Biology
Understanding how fishers fish on coral reefs can inform fishery management strategies
Credit: Figure provided by lead author Tyler Pavlowich A Dartmouth study of spearfishing on a Caribbean coral reef illustrates how...
‘Invasive’ species have been around much longer than believed
Credit: Jennifer Fitchett and Louis Scott The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Palaeoscience funded researchers based in the School of...
Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
The researchers, from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, found that bone retains a "memory" of exercise's effects...
New and novel technologies successfully demonstrated in soilborne disease study
St. Paul, Minn. (August 2017)--Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a prominent soilborne disease of soybean, can be devastating. Yield losses from...
Cycad leaf physiology research needed
Credit: Thomas Marler The living cycad species are among the world's most threatened plant groups, but are also among the...
WSU study shows muted stress response linked to long-term cannabis use
Credit: WSU A new study by Washington State University psychology researchers reveals a dampened physiological response to stress in chronic...
Cell senescence is regulated by innate DNA sensing
Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening...
Statistical analysis to explain mechanism in state of general anesthesia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 31, 2017) - Although the mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs induce the state of general anesthesia have...
Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk
The next mega-droughts and subsequent active wildfire seasons for the western U.S. might be predictable a full year in advance,...
Scientists discover biomarkers which could lead to better treatments for CF patients
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which...
What does trophy hunting contribute to wild lion conservation?
Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate...
Biofeedback technology helping improve balance in Parkinson’s patients
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston researchers in the Department of Health and Human Performance are helping patients with...
Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice
Credit: Ken Markoff An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal...
New drug may treat and limit progression of Parkinson’s disease
BINGHAMTON, NY - Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's disease...
Bacterial biofilms, begone
Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics Â- so-called...
How camouflaged birds decide where to blend in
Credit: Project Nightjar Animals that rely on camouflage can choose the best places to conceal themselves based on their individual...
New in the Hastings Center Report, July-August 2017
The Precision Medicine Nation Maya Sabatello and Paul S. Appelbaum The federal government's ambitious Precision Medicine Initiative proposes to accelerate...
Nature provides a key to repelling liquids
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1.© 2017 American Chemical Society Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables...
An evolutionary breakpoint in cell division
Credit: Osaka University Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is...