Biology
Singapore scientists uncover the role of spindle matrix proteins in NSC reactivation
SINGAPORE, 2 August 2017 - A multicentre research team led by Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS)'s Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme...
Loss of 350 miles of Great Plains streams causing changes in aquatic food web
Credit: Photos courtesy of Ryan Waters, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The food web in...
From a memory too strong to a memory too weak
Heidelberg, 2 August 2017 - There is increasing evidence that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increases the risk of developing dementia...
An end to cavities for people with sensitive teeth?
An ice cold drink is refreshing in the summer, but for people with sensitive teeth, it can cause a painful...
NIST funds 12 projects to make communities more resilient to disasters
Credit: NIST Public Affairs Office Using biological materials as flame retardants, defining the characteristics of soil liquefaction during earthquakes and...
Historical wildlife trends reliable for predicting species at risk
Some of the methods used to predict at risk species are trend-based - an indicator of what happens gradually over...
Catalysts developed at Carnegie Mellon efficiently and rapidly remove BPA from water
Carnegie Mellon University chemist Terrence J. Collins has developed an approach that quickly and cheaply removes more than 99 percent...
Correction of a faulty gene in human embryos
Credit: (Credits: Institute for Basic Science, IBS) A new paper in Nature reports the correction of a disease-causing mutation in...
Academy collections aid researchers in revising a mammal branch on tree of life
Credit: © Jabruson/NPL/Minden Pictures SAN FRANCISCO (August 2, 2017)--One small mammal is experiencing a triumphant return to its long-ago spot...
University of Maryland School of Medicine receives grant for HIV research in Malawi
Credit: University of Maryland School of Maryland BALTIMORE, Md. - The University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UM SOM) Institute...
Cockroach gardeners: Spreading plant seeds across the forest floor
(Kumamoto University) Researchers in Japan have discovered that cockroaches can disperse seeds like birds and mammals. A variety of seed...
Microscopic body snatchers infest our oceans
Credit: Leles et al. New research from Swansea University academics has found that our oceans are full of microscopic 'bodysnatchers'...
Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Credit: Elwood Mullins, Vanderbilt University One of the most potent toxins known acts by welding the two strands of the...
OU provides NSF undergraduate research experience in structural biology
Credit: University of Oklahoma The National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Program in Structural Biology at the University of Oklahoma provides...
What flowers looked like 100 million years ago
Credit: Copyright: Hervé Sauquet/Jürg Schönenberger Flowering plants with are by far the most diverse group of plants on Earth. Flowering...
Early gene-editing success holds promise for preventing inherited diseases
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 2, 2017) Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in...
Cracking the code of megapests
Credit: CSIRO For the first time, researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have mapped the complete...
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
Credit: University of California San Diego A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help...
$2.6 million to build versatile genetic toolkit for studying animal behavior
Credit: Katelyn Marcus On Aug. 1, the National Science Foundation announced 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards for...
It’s not just what you eat, it’s what’s eating you
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more...
