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October 2, 2025

MAIT cell activation may play a role in fatal outcomes among severe COVID-19 cases

The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation is 30-40%, however, the immunological factors associated with death in critically...

New directions for biology: ASU receives NSF Award for transdisciplinary institute

The National Science Foundation has announced the award of $12.5 million to Arizona State University for the development of a new Biological Integration...

Can fruit fly research help improve survival of cancer patients?

The experience of a fruit fly dying from cancer may seem worlds away from that of a human with a...

Purdue microneedles pierce biofilm for more effective topical delivery of antibiotics to infected wounds

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineer's patent-pending invention could improve the quality of life for millions of people...

Bone tools from Morocco indicate the production of clothing by 120,000 to 90,000 years ago

The invention of clothing, and the development of the tools needed to create it, are milestones in the story of...

Contrabandiers Cave, Morocco, location along the coastline

Study suggests earliest use of bone tools to produce clothing in Morocco 120,000 years ago

A new study led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean and ASU doctoral graduate Emily Hallett details more than 60...

Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers shows that sometimes, it’s survival of the sexiest

If you had to describe a male peacock’s tail feathers, you might pick words like “dazzling” or “beautiful.” You probably...

Climate change threatens base of polar oceans’ bountiful food webs

The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are...

Application of nucleic acid medicine innovates replantation of developing teeth

Getting to the root of tooth replantation challenges

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) report a delivery system that promotes healing in tooth replantation in ratsCredit:...

Roundtable discussion about the pineal organ

Newly discovered two-cell color detection system of lamprey as clue to the evolution of color vision

Most non-mammalian vertebrates have a color detection system in the pineal organ of the brain that is located in a...

Reforestation could help save coral reefs from catastrophe

Increasing reforestation efforts in coastal regions could substantially reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching coral reefs and improve their...

A novel malaria vaccine vector – target to the liver

Kanazawa, Japan – Malaria remains a deadly disease that affects people worldwide, particularly in Africa. Caused by a parasite that...

Researchers explore promising new stem cell treatment for MRSA superbug

Durham, NC – A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), by researchers at the Baker Institute for Animal...

The Kawhia giant penguin Kairuku waewaeroa

Giant Waikato penguin: school kids discover new species

A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in the peer-reviewed...

Scientists sample a brown mat of aggregated phytoplankton.

How climate change could impact algae in the global ocean

Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity ‘break point’ boundaries in...

Grow and eat your own vaccines?

The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside...

Study reveals how ribosomes are assembled in human cells

All cells need ribosomes to make the proteins necessary for life. These multi-component molecular machines build complex proteins by stitching...

Aquarium-led landmark study finds some shark species are tougher than others when it comes to surviving catch and release

BOSTON, MASS. (Sept. 15, 2021) – A new landmark study of over 300 sharks found that some species are extremely...

The COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Viruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strains that...

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