Biology
Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2017 - Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced...
Novel stem cell-derived model created of inflammatory neurological disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Cleber A. Trujillo, UC San Diego An international team of scientists, led by University of California...
Rotavirus vaccines continue to reduce diarrhea hospitalizations, medical costs in US kids
Following the introduction of routine childhood vaccination against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrheal illness, more than 380,000 children avoided...
The only way is up: Trees help reptiles thrive
James Cook University researchers in Queensland say if graziers leave trees in place on their land all types of reptiles...
Crank the AC, cut in-car pollution
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis For many, the commute to and from work is a lengthy, stressful process. According...
Innovations enhance genetic analysis of individual cells
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory Single cell genomics technology has given scientists the ability to individually read the genetic blueprints of cells,...
Consistent backswing crucial in helping sportspeople produce optimum results
Golfers wanting to shoot below par or tennis players looking to smash their way past opponents should focus on their...
Chemists use electrochemistry to amp up drug manufacturing
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Give your medicine a jolt. By using - electrochemistry - a technique that combines...
How the brain recognizes familiar faces
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University There's nothing quite like the rush of recognition that comes from...
For bacteria that cheat, food is at the forefront
CORVALLIS, Ore. - If you've got plenty of burgers and beers on hand and your own stomach is full, an...
Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants
Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function of genes...
Marine noise pollution stresses and confuses fish
Researchers at Newcastle University (UK) found that European sea bass experienced higher stress levels when exposed to the types of...
Mutant ants provide insights into social interaction
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Ants genetically engineered to lack their "sense of smell" became unable to communicate, forage or...
Sanford Burnham Prebys and Mayo Clinic collaborators awarded multi-year NIH grant
Credit: SBP Orlando, FL, Aug. 10, 2017 - A team of researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP)...
MPFI’s Ryohei Yasuda awarded 2017 Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Prize
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D., Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience's (MPFI) Scientific Director, was...
Circular RNA linked to brain function
Credit: Credit: The circular RNA biology Training Network (circRTrain), MDC. While hundreds of circular RNAs (circRNAs) are abundant in mammalian...
HSE researchers use neural networks for odor recognition
Researchers from the HSE Laboratory of Space Research, Technologies, Systems and Processes have applied fast-learning artificial intelligence to odour recognition...
Gene-editing-induced changes in ant social communication
Credit: Image credit: Brigitte Baella PHILADELPHIA - Ants have proven themselves to be the newest (and brightest) animal model on...
Nemours, UD technology pushes cancer research forward
Credit: Cindy Brodoway Wilmington, DE - The field of cancer research is moving rapidly toward three-dimensional (3D) laboratory cultures because...
Yoda bat gets happy: New species officially recognized
An unusual breed of fruit bat -- previously nicknamed 'Yoda' due to its resemblance to the Star Wars Jedi Master...
