Biology
The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world
Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...
University of Minnesota researchers replicate FSH muscular dystrophy in mice
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications describes a breakthrough in research related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)....
The body’s own fat-metabolism protects against the harmful effects of sugar
For several years, medical researchers, doctors and dieticians have known that a low carbohydrate diet and plentiful fat can prevent...
Sustainable recreational fisheries the focus of $1.5 million NSF grant
Credit: Alex Ross (Millbrook, NY) In the US, recreational fishing generates over $25 billion annually. Each year, 30 million people...
SourceData from EMBO wins the 2017 ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing
Amsterdam and Heidelberg, 15 September 2017 - SourceData (sourcedata.embo.org), an open platform from EMBO, designed to make published scientific data...
Kit will identify genetic variations without need for lab analysis
Credit: Scheme Lab Scheme Lab, a biotech startup incubated at the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology (CIETEC), in São...
Humans no longer have ancient defence mechanism against viruses
Insects and plants have an important ancient defence mechanism that helps them to fight viruses. This is encoded in their...
Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you: UTM research
Credit: University of Toronto Mississauga The idea of being bitten by a nearly toothless modern frog or salamander sounds laughable,...
Wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
Credit: Michelle Lampe/Wolf Science Center A good example of the connection between cause and effect, is that an object which...
Sugary secrets of a cancer-related protein
The proteins in human cells are extensively decorated with different types of sugars, a phenomenon called glycosylation. These modifications greatly...
Contaminants in food: Health risks of natural origin are frequently underestimated
These are the findings of a representative study recently conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on...
CCNY-led research team identifies new organelle in parasitic wasp venom
Credit: City College of New York City College of New York biologist Shubha Govind and her research team have identified...
Keystone Symposia convenes global health series maternal-fetal health conference in Washington, DC
SILVERTHORNE, CO - September 15, 2017 - Keystone Symposia will convene its first conference on the important topic of "Maternal-Fetal...
LSUHealthNO to study new drug to regenerate heart muscle
New Orleans, LA - In collaboration with Novo Biosciences, Inc., LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence will receive...
New Orleans greenery post-Katrina reflects social demographics more than hurricane impact
Credit: Joshua A. Lewis Popular portrayals of "nature reclaiming civilization" in flood-damaged New Orleans, Louisianna, neighborhoods romanticize an urban ecology...
Steroid hormones could hold further clues about age-related bone loss
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 15, 2017) - A group of steroid hormones could provide...
New analysis shows damage to monarch butterfly colonies in 2016 storm worse than thought
Credit: David Kust/Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; September 11, 2017--A much greater number of monarch butterflies perished in a...
Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope
About 13 years ago, Northeastern professor Jonathan Tilly, a reproductive biologist, made a discovery that challenged everything scientists thought they...
Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction — IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 14 September 2017 (IUCN) - North America's most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink...
New inhibitor brings new hope
Credit: Source: Maurer Lab Scientists from the cluster of excellence BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies at the University of...
