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UTIA Professor Selected as a 2022 American Phytopathological Society Fellow
Bonnie Ownley, professor, graduate director, and assistant department head in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University...
Simplified voice box enriches human speech
An ongoing debate among scientists, on why chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates cannot speak or sing like humans, has focused...
Where do clots begin? McMaster researchers create device to replicate conditions in blood vessels after grafts
HAMILTON, ON, August 11, 2022 – Tohid Didar and Jeff Weitz had a solution, but they also had a problem.Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, August...
Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired
Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea. In...
The formation of a super strong Mongolian cyclone and its contributing factors
During 13–16 March 2021, an extremely strong dust storm struck Mongolia and northern China successively, causing 590 herdsmen to disappear...
NASA’s Fermi confirms star wreck as source of extreme cosmic particles
Astronomers have long sought the launch sites for some of the highest-energy protons in our galaxy. Now a study using...
HKUMed & CityU researchers jointly discover non-invasive stimulation of the eye for depression and dementia
A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of...
Darwin’s giant daisies and evolution
Naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin both presented the theory of evolution at the same time in 1858. They...
Study finds that sound plus electrical body stimulation has potential to treat chronic pain
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the...
Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
For humans, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a stressful time, marked by fear, isolation, canceled plans and...
COVID-19 genomic recombination is uncommon but disproportionately occurs in spike protein region
An analysis of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes finds that recombination of the virus is uncommon, but when it occurs, it...
Making veins stronger so heart bypass grafts, dialysis access work better
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 11, 2022) – Unnatural, direct connections between arteries and veins, like an access point for kidney dialysis...
First stars and black holes
Just milliseconds after the universe's Big Bang, chaos reigned. Atomic nuclei fused and broke apart in hot, frenzied motion. Incredibly...
Vegetarian women are at a higher risk of hip fracture
A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of...
400 million voting records show persistent gaps in voter turnout by race, age, and political affiliation
A new study from BYU and the University of Virginia analyzed 400 million voter records from elections in 2014 and...
Surprise, surprise: Subsurface water on Mars defy expectations
A new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new...
Monoclonal antibody reduces asthma attacks in urban youth
A monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, decreased asthma attacks by 27% in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents who have a form...
Newly identified fossil insect used 360-degree vision and sticky feet to find and snare its meals
CORVALLIS, Ore. – With bulging eyes, an elongated mouth and feet that oozed resin, a fossil insect identified by Oregon...
UTSW scientists identify mechanism crucial for COVID-19 virus replication
A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called...
How bacteria defuse hypothiocyanite, an antimicrobial weapon of the innate immune system
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – How do a wide variety of bacteria — both pathogenic and commensal — survive antimicrobials released by...
