Biology
An evolving sticky situation
Credit: Luke Mahler EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many animals try to avoid sticky situations, lizards evolved to seek them...
UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company sign research agreement
ExxonMobil Chemical Company and the University of Houston have signed a multi-year research agreement that will focus on helping the...
Researchers confirm transcranial stimulation effects and determine a key mechanism
Credit: © 2017 HRL Laboratories- All rights reserved HRL Laboratories, LLC, researchers have determined how non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation...
Carbon dioxide levels lower than thought during super greenhouse period
HANOVER, N.H. - Oct. 12, 2017 - Concentration of carbon dioxide during an intense period of global warmth may have...
Whole genome sequencing identifies new genetic signature for autism
Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now,...
The ghosts of HeLa: How cell line misidentification contaminates the scientific literature
Credit: Radboud University For decades, immortal cells such as the famous HeLa cells have been contaminating other cell cultures in...
UTSA researcher to study waterways contaminated by Hurricane Harvey damage
Credit: Deborah Silliman, UTSA College of Engineering Vikram Kapoor, an assistant professor in The University of Texas at San Antonio...
Women seen as younger when eyes, lips and eyebrows stand out
Credit: Aurélie Porcheron Aspects of facial contrast, a measure of how much facial features stand out in the face, decrease...
Study casts doubt on warming implications of brown carbon aerosol from wildfires
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis As devastating wildfires continue to rage in the western U.S. and Canada, a team...
Aging slows perception of falls
Seniors need twice as long as young adults to realize they are falling, a delay that puts them at increased...
‘Ridiculously healthy’ elderly have the same gut microbiome as healthy 30 year-olds
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western...
UTokyo NY Conference to headline studies on deadly viruses, Alzheimer’s
Leading scientists from Japan in the fields of medical science and industrial science will speak at the UTokyo NY Conference...
Fever in early pregnancy linked to birth defects, animal study shows
Credit: Liu, et al. Fevers in a mother's first trimester of pregnancy increase the baby's risk for some heart defects...
Cities taking narrow approach to start adapting to climate change see benefits
Credit: Donna Burton, U.S. Government Work LAWRENCE -- As U.S. cities begin to plan to adapt to impacts from climate...
New materials may provide better ways to capture and store solar energy
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), funded by two significant...
A safe optical fiber for delivering light and drugs into the body
Credit: Dingying Shan / Chenji Zhang / Penn State A flexible, biodegradable optical fiber that can deliver light into the...
An engineer’s guide to the embryo
Credit: MechMorpho Lab/Lance Davidson PITTSBURGH (Oct. 11, 2017) ... In roughly 48 hours, the single cell of the fertilized frog...
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But...
Scientists describe ‘enigmatic’ species that lived in Utah some 500 million years ago
Credit: Julien Kimmig | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- To the untrained eye, it looks like a flower crudely etched...
Springer Nature launches research solution for the life sciences
Protocols are "recipes" used in laboratory research to support the design and implementation of reproducible experiments. The step-by-step instructions help...
