON, Tenn. - Drake Copeland, a graduate student studying at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,...
JHU scientists discover how extremophiles flourish in stressful environments
Thousands of molecules of ribonucleic acid make salt-loving microbes known as "extremophiles" highly resistant to the phenomenon oxidative stress -...
Thawing permafrost causing the ‘browning’ of northern lakes
As ice the melts, the organic carbon found in permafrost is being released once again after ages of confinement in...
Scientists use satellites and drones to discover antarctic penguin ‘super-colonies’
(Louisiana State University) A recent scientific expedition to the Danger Islands, a remote group of tiny islands along eastern side...
New UTSA lab addresses pediatric feeding disorders
Bryant Silbaugh, assistant professor of special education in The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Interdisciplinary Learning...
Bubbles of life from the past
Credit: Stefan Bengtson Take a good look at these photos: They show you 1.6 billion years old fossilized oxygen bubbles,...
Mammalian development: Blastocyst architecture
The mechanisms that underlie early embryonic development in humans and cattle are very similar. Therefore, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers...
Release of the 7th edition of the International Standards on Hematopoietic Cell Therapy
Credit: © EBMT Today the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) is announcing the release of the 7th...
Here’s how viruses inactivate the immune system, causing cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no new news that viruses cause cancer. For example, human papillomavirus (HPV) causes...
Geology in the Natural State
Boulder, Colo., USA: On 11-13 March, geoscientists from the south-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Little Rock, Arkansas, to...
Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath
Credit: University of Adelaide University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes "breathe", and that shortage of oxygen leads to...
Fred Hutch announces 2018 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award recipients
SEATTLE -- March 1, 2018 -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced the 2018 recipients of the annual Harold...
Suffering warthogs seek out nit-picking mongooses for relief
Credit: A. Plumptre Warthogs living in Uganda have learned to rid themselves of annoying ticks by seeking out the grooming...
TSRI scientists find simple copper complex shuts down botulinum neurotoxin poisoning
Credit: Image courtesy CDC LA JOLLA, CA – May 24, 2017 – Botulinum neurotoxin is probably best known to Americans...
Standard blood pressure target is sufficient for treating some strokes
An international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective in the emergency treatment of...
Climate change drives UK wine production but not without weather shocks
The idea of climate change turning the UK into a viable wine-making region may have boosted the industry in recent...
With mini-vessels, mini-brains expand research potential
Credit: Hoffman-Kim lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scientists have recently made a wondrous variety of mini-brains — 3-D cultures of...
The snow leopard — world’s most mysterious big cat — may be more common than thought
Credit: WCS Recent evidence suggests that there may be between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards in only 44 percent of...
How antibiotic use in animals is contributing to antibiotic resistance
Credit: European Journal of Soil Science The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land applications of...
Does the gut microbiome offer new therapeutic options for brain diseases?
The surprising and potentially wide-ranging effects that the levels and diversity of bacteria living in the gut have on overall...