Biology
Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital...
New technology improves CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes, other species
Credit: Rasgon laboratory, Penn State A technology designed to improve CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes and other arthropods succeeds with...
Scientists discover how to protect yeast from damage in biofuel production
Credit: Trey Sato MADISON, Wis. -- Some chemicals used to speed up the breakdown of plants for production of biofuels...
RCSI and Bayer enter research collaboration to improve hemophilia treatment
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018: RCSI and Bayer have today announced a research collaboration that aims to...
Tbx6 revealed as crucial to heart and skeleton formation from stem cells
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Many studies have attempted to identify a single transcription factor that can induce...
Bribing bacteria to play nicely is good for everyone
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(Aug. 9, 2018) Antibiotic use is driving an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, as more susceptible bacteria...
SERSitive: New substrates make it possible to routinely detect one molecule in a million
Credit: IPC PAS SERS, an extremely sensitive laboratory method of analysing chemical composition, is set to become widespread decades after...
Americans may have outgrown traditional advice of having a varied diet
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (August 9, 2018) - When it comes to diet in the Western world of overconsumption where...
Genetic mutation underlying severe childhood brain disorder identified
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University...
This small molecule could hold the key to promising HIV treatments
ITHACA, N.Y. - New research provides details of how the structure of the HIV-1 virus is assembled, findings that offer...
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in US factory pollution
The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past...
Prehistoric peopling in southeast Asia — genomics of Jomon and other ancient skeletons
Credit: Kanazawa University Uncovering the expansion processes of human habitats in the past is of great importance for understanding the...
A conversation between plants’ daily and aging clocks
Credit: IBS Every day you get a day older. So do plants. While the biological daily clock ticks, time passes...
PSD as a molecular platform for understanding synapse formation and plasticity
Credit: HKUST Synapses, the structure that allows neurons to pass signals to one another, are essential to neuronal function. Proper...
Dogs set to benefit from simple blood test to spot liver disease
Vets have developed a blood test that quickly spots early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study suggests. Experts...
Researchers call for comprehensive transformation of food systems
Agriculture and food systems policies should ensure more than just the supply of food. Decision-makers must make a paradigm shift...
New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria -- the main source of energy for cells -- could...
Researchers use ‘biological passport’ to monitor Earth’s largest fish
Credit: Copyright Clare Prebble, Marine Megafauna Foundation and University of Southampton Truckee (California), Aug. 9, 2018: Whale sharks, the world's...
Lichen is losing to wildfire, years after flames are gone
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, some lichen communities integral to conifer forests...
Can rare lymphocytes combat rheumatoid arthritis?
Immunologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have demonstrated that ILC2, a group of rare lymphoid cells, play a key role in the...
