Biology
Researchers shed new light on the origins of modern humans
The work, published in Nature, confirms a dispersal of Homo sapiens from southern to eastern Africa immediately preceded the out-of-Africa...
CRISPR/Cas libraries open new avenues in cancer research
Innovative methods lead to foundation of start-up Vivlion GmbHCredit: Uwe Dettmar Unfortunately, however, creation of libraries containing high numbers of...
‘Chronoprints’ identify samples by how they change over space and time
Credit: American Chemical Society Modern analytical tools like mass spectrometers can identify many unknown substances, allowing scientists to easily tell...
Canadian food and beverage companies get mixed grades on nutrition goals: U of T report
Credit: Katherine Fogler Canada's largest food and beverage manufacturers could aim higher to improve nutrition, reduce obesity and prevent chronic...
Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds
'Chronoprints' can identify a sample from a video taken as it reacts to disturbance If we could tell authentic from...
What oil leaves behind in 2.5 billion gallons of water every day in US
New Purdue University technology designed to help clean, purify water used in oil refinementCredit: Purdue University/Ashreet Mishra WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind....
Honey bee colonies more successful by foraging on non-crop fields
Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019--Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and...
New study shows effects on offspring of epigenetic inheritance via sperm
In experiments with worms, researchers showed that epigenetic marks on sperm chromosomes affect gene expression and development in offspringCredit: K....
Beware of sleeping queens underfoot this spring
Credit: Joe Woodgate Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have discovered a never before reported behaviour of queen bumblebees....
New Cretaceous fossil sheds light on avian reproduction
Credit: Barbara Marrs A team of scientists led by Alida Bailleul and Jingmai O'Connor from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology...
Review of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines finds majority lack patient values
Review included countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and United States Patients'...
Better water testing, safer produce
Credit: Natalie Brassill, University of Arizona. March 20, 2019 - Salads were recently in the news--and off America's dinner tables--when...
Study reveals that coyotes are not controlling deer populations in eastern US states
Coyotes expanded their range to colonize eastern North America over the last century, where their impacts on white-tailed deer populations...
Bacterial contamination in household and office building tap water
Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (legionellosis...
The recent spread of coyotes across North America did not doom deer populations
Credit: Dr. Aimee P. Rockhill (Western Carolina University) and Dr. Christopher S. DePerno (North Carolina State University) Coyotes eat deer,...
Wildlife tourism may negatively affect African elephants’ behavior
Credit: Isabelle Szott Increasing numbers of tourists are interested in observing wildlife such as African elephants, and income generated from...
First ratings for youth football helmets address sport’s largest pool of athletes
Credit: Virginia Tech The majority of people playing football in the U.S. aren't NFL players or collegiate athletes --they're youth...
Revealing the rules behind virus scaffold construction
New insights into epistasis could impact future drug delivery and therapeutic strategies A team of researchers including Northwestern Engineering faculty...
Data-driven modeling and estimation of lithium-ion battery properties
Columbia Engineers design a model that can predict how to get the best performance from Li-Ion batteries Electric vehicles are...
Starving bacteria can eject their tails to save energy and stay alive
Credit: Morgan Beeby When nutrients are dangerously low, a group of bacteria have been found to take the drastic measure...
