Biology
What web browsers and proteins have in common
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Researchers in the United States and Germany have just discovered a previously overlooked part of protein molecules...
New toolkit helps nurses use genomics in patient care
Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with...
Scientists identify key regulator of male fertility
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - When it comes to male reproductive fertility, timing is everything. Now scientists are finding new...
Scientists explore biology’s boundaries at Allen Discovery Center at Tufts first symposium
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 19, 2017) - Eight researchers in the vanguard of biological science gathered at the inaugural symposium of...
A piece of the puzzle: 8 autism-related mutations in 1 gene
Scientists have identified a hotspot for autism-related mutations in a single gene. By studying data from thousands of genomes of...
Black Sea water temperatures may buck global trend
Credit: European Union, 2017 Average surface temperatures of the Black Sea may not have risen, according to the surprising results...
Emerging disease further jeopardizes North American frogs
Credit: William Barichivich, USGS A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale...
InDevR licenses Mount Sinai influenza antibodies for VaxArray neuraminidase potency assay
Credit: InDevR, Inc. InDevR, a Boulder-based progressive analytical technology and life science instrumentation company today announced that it has entered...
Fabric made from VTT’s recycled fiber feels half way between cotton and viscose
Credit: VTT The method develop at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland involves dissolving worn and discarded cotton and using...
$20M NSF award to fund research into the role of microorganisms in plant, soil, water
Credit: Walter Dodds, Kansas State University LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas will partner with four other Kansas universities on...
A dream of foam
Credit: Group Jan Vermant, ETH Zurich Oktoberfest in Munich is an exciting cultural event, but it is also a source...
Scientists from Russia and Germany implement a closed cycle algae processing mechanism
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University A unique cycle of processing algae into valuable materials and its residual biomass...
Sushi’s sublime secrets (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2017 -- Sushi is sublime. Just fresh fish and seasoned rice in...
Scientists discover genetic markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis
Scientists have uncovered two related cytokines and associated genetic markers that may explain why some people develop progressive multiple sclerosis,...
Cell-based therapy success could be boosted by new antioxidant
Cell therapies being developed to treat a range of conditions could be improved by a chemical compound that aids their...
Cell model of the brain provides new knowledge on developmental disease
By reprogramming skin cells into nerve cells, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are creating cell models of the human...
‘Confusion and resistance’ slows down UK smart meter rollout
Credit: Image by Benjamin Sovacool Lack of consumer engagement, insufficient information, and inadequate attention to vulnerability has slowed down the...
VTT is developing 3-D-printing materials for wound care and decorative elements
Credit: (Photo: VTT)? Cellulose nanofibrils have properties that can improve the characteristics of bio-based 3D-printing pastes. VTT Technical Research Centre...
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
Credit: Illustration: Oliver Day, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Animals in the Goldilocks zone -- neither too big, nor...
More efficient use of raw materials with the aid of ‘molecular conveyor belts’
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. Making valuable products, such as fuels, synthetic materials or pharmaceuticals, from renewable raw materials is to date...
