Biology
The 16 genetic markers that can cut a life story short
Why do some of us live longer than others? While the environment in which we live, including our socio-economic status...
USDA invests $15.7 million for research to Iimprove livestock and aquaculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 27, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Neolithic farmers practiced specialized methods of cattle farming
Credit: University of Basel, IPNA, C. Gerling Swiss farmers practiced various different methods of animal farming as early as 5,400...
Crops that kill pests by shutting off their genes
Plants are among many eukaryotes that can "turn off" one or more of their genes by using a process called...
First molecules discovered by next-generation artificial intelligence to be developed into drugs
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, July 27, 2017, Baltimore, Md., Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a Baltimore-based leader in artificial intelligence ("AI") for...
Should we be worried about hepatitis E?
Hepatitis E gets little press compared to its better-known cousins A, B and C, but Stellenbosch University virologists say we...
Hostage situation or harmony? Researchers rethink symbiosis
Credit: Vittorio Boscaro and Patrick Keeling Relationships where two organisms depend on each other, known as symbiosis, evoke images of...
Seeing in the dark: Minus sunlight, a general theory reveals universal patterns in ecology
There's a 50-hectare forested plot in Panama where researchers with the Smithsonian have gathered highly detailed information about the species,...
American Society of Human Genetics 2017 Annual Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 17-21, 2017 WHERE: Orange County Convention Center, South Building 9800-9899 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819...
Negative birth outcomes linked to air pollution exposure early in pregnancy, study finds
Exposure to air pollution early in a pregnancy could increase risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, according to...
‘Dark ecology project’ will use past weather radar data to trace bird migrations
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate across the United States, largely unseen under...
Heavy metals in water meet their match
Credit: Barron Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON -- (July 27, 2017) -- Carbon nanotubes immobilized in a tuft of quartz fiber...
DREAMers at greater risk for mental health distress
Immigrants who came to the United States illegally as small children and who meet the requirements of the Development Relief...
Biochar could clear the air in more ways than one
Credit: Ghasideh Pourhashem/Rice University Biochar from recycled waste may both enhance crop growth and save health costs by helping clear...