Biology
Review of noise impacts on marine mammals yields new policy recommendations
After a comprehensive review of current knowledge, a panel of scientists has published new recommendations regarding marine mammal noise exposureCredit:...
Trust more important than ecology to gain local support for conservation
Social impacts and good governance processes have more resonance with local resource-users than ecological effectivenessCredit: Giuseppe Affinito Trust, transparency, communication,...
On-the-spot genome analysis
Credit: Hasindu Gamaarachchi The ability to read the genome - all the DNA of an organism - has vast potential...
Hematopoietic stem cells: Making blood thicker than water
Researchers at Osaka University reveal how a regulatory molecule ensures an appropriate supply of blood cells while avoiding the excessive...
Machine learning tracks moving cells
Scientists can now study the migration of label-free cells at unprecedented resolution, a feat with applications across biology, disease research,...
Tiny ‘blinkers’ enable simultaneous imaging of multiple biomolecules
Credit: American Chemical Society In everyday life, blinking lights can send signals -- for example, that a car is going...
New method to assess platelet health could help ER doctors
Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Emergency room doctors often have only a few minutes to determine which patients are in...
Could internet activity provide accurate in plant and animal conservation?
Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University, University of Oxford and University of BirminghamCredit: PLOS BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 13, 2019 -An international team...
Scientists delineate pathway that helps us make antibodies
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 13, 2019) - Our bodies are continuously concocting specific antibodies...
Cardiorespiratory fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus
The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new UBC research...
What do gardens bring to urban ecosystems?
Credit: Jennifer Nicklay "A healthy community requires healthy soil." This idea spurred a consortium of researchers, farmers, and community garden...
OU neuroscientists find brain pathway supporting an intersection of taste and pain
Credit: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma neuroscientists have found a pathway in the brain where taste and pain intersect...
UM study suggests climate change limits forest recovery after wildfires
Credit: Courtesy of Kimberley Davis MISSOULA - New University of Montana research suggests climate change makes it increasingly difficult for...
Desert plants provided by homeowners offer habitat for desert bird species
UMass Amherst, Forest Service and Arizona State ecologists investigate bird diversityCredit: Eyal Shochat/Ben Gurion University of the Negev AMHERST, Mass....
Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone
New study from Columbia biomedical engineers demonstrates that a brain-computer interface can improve your performanceCredit: Josef Faller/Columbia Engineering New York,...
Little owls on the move
Credit: Ralph Martin The little owl, Athene noctua, is a small nocturnal owl and is classified as an endangered species...
UTSA BRAVe program grows research pipeline to help active and military vets
Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (March 12, 2019) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will launch a...
Genetically encoded sensor isolates hidden leukemic stem cells
Cells express surface markers that help them escape most targeted therapies, Tel Aviv University researchers say All stem cells can...
Copying made easy
A universal isothermal DNA amplification method Whether revealing a perpetrator with DNA evidence, diagnosing a pathogen, classifying a paleontological discovery,...
Ireland to lead €7 million Parkinson’s research project
RCSI-coordinated project to inform future Parkinson's treatment developmentCredit: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE Tuesday, 12 March 2019: A new research study aims to deepen...
