Biology

Fighting marine pollutionCredit: GRC- Marine Geosciences /University of Barcelona The light of ALBA Synchrotron will enable revealing the environmental impact...

eLife invests in Texture to provide open-source content production tools for publishers

Collaborating on the development of Texture brings eLife a step closer to its open-source, end-to-end publisher workflow eLife has announced...

The fourth volume of Anti-obesity Drug Discovery and Development is now published

This book is Edited by: Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Iqbal Choudhary, published on: December 14th, 2019. The incidence of obesity among populations...

Pitt bioengineers create ultrasmall, light-activated electrode for neural stimulation

Takashi D. Y. Kozai's lab examines the use of the photoelectric effect on untethered implanted devices to mitigate damage done...

Development of Pharmaceutical Agent For The Treatment of Diabetes & Obesity

This book is Edited by: Atta-ur-Rahman, published on: January 18, 2019 The scope of the eBook series covers a range...

Looking behind a rare brain disease for clues to treat more common mental disorders

Researchers use genetic manipulation techniques to highlight how the function of a protein can lead to neurodevelopmental delaysCredit: Katsuhiko Tabuchi,...

Bentham's latest book explores the subjective science of consciousness

This book is authored by: Paulo Jacomo Negro, published on: Feb. 11, 2019 Readers are introduced to the concept of...

'Seeing' tails help sea snakes avoid predators

Credit: Chris Malam New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable...

New molecular blueprint advances our understanding of photosynthesis

Berkeley Lab research will shed light on the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide into sugar, helping scientists engineer...

Shaping light lets 2D microscopes capture 4D data

Fluorescent microscopy adds a new dimension with Rice University lab's inventionCredit: Landes Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 13, 2019)...

Cracking colibactin's code

Study examines how compound damaged DNA to understand its connection to cancer For more than a decade, scientists have worked...

Hop to it: Researchers evaluate rabbits' evolved resistance to myxoma virus

Credit: Grant McFadden As most know already, rabbit populations are not easily controlled - they reproduce swiftly, and as a...

Researchers find 14 percent of sausages mislabelled in Canada, down from last University of Guelph study

Researchers found meat species not indicated on the label in 14 per cent of sausage samples selected from grocery stores...

Loud and clear: ONR program officer honored for hearing work with sailors

Credit: Photo courtesy of Thais Morata. ARLINGTON, Va.--Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a far-reaching and expensive problem for the U.S....

In zebrafish eggs, most rapidly growing cell inhibits neighbors through mechanical signals

Scientists at IST Austria discover new mechanism for lateral inhibition of cells- Study published in CellCredit: Peng Xia "The winner...

Aloe sanguinalis, a new red Aloe from Somaliland

Credit: Barkworth M, et al. Aloe sanguinalis, or Somali Red Aloe, forms large, conspicuous clumps and has blood red sap....

Diet could help runners beat stomach issues

New research shows that low FODMAP foods reduce gastrointestinal symptoms Research indicates that cutting out specific foods can alleviate the...

The smallest skeletons in the marine world observed in 3D by synchrotron techniques

Credit: NASA Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow and release carbon dioxide when they create...

Artificial intelligence to boost Earth system science