Biology

Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a new method to measure tiny amounts of antibodies...

Oceans are warming rapidly, study says

Credit: CHENG Lijing More than 90% of the earth's energy imbalance (EEI) in the climate system is sequestered in the...

Researchers ID new mechanism for keeping DNA protein in line

Credit: Susan Tsutakawa/Berkeley Lab The actions of a protein used for DNA replication and repair are guided by electrostatic forces...

Incremental discovery may one day lead to photosynthetic breakthrough

Credit: N/A Photosynthesis is one of the most complicated and important processes--responsible for kick-starting Earth's food chain. While we have...

USDa invests $7.6 million for research on pests and beneficial species

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 29, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

More milkweeds located throughout the landscape can help conserve monarchs

Credit: Karen Oberhauser, University of Minnesota Image provided by Fred Ormand and Joyce Pearsall. Adding milkweeds and other native flowering...

Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals

Credit: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute Whether or not society shakes its addiction to oil and gasoline will depend on a...

EASL releases editorial response to Cochrane Review of DAAs in HCV

GENEVA, Switzerland 28 June 2017 - The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) expresses its serious concerns...

Improving Chinese air pollution leads to business opportunities

China's trouble with smog and air pollution is well known, but air quality is beginning to improve as Chinese authorities...

Four new beamlines get go ahead at the ESRF, opening new frontiers in X-ray science

Credit: ESRF/Jocelyn Chavy 27 June 2017 - The ESRF Council, representing the 22 partner nations of the ESRF, gave the...

Real-time vapor analysis could improve training of explosive-detecting dogs

With a sense of smell much greater than humans, dogs are considered the gold standard for explosive detection in many...

Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstock

Credit: IBS They are all around you! Most plastics, conductive polymers, and even medicines derive from molecules with a double...

The value of nature

Money may not grow on trees, but trees themselves and all that they provide have a dollar value nonetheless. At...

Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes clean pollutants in wastewater

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University materials scientists and bioelectrochemical engineers may have created an innovative, cost-competitive electrode material for cleaning...

RIT hosts largest number of NSF undergraduate research programs in New York

Rochester Institute of Technology leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students, according...

First ‘haploid’ human stem cells could change the face of medical research

Credit: (Credit: Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research at Hebrew University) Stem cell research holds huge potential for...

UM tesearch: Slow-growing ponderosas survive mountain pine beetle outbreaks

Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving mountain pine beetle outbreaks in...

Researchers document early, permananet human settlement in Andes

Credit: Lauren A. Hayes Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support...

More precise diagnostics for improved cancer outcomes