Biology
Earning a living in a changing climate — the plant perspective
Credit: Trinity College Dublin. There are many ways to make a living in a suitable climate but far fewer in...
Elegant switch controls translation in transition from egg to embryo
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The transition from an egg to a developing embryo is one of life's most remarkable transformations. Yet...
Significant gaps in infection prevention impact long-term care residents
Portland, Ore., June 14, 2017 - While nearly 400,000 residents of long-term care facilities die as a result of healthcare...
The glue that keeps cells together
Credit: (Picture: Susanne Fenz) Controlled adhesion and division are crucial for our body's cells. This is the case, for instance,...
Plant compound more powerful than AZT against HIV
Credit: Lijun Rong. A plant found throughout Southeast Asia traditionally used to treat arthritis and rheumatism contains a potent anti-HIV...
More than a third of heater-cooler devices used in open heart surgery may be contaminated with deadly bacteria
Portland, Ore., June 14, 2017 - Thirty-three of 89 (37 percent) heater-cooler units assessed between July 2015 and December 2016...
Study finds way to predict treatment effectiveness for adults with autism
Credit: Dr. Daniel Yang DALLAS, TEXAS, - A collaboration between the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at...
Cleaning and sterilization techniques leave ureteroscopes contaminated
Portland, Ore., June 14, 2017 - The techniques used to clean and sterilize flexible ureteroscopes leave behind contamination including debris,...
Wildfires pollute much more than previously thought
Credit: Kari Greer/USFS Gila National Forest via NASA Summer wildfires boost air pollution considerably more than previously believed. Naturally burning...
Autism risk linked to fever during pregnancy
Fever during pregnancy may raise the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the child, according to a study led...
Researchers show how a cancer gene protects genome organization
Credit: (Illustration by Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga) CHAPEL HILL, NC - UNC School of Medicine researchers have cracked a long-standing mystery about...
Mosquito-killing fungi engineered with spider and scorpion toxins could help fight malaria
Credit: Brian Lovett Malaria kills nearly half a million people every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In...
Study sheds light on determining surgical margins for feline tumors
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University are paving the way for more precision in determining surgical margins for...
Spying on fish love calls could help protect them from overfishing
Credit: Jenna Luecke/Univ. of Texas at Austin About a third of the world's fish stocks are being overfished, meaning they're...
Birds of a feather
Credit: Eddy Perez, LSU Biologists have always been fascinated by the diversity and changeability of life on Earth and have...
£1.4M EPSRC Fellowship for physicist
(Lancaster University) A Lancaster University physicist has been awarded a £1.4M EPSRC Career Fellowship over five years.Dr Dmitry Zmeev is...
Charred flowers and the fossil record
Credit: Geology, Victoria A. Hudspith and Claire M. Belcher Boulder, Colo., USA: One of the main types of fossil used...
Finland has the world’s most energy-saving supermarket
Savings are also being achieved by levelling out power consumption peaks Under VTT's leadership, Finland has the world's most energy-efficient...
Is Palmer amaranth developing traits that make it harder to control?
Credit: Photo by Ramon Leon Palmer amaranth is widely considered to be one of the most damaging and difficult to...
Why does an anesthetic make us lose consciousness?
Credit: Stefan_Schranz/ pixabay, CC 0 FRANKFURT. To date, researchers assumed that anesthetics interrupt signal transmission between different areas of the...
