Biology
Biophysical Society Announces 2018 Society Fellows
The Biophysical Society is delighted to announce its 2018 Society Fellows. This award honors the Society's distinguished members who have...
Look ma, no hands: Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal
Credit: Michael Dickey, NC State University North Carolina State University engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free...
UTA professor awarded Talanta Medal for outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry
Credit: UTA Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta, the Hamish Small Chair of Ion Analysis in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at...
Biophysical Society names 2018 award recipients
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Society awards. These awards are very competitive in...
$2.3 million in federal funding to JAX to support studies of aging immune system
Credit: Jackson Laboratory photo by Tiffany Laufer A new five-year federal research grant totaling $2,317,760 will fund studies by Jackson...
Understanding antibiotic resistance
Credit: Cell Reports Chestnut Hill, Mass. (8/15/2017) -- Central to understanding why bacteria become antibiotic resistant is knowing how bacteria...
Study reveals seven complete specimens of new flower, all 100 million years old
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus rex bulling its way through a pine forest likely dislodged flowers that 100...
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...
New device for refined neural recording in mice could transform dementia research
Credit: TaiNi image reproduced from the article referenced below, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Zhou Jiang,...
Children’s National part of pediatric cancer research collective awarded millions by NIH
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Children's National Health System is a member of a public-private research collective that...
A moth and its flame: Mate selection found to evolve from response to flower odors
For moths, love is literally in the air through the action of pheromones to attract mates. Virgin females release a...
Unique imaging of a dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 15, 2017- - Researchers using Los Alamos' unique neutron-imaging and high-energy...
A new method for the 3-D printing of living tissues
Credit: credit Sam Olof/ Alexander Graham Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-...
Frogs that adapt to pesticides are more vulnerable to parasites
Credit: Image: Brian Mattes Troy, N.Y. - Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them...
An immune signaling pathway for control of Yellow Fever Virus infection
Credit: Florian Douam and Alexander Ploss Princeton University researchers have uncovered a critical role for a new immune signaling pathway...
Will ketamine treat your depression? Check your activity monitor
Philadelphia, PA, August 14, 2017 - During a depressive episode, people often report having reduced energy, feeling slowed down and...
Eating habits affect skin’s protection against sun
Credit: Knight Cancer Institute DALLAS - Aug. 15, 2017 - Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some...
Development of local food systems help bridge gap among people with different views
One of the major barriers that environmentalists face in trying to implement sustainable practices is getting disparate groups to agree...
Dr. Sebastian Groh first winner of the Renewable Transformation Challenge
Credit: ME SOLshare Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES),...
Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado...
