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From genome to grocer’s aisle: decoding the Chinese cherry for firmer fruits
A significant milestone in horticultural genomics has been reached with the successful decoding of the tetraploid Chinese cherry genome. This...
Birds have accents, too: Researchers find cultural change in the dialects of parrots over 22-year period
JOHNSTOWN, PA – While distinct languages and dialects are common to human societies, most people are unaware that other species...
Homicide rates are a major factor in the gap between Black and White life expectancy
Homicide is a major reason behind lower and more variable reduction in life expectancy for Black rather than White men...
Researchers search coastal oceans for crucial environmental data
Excess carbon dioxide emitted by human activities – such as fossil fuel burning, land-use changes and deforestation – is absorbed...
US Congress members’ wealth statistically linked with ancestors’ slaveholding practices
Per a new study, as of April 2021, US Congress members whose ancestors enslaved 16 or more people had a...
WPI researchers awarded $2 Million grant to use science to combat wildlife trafficking
Worcester, Mass. (Aug. 21, 2024) – Focusing on certain species of sharks, rays, and sea turtles, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)...
The role of an energy-producing enzyme in treating Parkinson’s disease
An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to...
Freeze-frame: U of A researchers develop world’s fastest microscope that can see electrons in motion
Imagine owning a camera so powerful it can take freeze-frame photographs of a moving electron – an object traveling so...
The real price of the “zero-price effect”
Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that there may be a cost to the zero-price effect: statistically identical homes that...
New heaviest exotic antimatter nucleus
UPTON, N.Y. — Scientists studying the tracks of particles streaming from six billion collisions of atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy...
Mobile species are ‘glue’ which connect different habitats together, study finds
A groundbreaking study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats...
Physicists discover heaviest antimatter hypernucleus to date
Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed a new antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, for the first time. This is the heaviest...
What really drives consumers to sign up for community-supported agriculture
As industrialized food markets harm the environment, sustainable food systems emerge as an effective solution. It includes reducing the distance...
Self-repairing mitochondria use novel recycling system, study finds
Mitochondria, the so-called “powerhouse of the cell,” depend on a newly discovered recycling mechanism identified by scientists at The Hospital...
Gluten is a proinflammatory inducer of autoimmunity
The interaction between humans and their environment, mediated by nutrition, plays a crucial role in regulating inflammatory responses. Chronic inflammatory...
From plows to pixels: comprehensive rice mapping with satellite technology
While satellite technology might seem distant and space-bound, its benefits can be seen everywhere. While satellite technology might seem distant...
Kessler Foundation scientists investigate effects of robotic postural stand training combined with spinal cord epidural stimulation
East Hanover, NJ – August 21, 2024 – Kessler Foundation researchers have published a new clinical study investigating the effects...
Ovarian cancer discovery: targetable variant RAD51D found in Chinese patients
Researchers from BGI Genomics and Fudan University published new findings on OV among Chinese patients in JCO Global Oncology. The...
Quenching the intense heat of a fusion plasma may require a well-placed liquid metal evaporator
Inside the next generation of fusion vessels known as spherical tokamaks, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) envisioned a...
Survival tactics: AI-driven insights into chromatin changes for winter dormancy in axillary buds
Evolution has enabled plants to survive under adverse conditions. The winter bud of a plant is a crucial structure that...
