Biology
A dance of histones silences transposable elements in pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Simon Elsässer So-called transposons are abundant DNA-elements found in every eukaryotic organism as a consequence of their ability to...
How to beat spicy pepper heat (hint: milk isn’t the best) (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 -- Maybe you've heard that milk is the perfect way to...
Most nations failing to protect nature in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
Outbreak provides opportunity to reset economy and reverse ecosystem, species lossesCredit: Pamela McElwee The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to...
The Colorado river’s water supply is predictable owing to long-term ocean memory
Scientists develop new tool to forecast drought and water flow in the Colorado riverCredit: Photo by Stephen Walker A team...
Juan Enriquez’s “Right/Wrong”
New book analyzes how technology transforms our ethicsCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. "This book will make you uncomfortable and it...
Six-Year MiSight contact lens study: 23% of eyes showed no additional myopia progression
Powerful findings from CooperVision study shared at American Academy of Optometry Annual MeetingCredit: CooperVision CooperVision is reporting the latest findings...
UCI, others see agriculture as major source of increase in atmospheric nitrous oxide
Long-lived greenhouse gas could hinder international climate goals, researchers sayCredit: Global Carbon Project Irvine, Calif. ¬ - An international team...
Deep-seabed mining lastingly disrupts the seafloor food web
Especially the microbial part of the carbon cycle is affectedCredit: ROV-Team/GEOMAR The deep sea is far away and hard to...
Scientists reconstruct beetles from the Cretaceous
International research team gains new insights into the evolution of fossil beetlesCredit: D. Peris & R. Kundrata et al. /...
A new assembler for decoding genomes of microbial communities developed
Researchers from the Center for Algorithmic Biotechnology at St Petersburg University, as part of a group of Russian and American...
Crabs are key to ecology and economy in Oman
Importance of crabs should be considered when looking at increasing human pressure on Barr Al Hikman nature reserveCredit: ©Jan van...
Zoologists uncover new example of rapid evolution – meet the Sulawesi Babblers
Credit: Trinity College Dublin. Zoologists from Trinity College Dublin, working in tropical Southeast Asia, have uncovered a modern-day example of...
Climate projection research may help to battle ‘snail fever’ worldwide
Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, October 8, 2020 - Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change...
Light stimulation makes bones heavier
Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) show that laser irradiation inhibits expression of the...
UOG monitors Guam for two of USDA’s Priority Pests of 2021
Pests pose danger to tomato and other solanaceous cropsCredit: University of Guam The University of Guam received another round of...
A new species of Darwin wasp from Mexico named in observance of the 2020 quarantine period
Credit: Andrey I. Khalaim Scientists at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT) in Mexico recently discovered five new species of...
Presented a program capable of detecting neurodegeneration biomarkers through magnetic
Credit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Magnetic resonance imaging is the most sensitive and reliable technique for diagnosing and monitoring...
Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself
Value of nationwide pollinator monitoring schemes, some involving citizen scientists, is 70 times higher than their costCredit: Credit Nadine Mitschunas...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces new Allen Distinguished Investigators
Collaborative projects funded by the awards will address important questions about neurodegenerative disease, nucleus biology, and protein turnoverCredit: Dollie LaJoie,...
First detailed look at how molecular Ferris wheel delivers protons to cellular factories
No human cell can function without these tiny machines, which cause disease when they go haywire and offer potential targets...
