Biology
Hiding in plain sight: New species of flying squirrel discovered
Credit: Nick Kerhoulas. For hundreds of years, a species of flying squirrel was hiding right under (actually, above) our noses....
NIST upgrades widely used database of molecular ‘fingerprints’
Credit: NIST When scientists need to identify an unknown compound, they do what a police detective might do. They get...
Chemistry life hacks: Food edition (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017 -- Reactions is back with another round of chemistry life hacks....
Brain State Technologies: Successful clinical trial shows reduction of insomnia symptoms
This figure shows brain electrical activity at the temporal lobes before and after HIRREMĀ® sessions. Brain State Technologies: Successful Clinical...
Safety of gene transfer to treat heart failure supports further clinical development
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 6, 2017--Based on the encouraging safety data that has emerged...
What makes a reach movement effortful?
Credit: Thomas Steuer/ Pierre Morel When choosing between alternative actions, we have to compare the positive outcomes of those actions...
Invasive alien plant control assessed for the Kruger National Park in South Africa
Credit: Brian W. van Wilgen Along with urban and agricultural encroachment and pollution mitigation, managing invasive alien species is a...
Staphyloccus ribosome structure researched by KFU Structural Biology Lab
The results were published in Nucleic Acids Research. This paper was announced as the best of May 2017 by FSBMB....
Symposium to honor microbiologist Sol Spiegelman, present new work in biological sciences
In honor of University of Illinois microbiologist Sol Spiegelman and his work in recombinant DNA technology, the Carl R. Woese...
Artificial fluorescent membrane lipid shows active role in living cells
Credit: (c) 2017 Kinoshita M. et al. Journal of Cell Biology. VOL:216 NO:4 1183-1204. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201607086 Osaka, Japan - Biological...
Anticipation helps pathological gamblers hold out for larger-but-later rewards
Triggering pathological gamblers to envision a future personal experience reduces their preference for an immediate reward over a larger, delayed...
White noise after loud noise prevents hearing deficits in mice
Mild hearing loss from exposure to less than one hour of loud noise leads to a reorganization of circuits in...
ASA continues dialogue on significance, P values with new symposium on inference
In 2016, the ASA released an historic statement on statistical significance and p values in an effort to improve the...
What caused the most toxic algal bloom ever observed in Monterey Bay?
Credit: Kim Fulton-Bennett Ā© 2015 MBARI MOSS LANDING, CA -- In late spring 2015, the West Coast of North America...
Electrocatalyst nanostructures key to improved fuel cells, electrolyzers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists' simulations have unraveled the mystery of a new electrocatalyst that may solve a...
Adding vemurafenib doubles progression-free survival in BRAF metastatic colorectal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Clinical trial results presented in an oral abstract session 3:00pm Monday, June 5 at...
Researchers find micro-gene that protects the brain from developing epilepsy
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) On December 16, 1997, hundreds of Japanese children were brought to hospital suffering from epilepsy-like seizures....
International science team: Marine reserves can help mitigate climate change
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An international team of scientists has concluded that "highly protected" marine reserves can help mitigate the effects...
‘Hail Mary’ mechanism can rescue cells with severely damaged chromosomes
Credit: Sullivan Lab, UC Santa Cruz The DNA vital to the life of a cell is packaged in chromosomes, and...
Newly discovered DNA sequences can protect chromosomes in rotifers
Credit: Michael Shribak, Irina Arkhipova WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Rotifers are tough, microscopic organisms highly resistant to radiation and repeated...