Biology
Light powers new chemistry for old enzymes
Credit: Hyster lab Enzymes are nature's tools for catalyzing life's essential reactions. Though unrivaled in their efficiency and selectivity, enzymes...
Southern Ocean drives massive bloom of tiny phytoplankton
Credit: NASA Scientists have uncovered the ocean conditions that support a massive summertime bloom of algae that spans 16 percent...
NSF funds new multidisciplinary approaches to study the brain
Credit: Homewood Photography The National Science Foundation (NSF) made 19 awards to cross-disciplinary teams from across the United States to...
Efficacy of antibody targeting Devic’s disease proven in new…
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is a central nervous system disorder that...
On a quest to improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–September 5, 2017–Scientist Shomyseh Sanjabi, PhD, joined the Gladstone Institutes seven years ago, and she brought with her...
Chillier winters, smaller beaks
Credit: Charles Davies; Flickr Although Charles Darwin lived and worked in the 19th century, modern evolutionary biologists are far from...
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in Asia-Pacific, the same but different
New Rochelle, NY, March 1, 2016–Regulation of the emerging areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) is one of...
Researchers discover new chemical process that could reduce nitrogen…
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnson Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
How bacteria turbocharged their motors
Credit: Morgan Beeby/Imperial College London Using detailed 3D images, researchers have shown how bacteria have evolved molecular motors of different...
New online database has answers on mitochondrial disorders
Credit: Cristina Nadalutti and Jack Griffith EAST LANSING, Mich. – Providing answers — or at least more information — to...
Discovery of a novel chromosome segregation mechanism during cell…
Credit: Associate Professor Tokio Tani When cells divide, chromosomes need to be evenly segregated between daughter cells. This equal distribution...
Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles
Credit: Source: IPC PAS An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to...
US Forest Service experimental forests chosen for US-China climate…
Two U.S. Forest Service experimental forests have been chosen to participate in the U.S,-China Climate Change and Forests Initiative, a...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...
Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels
Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the...
Sumatran tigers on path to recovery in ‘in danger’ UNESCO…
Credit: WCS/Panthera Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 23, 2017) – A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit...
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease
Credit: Joseph A. Toonen Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are...
How do we measure temperature? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 28, 2017 — We have a lot of confidence that we measure temperature...