Biology
Fly hunter has described 30 new species
Credit: Xiaolong Lin, NTNU University Museum Chironomids are also called non-biting midges or lake flies. Xiaolong Lin is a PhD...
The Guanches originated from North Africa, shows DNA-study
Credit: Photo: Karolyn Shindler When and how the Guanches arrived to the Canary Islands have remained poorly understood, not least...
Researchers use a pump-induced disease to define underlying molecular mechanism
Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease...
Researchers engineer CRISPR to edit single RNA letters in human cells
The Broad Institute and MIT scientists who first harnessed CRISPR for mammalian genome editing have engineered a new molecular system...
The sea turtle that refused to be beaten by the storm
Credit: Tony Tucker/SDU When Eleanor the sea turtle was caught in a tropical storm off the coast of Florida, she...
Discovery of a potential therapeutic target to combat trypanosomes
Yaser Hashem's team at the Laboratoire Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN at CNRS's has discovered a new potential therapeutic target...
New genes on ‘deteriorating’ Y chromosome
Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only...
Conservation spending predicts rise and fall of global biodiversity
URBANA, Ill. - In the decade after the 1992 Earth Summit, at least $14 billion was devoted to biodiversity conservation...
Rapid cellphone charging getting closer to reality
The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology...
Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children
Credit: michael-podger/Creative commons Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still...
Machine learning detects marketing and sale of Opioids on Twitter
Using advanced machine learning, a cross disciplinary team of University of California San Diego researchers developed technology that mined Twitter...
Allen Institute shares first open database of live human brain cells
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the...
UNIST student receives AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award
Credit: Han Bin Jeong (UNIST) Han Bin Jeong, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST, has...
Helicobacter pylori: Dodging the bullet
Helicobacter pylori is a widespread bacterial pathogen that infects the lining of the stomach, where it can cause ulcers and...
EMBO welcomes 28 new young investigators
Heidelberg, Oct. 25, 2017 - EMBO announces today the selection of 28 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. They join...
Bacterial toxins made in the gut
You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely...
Marine microbiology: Scavenging to survive below the seafloor
Microorganisms living in the sediments buried below the seafloor obtain their nutrients by using secreted enzymes to degrade adsorbed detritus....
Flexible batteries a highlight for smart dental aids
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Smart 3D-printed braces that incorporate nontoxic batteries and lights could reduce the time and costs involved...
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers,...
Cells’ mechanical memory could hold clues to cancer metastasis
In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous...
