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ORNL receives three 2021 FLC Awards for technology transfer
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Three technologies developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Scientists discover plants’ roadblock to specialty oil production
Research solves longstanding problem and opens path for growing crops to produce industrially important high-value fatty acidsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory...
Intranasal influenza vaccine spurs strong immune response in Phase 1 study
Credit: NIH WHAT: An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in...
The business of bees
The economic value of insect pollination services is much higher than previously thought in the US, new research findsCredit: University...
First-of-its-kind medical truck launches in the twin cities metro to treat cardiac arrest patients
Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system...
Standard water treatment eliminates enveloped viruses — like the coronavirus
Texas A&M researchers have shown that water treatment has the potential to remove nearly all viruses that have an "outer...
Intensity not paramount for physical training during cancer therapy
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make...
Pollinator host-switches and fig hybridization dominate fig-wasp coevolution
Credit: WANG Gang The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It...
Aging-US: Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan
'The results in this Aging-US research output, indicate that sulforaphane prolongs the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans through insulin/IGF-1...
Díaz, Lavorel and Westoby win the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology
The award has gone in this thirteenth edition to Sandra Díaz, Sandra Lavorel and Mark Westoby for cataloguing plant traits...
An innovative and non-destructive strategy to analyse material from Mars
The IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country has proposed a method that can be used to...
Pensoft and ARPHA welcome three biodiversity-themed journals in their portfolio
Credit: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria and Pensoft The scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its self-developed publishing platform ARPHA...
CABI study updates safer options for fall armyworm control in Africa
CABI scientists have updated the first major study of potential biological controls that could be used in the fight against...
Hierarchical dynamics
Credit: Graphic: Steffen Wolf Consider for a moment a tree swaying in the wind. How long does it take for...
New study to probe how diet and metabolism influence the immune system
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Yasmine Belkaid, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2021) --...
New research to explore seaweed for ocean, economic health
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Island Institute A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be...
Investigating the removal of dry biofilm with probiotic cleansers
Credit: University of Huddersfield A CONCEPT known as dry biofilms has emerged over the past few years and they have...
A revolutionary approach to increasing crop yield in rice
New genetics-based approach could see remarkable increase in food supply, improved carbon capture and less need for pollutant fertilizersCredit: Issey...
Flower diversity may mitigate insecticide effects on wild bees
Research team led by the University of Göttingen emphasizes the benefits of diversifying flower resourcesCredit: F Klaus/University of Göttingen A...
Increased risk of dying from COVID for people with severe mental disorders
Credit: M. Maripuu People with severe mental disorders have a significantly increased risk of dying from COVID-19. This has been...
