Biology
Genomic recycling: Ancestral genes take on new roles
One often hears about the multitude of genes we have in common with chimps, birds or other living creatures, but...
Ironing out a puzzle
Alison Butler has never met Canadian chemist and philanthropist Alfred Bader, but they have something important in common. Harvard-educated Bader...
When caring for a sick pet becomes too much
Credit: Kent State University The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal...
Welfare of zoo animals set to improve
The wellbeing of zoological animals is set to improve following the successful trial of a new welfare assessment grid, a...
A Cereal survives heat and drought
Credit: Copyright: ICRISAT Plant diversity and adaptation to different climatic conditions -- especially important in the era of global climate...
DNA triggers shape-shifting in hydrogels, opening a new way to make ‘soft robots’
Credit: Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University Biochemical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University have used sequences of DNA molecules to induce...
American oaks share a common northern ancestor
Credit: The Morton Arboretum If you had been in northern Canada 45 million years ago, you might have encountered the...
Connecting plants and society: The Shenzhen Declaration, a new roadmap for plant sciences
Credit: his image is designed for the Shenzhen Declaration on Plant Sciences by Genlin Jiao, Alice Tangerini and Jun Wen....
Biologists identify gene involved in kidney-related birth defects
A team led by University of Iowa researchers has identified a gene linked to rare, often fatal kidney-related birth defects....
‘Smart meters need a rapid rethink,’ say Bath researchers
The official UK smart meter network was switched on in November 2016 and since then smart meter devices have been...
Researchers learn more about maximizing brain use
Neuroscientists from Higher School of Economics and Charité University Clinic in Berlin have come up with a new multivariate method...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes, cancer, other diseases
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
Effects of changing tillage practices on sugar beets presented
Changing tillage practices can help the environment and reduce costs, according to a study in Montana. Chengci Chen, Montana State,...
New assay leads to step toward gene therapy for deaf patients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward gene therapy for deaf patients by...
RNA discovery could help boost plant heat, drought tolerance
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research DALLAS -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have discovered a ribonucleic acid, or RNA, that...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University scientists
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
Scientists show molecular basis for ants acting as ‘bodyguards’ for plants
Credit: G. A. Miller TORONTO, ON - Though you might not think of ants as formidable bodyguards, some do an...
Wireless food stamp transactions tied to healthier shopping
New research links the equipping of mobile fruit and vegetable stands with wireless banking devices programmed to accept food stamps...
5,000 deaths annually from dieselgate in Europe
Credit: Jonson et al 2017 Since the late 1990s the share of diesel cars in the EU has risen to...