Biology
CU Anschutz researchers discover important breakthrough in pulmonary fibrosis
Experimental findings support a connection between mucins in the lung and pulmonary fibrosis AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 18, 2018) - A...
Mysteries of the primrose unraveled
Credit: University of East Anglia Plant scientists at the University of East Anglia have succeeded in unravelling the complete genome...
Hurricane Maria gave ecologists rare chance to study how tropical dry forests recover
To counteract the damage hurricanes have caused to their canopies, trees appear to adjust key characteristics of their newly grown...
How much are we learning? Natural selection is science's best critic
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- In 2003, the Human Genome Project revealed to the world the three billion chemical units...
Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss
MADISON, Wis. -- More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called...
UC San Diego awarded $2 million to advance algae-based renewable polymers
Department of Energy funds 'bio-economy' project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymersCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A team of...
Plant biologists identify mechanism behind transition from insect to wind pollination
Credit: David Timerman TORONTO, ON (Canada) - New research by scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) offers...
Understanding food's carbon footprint
Duke's Rick Larrick on behavioral changes that lessen the impact DURHAM, N.C. -- Most people don't realize how much food...
Successful development of a precision device to suck intracellular substances at ease
A result of NexTEP: Joint Industry-Academia Practical Application Development ProjectCredit: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION Single-cell mass spectroscopy(1) is a technology to...
Baboon sexes differ in how social status gets 'under the skin'
Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get aheadCredit: Photo by Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame...
Adventures in phase space: Unified map on plastic and elastic glasses
Osaka University-led researchers simulate the phase diagram of a simple glass, showing how its plasticity, elasticity, yielding and jamming depend...
The impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in the Philippines
A new study reveals the impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in Oslob, Cebu, PhilippinesCredit: @LAMAVE...
Sphinx molecule to rescue African farmers from witchweed
Discovery of a hypersensitive suicide germination stimulantCredit: ITbM, Nagoya University An interdisciplinary team led by researchers at Nagoya University has...
Scientists revealed how water fleas settled during the Ice Age
Credit: Elena Zuykova, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RA New study shows that the roots used by...
Warning over deep-sea 'gold rush'
Credit: DJ Amon & CR Smith A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea...
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health...
Birds can mistake some caterpillars for snakes; can robots help?Â
Researchers observe a defense mechanism for caterpillars can attract unwanted attentionCredit: Photo courtesy of James Marden. When a caterpillar disguises...
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's
Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease...
Press registration opens for 2019 spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Spring 2019...
Scientists found molecular 'switch' for allergic asthma treatment
A team of Russian scientists identified the role of the interleukin-6 molecule in the development of allergic asthma. Now it...
