Biology
Recent study documents damage to rice crops by three fall-applied residual herbicides
Credit: Weed Technology vol 32 issue 5 WESTMINSTER, Colorado - November 15, 2018 - Fall-applied residual herbicides are a commonly...
Population of rare Stone’s sheep 20 police smaller than previously thought
The already-rare Stone's sheep of the Yukon is 20 per cent less common than previously thought, according to new research...
Clams and cockles, sentinels of the environmental status of Nicaraguan coasts
Credit: Ionan Marigómez / UPV/EHU The Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology (CBET) research group at the Plentzia Marine Station and...
Climate change/biodiversity loss: Inseparable threats to humanity that must be addressed together
Credit: IPBES Demand for bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuels could cause a 10- to 30-fold increase in...
Humpback whales arrive in the Mediterranean to feed themselves
Credit: University of Seville Although the presence of humpback whales in the Mediterranean has been considered unusual, it is known...
Scorpion venom to shuttle drugs into the brain
Credit: Source: IRB Barcelona The Peptides and Proteins lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published...
Scientists find mysterious family of proteins are cellular pressure sensors
LA JOLLA, CA - November 15, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that a mysterious family of cellular...
Bursting bubbles launch bacteria from water to air
Credit: Image courtesy of the researchers Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing...
Hal Alper recognized for engineering sustainable materials and chemicals
Credit: TAMEST Hal S. Alper, Ph.D., of The University of Texas at Austin is the recipient of the 2019 Edith...
Julie Pfeiffer awarded for groundbreaking work on viruses and bacteria
Credit: TAMEST Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., of UT Southwestern Medical Center is the recipient of the 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell...
Chinese scientists develop novel instrument for rapid profiling of antimicrobial resistance
Credit: ZHU Pengfei Widespread antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the associated rise of "superbugs" is a major public health threat. A...
Future Science Group publishes third edition of The Bioanalysis Glossary
Bioanalysis Zone and Bioanalysis journal have this month launched the third edition of The Bioanalysis Glossary, an essential resource for...
Nanotubes built from protein crystals: Breakthrough in biomolecular engineering
Credit: Chemical Science Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds...
The first rains in centuries in the Atacama Desert devastate its microbial life
Credit: Carlos González Silva The Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest desert on Earth, located in northern Chile, hides a...
Protection against Malaria: A matter of balance
Credit: Max Pixel A balanced production of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines at two years of age protects against clinical malaria...
New virtual reconstruction of a Neanderthal thorax suggests another breathing mechanism
Credit: A. Gómez-Olivencia, A. Barash and E. Been Neanderthals were hunter-gatherers who inhabited western Eurasia for more than 200 thousand...
Venom shape untangles scorpion family tree
Credit: Carlos Santibanez-Lopez MADISON, Wis. -- As a child growing up in Mexico, Carlos Santibanez-Lopez feared the scorpions that would...
Soil’s history: A solution to soluble phosphorus?
Credit: Abantika Debnath. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that around 45 million tons of phosphorus...
Gloria Choi, Ph.D. named 2018 Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award winner
Credit: Courtesy of MPFI The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Gloria Choi is the second...
Carbon emissions will start to dictate stock prices
Companies that fail to curb their carbon output may eventually face the consequences of asset devaluation and stock price depreciation,...
