Biology
Brain guides body much sooner than previously believed
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 25, 2017) -- The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier...
Scientists discover genes are controlled by ‘nano footballs’
Research at the University of York has revealed that genes are controlled by 'nano footballs' - structures that look like...
Metabolism directly impacts the odds of developing malaria
Credit: Maria Mota lab, iMM Lisboa Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa have found that the host's susceptibility...
Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer
The identification of genes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could help to better understand the disorder and develop new...
Study examines legacies of rainforest burning in British Columbia
Analyses of temperate rain forests located on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada suggest that for centuries, humans have...
Bacterial nanosized speargun works like a power drill
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum In order to get rid of unpleasant competitors, some bacteria use a sophisticated weapon -...
Fish have complex personalities, research shows
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists from the University of Exeter studied how guppies behaved in various situations, and found complex...
Discovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could...
Rainbow colors reveal cell history
(Technische Universität Dresden) Dr. Nikolay Ninov, group leader at the DFG research center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Cluster of Excellence...
UCI scientists identify important aspect of the brain’s navigational system
The ability to successfully navigate in the environment is essential both for animals searching for food or escaping predators, as...
Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper
Credit: Dr. Nonappa and Ville Liljeström It has always been the Holy Grail of materials science to describe and control...
700-year-old saint myth has been proven (almost) true
Scientists confirm that the age and content of an old sack is in accordance with a medieval myth about Saint...
Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on genome editing issues
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina today opened its 2017 Annual Assembly in Halle (Saale), with this year's theme...
Antibiotics and biocidal cleaners may spread multidrug resistance in MRSA
Washington, DC - Sept. 22, 2017 - Antibiotic use on people or pets, and use of biocidal cleaning products such...
Tackling air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is helping to tackle air pollution and its harmful effects in Sub-Saharan...
USDA announces funding for nutrition incentive programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sept. 22, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
A sustainable future powered by sea
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit Professor Tsumoru Shintake at the Okinawa...
USDA announces support to grow the bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 22, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Party discipline for jumping genes
Credit: Martin Kapun The genome of a typical organism consists of many genes that are stringed like beads. This alignment...
Lehigh’s Srinivas Rangarajan awarded ACS investigator grant
Credit: Courtesy of Lehigh University Srinivas Rangarajan, assistant professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Lehigh University,...
