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Don’t like your greens? Blame it on Brassica domestication
New study shows genetic diversity of ancestor, wild Brassica rapa, came from domestication more than 3,000 years ago Delicious to...
What makes good fibroblasts go bad?
NSF grant funds study of fibrosis progression using hydrogels engineered to mimic living tissue Fibrosis, the stiffening of normally soft...
Underground storage of carbon captured directly from air — green and economical
Fukuoka, Japan - The global threat of ongoing climate change has one principal cause: carbon that was buried underground in...
Oncotarget: Inflammatory microenvironment & hepatic macrophage in hepatocellular carcinoma
'The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing worldwide, and HCC is amongst the leading causes of cancer death globally'...
Lessons from the last pandemic point the way toward universal flu vaccines
Strong immune responses to unchanging, conserved parts of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus suggest strategies for effective universal vaccines...
70-year-old coffee-killing fungus brought back to life to fight the disease
Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the disease evolved and how its...
Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity
Modeled nitrogen-sparing farms across the US exceeded demand for protein but produced 20% less beef Small-scale mixed-use agriculture that avoids...
Immunotherapy drug delays recurrence in kidney cancer patients
An immunotherapy drug given after surgery improved disease-free survival rates in patients with kidney cancer at high risk of relapse....
New algorithm for modern quilting
Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never imagined the craft...
Secret shopper study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women
After a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study showed women have a difficult time accessing treatment for opioid use disorder...
Mockingbird song decoded
Mockingbirds follow similar musical rules as those found in human music, from Beethoven to Kendrick Lamar The North American mockingbird...
Shoot better drone videos with a single word
Research from robotics Ph.D. maps emotions to robotic behavior The pros make it look easy, but making a movie with...
CO2 emissions are rebounding, but clean energy revolutions are emerging
Climate change has worsened each year, but across the globe there are promising signs of real decarbonization, according to UC...
Scientists discover new approach to stabilize cathode materials
Chemists studied an elusive material property, called a valence gradient effect, confirming its ability to stabilize high-nickel-content cathodes for next-generation...
Immune therapy after surgery lowers relapse risk in patients with high-risk melanoma
Results of SWOG S1404 trial to be reported at ASCO 2021 PORTLAND, OR - Patients with high-risk melanoma who had...
Study finds age doesn’t affect perception of ‘speech-to-song illusion’
LAWRENCE -- A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to...
Underwater ancient cypress forest offers clues to the past
When saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant sloths roamed North America during the last Ice Age about 18,000 to 80,000...
Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations
MADISON, Wis. -- For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. Extreme winter weather events such...
New tech predicts chemotherapy effectiveness after one treatment
Early prediction of treatment efficacy may help improve quality of life for people with breast cancer While early detection of...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's mental health interventions to...
