Biology
Special focus issue of Bioanalysis explores bioanalytical outsourcing strategies
As the bioanalytical field continues to evolve with the development of more complex molecules and the demand to outsource work...
Climate game changer
New research from University of Alberta and University of Vienna microbiologists provides unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying...
Bacterial infection stresses hematopoietic stem cells
Credit: Professor Hitoshi Takizawa It has been thought that only immune cells would act as the line of defense during...
Development of screening tests for endocrine-disrupting chemicals
A new article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry looks under the hood of how US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
You and some ‘cavemen’ get a genetic checkup
Credit: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano, Italy. Had an arrow in his back not felled the legendary Iceman some...
Anticoagulants used for arrhythmia can have different thrombus formation rates
(Kumamoto University) Anticoagulants are recommended for atrial fibrillation due to the high risk of stroke. However, bleeding complications can occur...
Treating arthritis with algae
Arthritis is the most-widespread joint disease, with around 90 percent of all people over 65 being affected to varying degrees,...
What causes algal blooms to become toxic?
Credit: Sison-Mangus Lab The disastrous 2015-16 Dungeness crab season, delayed and shortened by an unprecedented bloom of toxic algae, is...
Root behavior changes as woody trees age
Credit: Thomas Marler The study of plant root behavior has always taken a back seat to the study of above-ground...
New research finds deep evolutionary origins of a unique mammalian anatomical pattern
By performing detailed dissections and corresponding examinations of embryological development, researchers at Midwestern University, led by Margaret Hall, Ph.D. and...
Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk according to comprehensive new study
Credit: Maki et al Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology showed that in 14...
Allergies? Exhausted regulatory T cells may play a role
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers have evidence that the specialized T cells responsible for maintaining...
Zika monkey study suggests worse fetal effects for vaginal versus mosquito transmission
Credit: Renato Araújo/Agência Brasília. via Flickr Rhesus macaques that were vaginally infected with Zika virus showed higher prevalence of Zika...
Fatal attractions for disease-carrying mosquitoes
Credit: Photo by Jesse Saroli, ISCA Technologies Mosquitoes, mostly through the transmission of malaria, are the deadliest animals on Earth....
Big and strong may not last as long, according to UBC prof
Credit: UBC Okanagan In the battle of the sexes, new UBC research suggests that men may be stronger physically but...
The science of fluoride flipping
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga So much of what happens inside cells to preserve health or cause disease is so small or...
UCLA research reveals how new behaviors appear and spread among capuchin monkeys
One white-faced capuchin monkey sticks its fingers deep into the eye sockets of another capuchin it's friends with. A capuchin...
The toes tell the tale
If you want to understand the history of modern horses, start with their toes. With just one toe per foot,...
Peas that like it hot
Credit: Rosalind Bueckert Farmers across the world produce between 10 and 13 million tons of field pea every year. That...
Amid environmental change, lakes surprisingly static
Credit: Courtesy of Samantha Oliver MADISON, Wis. -- In recent decades, change has defined our environment in the United States....
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