Biology
CWRU researcher scaling up knotty polymer research
Turning the art of a trefoil knot into polymer science is no easy process, but researchers at Case Western Reserve...
Efficient technique discovered for isolating embryonic stem cells in cows
Credit: Pablo Ross / UC Davis For more than 35 years, scientists have tried to isolate embryonic stem cells in...
Not without my microbiome
Credit: MPI for Plant Breeding Research Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that…
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
$4.5 million grant funds new disease-resistant strawberries
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and...
By causing cells to cannibalize themselves, researchers prevent lung injury in mice
By triggering a process called autophagy — in which cells literally engulf their own insides — researchers from Drexel University...
Immunosuppressive medication effectively treats ocular graft-versus-host-disease
BOSTON – Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have conducted a clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy...
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types....
The making of Antarctica
Credit: Galen Halverson One of the big mysteries in the scientific world is how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed...
WSU researcher develops safer gene therapy
Credit: Washington State University Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has developed a way to reduce the...
A strong case for limiting climate change
Expedition HE-408 (RV Heincke) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Kristina Baer) As a gigantic carbon sink, the ocean has taken up about...
Animals retain long-term memory of the biggest and best sources of food
Credit: Sophie Moszuti New research shows that red-footed tortoises can remember the location of their favourite food sources and the...
Found: A potential new way to sway the immune system
LA JOLLA, CA – August 1, 2016 – A new international collaboration involving scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Chinese researchers reveal redox sensor protein role in pathogenic mycobacteria
As one of the most successful intracellular pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes 8 million cases of tuberculosis and 1.3 million...
Chemists have created compounds that can treat glaucoma
Credit: Anton Shetnev Glaucoma is a serious disease associated with increased intraocular pressure which often leads to blindness. One of...
In atomic propellers, quantum phenomena can mimic everyday physics
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski In molecules there are certain groups of atoms that are able to rotate. This movement...
Why studying sugars matters in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: GlycoNet (February 9, 2018 – EDMONTON) Two GlycoNet Investigators are using technology to better understand how sugars in the...
On the trail of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: University of Konstanz In a complex series of experiments they examined what the effects were of changing a single...
Hacking evolution, screening technique may improve most widespread…
Credit: University of Illinois Plants evolved over millions of years into an environment that has dramatically changed in the last...