Biology
New bacterial defense mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas system uncovered
The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune system that is found in many bacteria. It provides protection from viruses and other...
Sequencing reveals how Porphyra thrives in a tough environment
Credit: Photo courtesy of Susan Brawley Orono, Me-- Sequencing of the nuclear genome of Porphyra umbilicalis -- laver or Atlantic...
Helping EU cities and regions cut carbon emissions
Credit: Graphic: NTNU Industrial Ecology Programme/ Environmental Research Letters In 1915, a Scottish town planner and social activist named Patrick...
Heart tissues of different origins can ‘beat’ in sync
Credit: Konstantin Agladze Researchers from MIPT and the University of Bonn (Germany) have shown that heart tissues of different origins...
At the cellular level, a child’s loss of a father is associated with increased stress
The absence of a father -- due to incarceration, death, separation or divorce -- has adverse physical and behavioral consequences...
Harvard researchers describe pneumatic actuator that generates cyclical motion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 18, 2017--A new study demonstrated the design, potential applications, and...
Did life begin on land rather than in the sea?
For three years, Tara Djokic, a Ph.D. student at the University of New South Wales Sydney, scoured the forbidding landscape...
Scientists unlock planthoppers’ potential to control future crop disease outbreaks
Credit: Junjie Zhu Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Zoology have discovered how a severe rice virus...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish evolve differently
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas...
Reversing fetal alcohol damage after birth
Study in rats showed thyroxine and metformin reversed memory and learning deficits caused by fetal alcohol exposure Potential treatment for...
Sibling bonding is stronger when dad’s around
Credit: Emily C. Lynch, Project Papio, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey For many female mammals, mothers and maternal...
Low-dose diazepam can increase social competitiveness
Psychologists speak of anxiety in two forms: "state" anxiety, which refers to anxiety arising from a particular situation; and "trait"...
UC3M heads cooperation project to promote renewable energies in Cuba and Haiti
Credit: UC3M The project, carried out within the framework of Objective 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030...
Scientists ‘resurrect’ ancient proteins to provide clues about molecular innovation
Credit: ESRF/P. Jayet Enzyme activity is determined by the structure of a particular region of the protein called the active...
Improving the ‘wait and see’ approach in MDS blood cancer treatment
Researchers are closer to helping the 50 per cent of people with a group of blood disorders that can transform...
‘Plant cinema’ shows the flow of energy
Credit: (c) Stephan Wagner Nothing works without fuel: plants also depend on fuel for growth and development. In living organisms,...
New findings suggest a genetic influence on aging into the 90s but not beyond
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Variants of a gene thought to be linked to longevity appear to influence aging into the 90s,...
Parasite revealed: New insights into dicyemida
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Revealing the origin and evolutionary history of the world's manifold...
Study: Omega-3 fatty acids fight inflammation via cannabinoids
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced...
New research highlights optimal methods for administering children’s medications
New research published today, conducted by a research team from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, aims...
