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The first frost is the deepest
Credit: John Innes Centre The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it...
Tests of bitumen pave way to rational approaches in road building
A research conducted by Kazan Federal University was published in Scientific ReportsCredit: Kazan Federal University First co-author, Junior Research Associate...
A Z-RNA nanoswitch encoded by “junk DNA” turns-off immune responses against self
Left-hand RNA and self-recognitionCredit: Alan Herbert In a paper published in the May 13th, 2021 issue of PLOS Genetics, a...
To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water
Credit: Martin Visser, Unsplash Humans in the 21st century spend most of their time indoors, but the air we breathe...
Ventilation in buildings: where water sanitation was in the 1800s
Credit: Jude Palmer/Royal Academy of Engineering A group of the world's leading experts in the transmission of airborne pathogens is...
University of Cincinnati researcher says proteins in patients biomarkers of heart disease
Donald Lynch Jr., MD, presents findings at the American College of Cardiology's national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Laura Riesenberg...
Study finds low sugar metabolite associates with disability, neurodegeneration in MS
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 13, 2021 - A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds...
Causes of concrete and asphalt deterioration explained
Credit: Akihiro Moriyoshi, et al. PLOS ONE. May 13, 2021 Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt...
Researchers identify a missing piece of the Lyme disease puzzle
Credit: Virginia Tech Epidemic. Pandemic. These terms have become second nature to us, popping up in everyday conversation, and for...
New snailfish genome reveals how they adapted to the pressures of deep-sea life
The genome contains extra genes for enzymes that help stabilize its proteins and DNA under high pressuresCredit: Mu Y et...
Evolutionary biologists discover mechanism that enables lizards to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk TORONTO, ON - A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis...
PatientPartner becomes premier sponsor of ASMBS Foundation’s fundraising efforts
Credit: ASMBS Foundation Newberry, FL - May 13, 2021 - The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation...
How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
Study reveals the prevalence of lemur and fossa meat consumption in villages around Makira Natural Park, northeastern MadagascarCredit: Charlotte Spria...
Current trend reversed
Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a...
Species losses on isolated Panamanian island show importance of habitat connectivity
Credit: OSU photo by Randall Moore CORVALLIS, Ore. - Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in...
High genomic diversity is good news for California condor
First complete genome reveals high genetic diversity despite recent brush with extinctionCredit: Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance...
Scientists identify source of weight gain from antipsychotics
New findings identify molecular mechanism behind rapid weight gain in patients treated with risperidoneCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS -...
Treating the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ as an epidemic
How to counter viral misinformation and disinformation: Surveillance, diagnosis, responseCredit: The New England Journal of Medicine ©2021 Writing in the...
Call for scientific community to increase diversity and inclusivity in medical research
New initiatives needed to provide access to under-served and under-represented populationsCredit: Peter Morris for Children's Medical Research Institute Sydney, Australia;...
Study: Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3x more likely to be in crash
Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Engineering also examined the relationship between vehicle crashes and two other sleep...
