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Bacterium causing rabbit fever remains virulent for months in cold water
Study solves a long-term mystery, providing a plausible explanation for how Francisella tularensis can overwinter in the environment outside of...
Engineered defects in crystalline material boosts electrical performance
AMES, Iowa - Materials engineers don't like to see line defects in functional materials. The structural flaws along a one-dimensional...
Partners in crime: Agricultural pest that relies on bacteria to overcome plant defenses
Scientists confirm that certain insect larvae host bacteria that help shut down plant defense mechanisms Although insect larvae may seem...
Scientists earn early career awards
Five-year funding boosts Marcel Baer, Nathan Tallent, and Ben Loer A trio of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have...
Three years younger in just eight weeks? A new study suggests yes!
A groundbreaking clinical trial shows we can reduce biological age (as measured by the Horvath 2013 DNAmAge clock) by more...
Aging: Clinical trial on potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle
Aging published 'Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial' which reported...
Astonishing quantum experiment in Science raises questions
Quantum systems are considered extremely fragile. Even the smallest interactions with the environment can result in the loss of sensitive...
Seabirds sound alarm: Breeding success corresponds to hemispheric rates of ocean warming
Long-term data show fish-eating species are struggling to raise young in northern hemisphereCredit: Ron LeValley There is heightened public awareness...
Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they...
Shedding new light: A new type of immunosensor for immunoassay tests
Credit: Tokyo Tech Immunosensors are widely used in immunoassays to detect antigens. One such immunosensor is a quenchbody (Q-body), which...
Researchers develop technique to functionally identify and sequence soil bacteria one cell at a time
Credit: LIU Yang Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the...
Fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria has a glowing new weapon
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics,...
Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer
Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant...
Comprehensive electronic-structure methods review featured in Nature Materials
Credit: @Nicola Marzari Over the past 20 years, first-principles simulations have become powerful, widely used tools in many, diverse fields...
Some forams could thrive with climate change, metabolism study finds
Credit: Image credit: J.M. Bernhard. Woods Hole, Mass. (May 27, 2021) - With the expansion of oxygen-depleted waters in the...
Reaping the benefits of noise
AMOLF scientists unravel noise-assisted signal amplification in systems with memoryCredit: AMOLF Interacting Photons group Signals can be amplified by an...
Study sheds light on population history of northern east Asia
Credit: Mao et al., 2021 A study led by research groups of Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate...
Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - As the owner of a human body, you're carrying trillions...
Genetic risk factors revealed by largest genome study of depression to date
Credit: Frank Curran In the largest genetic analysis of depression to date, Veterans Affairs researchers identified many new gene variants...
Discovery may point to Parkinson’s disease therapies
University of Guelph researchers have discovered a key way Parkinson's disease spreads in the brainCredit: University of Guelph A new...
