Biology
Imaging technique could be game changer for pharma
In drug development, the body can be something of a black box. We take medicine and observe the overall effects,...
Microbiology: Many forks make light work
New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help...
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can...
Cope’s gray treefrogs meet the cocktail party problem
You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to...
Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil
End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world...
Seismic CT scan points to rapid uplift of Southern Tibet
Credit: Image courtesy NASA Using seismic data and supercomputers, Rice University geophysicists have conducted a massive seismic CT scan of...
Social experience tweaks genome function to modify future behavior
Credit: Don Hamerman Mice have a reputation for timidity. Yet when confronted with an unfamiliar peer, a mouse may respond...
Salk’s Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center partners with imaging giant ZEISS
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--The Salk Institute's Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center and ZEISS announced today a global partnership to accelerate...
Monkey see, monkey do, depending on age, experience and efficiency
Credit: Photo by Brendan Barrett, UC Davis. Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other -- but that social...
Bread and health: A personal matter
Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the...
Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population
Credit: Jennifer Geib, Appalachian State University According to recent studies, declines in wild and managed bee populations threaten the pollination...
Nanoparticles and magnets offer new, efficient method of removing oil from water
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering When oil mixes with or enters into water, conventional methods of cleaning the water and...
Scientists aim to stamp out new horticultural pest
Scientists will pursue cutting-edge microbiology and robotics research in a bid to stop a destructive and abundant pest which is...
This week from AGU: Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts
GeoSpace Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts Offshore wind turbines built according to current standards may not...
Study reveals how a hormone increases sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
Credit: Léo Ramos Chaves Chemical ripeners, also known as growth regulators, are widely used in Brazil's sugarcane industry to increase...
Acacias are invading unaltered areas in the northwest of the peninsula
Credit: Michele Adami The legume Acacia dealbata, also known as mimosa, is one of the most aggressive invasive tree species...
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 7, 2017 -- An increase in mean temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius...
Geology and biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found that independent estimates from geology and biology agree on the timing...
Finding new homes won’t help Emperor penguins cope with climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are...
3-D-modeling of food residues in 230 million years old fossil feces
Credit: Picture Martin Qvarnstrom Synchrotron scanning can produce high-quality 3D models of well-preserved food residues from fossil faeces. That's the...
