Biology
Engineering diseased human skin in vitro
Credit: POSTECH The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first...
Molecular tweezers that attack antibiotic resistant bacteria developed by Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel May 10, 2021 - Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (BGU), together with American and German colleagues,...
Stop the genetic presses!
Study describes new mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA in bacteriaCredit: Babitzke Laboratory and Dani Zemba, Penn State...
Turning a pancreatic cancer cell’s addiction into a death sentence
Credit: Visual Services, UHN (Toronto, Friday, May 7, 2021) -- Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in...
Essential virulence proteins of corn smut discovered
Plant pathogen needs membrane-bound protein complex to be virulentCredit: MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Geisel To infect its host plant maize,...
With bacteria against coral bleaching
Probiotic approaches could protect corals against heat stressCredit: A. Roik. 7 May 2021/Kiel. Corals are the backbone of marine ecosystems...
New study explores functionality in aquatic ecosystems
The functions of water-dominated ecosystems can be considerably influenced and changed by hydrological fluctuation; the varying states of redox-active substances...
Distinct cell-to-cell communication processes controlled differently
Credit: Tohoku University Cells talk to each other to coordinate nutrition, waste removal, energy use, and, in some cases, disease...
New antibody rationally designed for better tumor inhibition
Credit: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) Recently, Prof. XIE Can from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei...
Novel matrix-based slow-release urea improves crop production
Credit: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) The applied nitrogen in crop production is easily lost through ammonia emission and...
Emissions from human activity modify biogenic secondary organic aerosol formation
Credit: Li Xu Despite their extremely small size, submicron atmospheric aerosols are critical pollutants with climate change, air quality, and...
Professor Sang Yup Lee at KAIST elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Credit: KAIST Vice President for Research Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee was elected as a foreign member of the Royal...
PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet
Accurate forecasting of health risks to killer whale populations may depend on looking at individual variations in their dietCredit: Filipa...
Hollings researchers study SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in asymptomatic & symptomatic individuals
Call to action for SC scientists, cross-disciplinary research spurs SARS-CoV-2 antibody discoveriesCredit: MUSC/Marquel Coaxum MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers added...
Ice core data show why, despite lower sulfur emissions in US and Western Europe, air pollution is
Credit: Hokkaido University The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago....
Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology--identifying the...
New study tracked large sharks during hurricanes
Researchers found sharks behaviors differed by species and location during major storm eventsCredit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021 Tiger...
Worth 1000 words: How the world saw Australia’s black summer
The world media reported on Australia's bushfire crisis very differently to the local media, with a greater focus on the...
Slender-snouted Besanosaurus was an 8 m long marine snapper
Paleontologists working in museum collections in Italy, Switzerland, and Germany have identified five additional specimens of a 240-million-year-old ichthyosaur, named...
Researchers find the secret behind maintaining a healthy weight loss
Credit: Karina Kjærgård Kranker. Half of the Danish population have overweight, while 17 percent live with obesity. Worldwide, almost 40...
