Biology
3D bioprinting of living structures with built-in chemical sensors
Credit: Photo: Anja Lode, TU Dresden An international team of researchers led by Professor Michael Kühl at the Department of...
Decline in native fish species — Invasive species on the increase
Credit: J. Geist/ TUM The majority of Bavaria's watercourses are in poor ecological condition. A team from the Technical University...
A research project in the French West Indies for repurposing Sargassum seaweed
(CNRS) A research team including the CNRS and l'Université des Antilles has just launched an 18-month research project, largely financed...
Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians
Credit: Ziv Gan-Or A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has...
Removal of ovary for fertility preservation found safe in girls as young as 5 months
In the first publication from the U.S. on surgical techniques and outcomes of single ovary removal for fertility preservation in...
Songbird data yields new theory for learning sensorimotor skills
Songbirds learn to sing in a way similar to how humans learn to speak -- by listening to their fathers...
Determinations of air flow behaviors in the human upper airway by visualizing flowing air directly
Credit: ©Science China Press The determination of airflow characteristics in the human upper airway is crucial in investigating obstructive sleep...
Genes key to identifying drug resistant parasites in Brazil
Researchers at the University of York have identified genes in a parasite that could help clinicians predict drug treatment outcomes...
Siberian paleontologists discovered the oldest macro-skeleton remains
Credit: Anton Kolesnikov The oldest skeleton remains known to fossil chronicle of the Earth belonged to the microorganisms that lived...
Diagnostic advance: gas-sensing capsule set to hit market by 2022
Credit: Atmo Biosciences An electronic capsule that measures gases in the gut to revolutionise the diagnosis of gut disorders could...
Where did broadleaved evergreen trees survive during the last glacial period in Japan?
Credit: ©2018 Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Osaka University, and Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture Japanese researchers...
Invasive plants can boost blue carbon storage
Credit: Gary Peresta/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new...
Dog intelligence ‘not exceptional’
People who think dogs are exceptionally intelligent are barking up the wrong tree, new research shows. Scientists reviewed evidence that...
Bacterial protein mimics DNA to sabotage cells’ defenses
Credit: Teresa Thurston Infections with Salmonella bacteria, often caused by eating or handling undercooked meat or eggs, affect about 100...
New research helps to inform the design of scientific advisory committees
Credit: York University News At a time of "fake news" and a growing mistrust of scientific experts, researchers at York...
UCF selling experimental Martian dirt — $20 a kilogram, plus shipping
Credit: University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida is selling Martian dirt, $20 a kilogram plus shipping. This...
Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material
MADISON -- An ideal biorefinery would turn renewable crops into a variety of fuels and products with little waste. A...
Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic
Credit: NOAA Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by certain...
In dangerous fungal family’s befriending of plants, a story of loss
Credit: Jacqueline Hess MADISON - If Lewis Carroll had described in detail the mushroom Alice nibbles in Wonderland to shrink...
Natto, the stinky, slimy soybean snack (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2018 -- Natto, a food made from fermented soybeans, often turns off...
