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Birds have a net benefit on production for some crops by controlling pests
Farmland birds have a positive impact on woody crops but are more likely to negatively impact the yield of herbaceous...
Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide an explanation for the ability of these viruses to target MHC-II from a broad range of vertebrates, …
Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are...
MIT physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When your laptop or smartphone heats up, it’s due to energy that’s lost in translation. The same goes...
New agricultural economist survey forecasts key drivers of US ag outlook
Missouri is home to 95,000 farms that span almost 70% of the state’s land and produce a variety of commodities, including soybeans,...
Why you won’t see kangaroos in Java but you will find goannas in Australia
Ask anyone what first springs to mind when they think of Australia and they’ll most likely say a kangaroo; the...
Study supports “catch up” HPV test in older women
For women over the age of 65 who have never had a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test, a “catch up”...
New design rule for high-entropy superionic solid-state conductors
Solid electrolytes with high lithium-ion conductivity can be designed for millimeter-thick battery electrodes by increasing the complexity of their composite...
New state funding allows University of Missouri School of Law to reopen Family Violence Clinic
When it opened in the early ‘90s, the Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri School of Law was...
Preclinical studies led by Johns Hopkins medicine researchers advance potential new target to treat HIV infection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Image provided by Abdul Waheed, Ph.D., NIH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration...
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
Seabirds, from cormorants to puffins, spend most of their lives at sea. Beloved by birdwatchers, these animals can be hard...
Study results show lead hunting ammunition hinders bald eagle recovery, resiliency
Denver/July 6, 2023 – A new published paper in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin states that, despite the resurgence of...
Southernmost crocodile newt record is a threatened new species
A spectacular crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam was just published in the international peer-reviewed open-access academic journal ZooKeys.Credit: Prof. Dr....
Uncovering the mysteries of the clitoris with advanced imaging techniques
New research into the anatomy of the primate clitoris using sophisticated imaging technology reveals the wild variation in clitoral form...
Electrostatics advancing green catalysis events
This perspective is led by Prof. Weidong Shi and Prof. Long Zhang. Developing new and more-efficient catalytic ways to control...
ASPB welcomes conference correspondents for Plant Biology 2023
New to Plant Biology 2023 and made possible by Aralab, ASPB will be welcoming five Conference Correspondents, an impressive group of...
Combatting African sleeping sickness with street theatre
“Parasite Street Science” is a recent public engagement project by Dr Nicola Veitch and a team of scientists of the University of Glasgow that uses exciting street...
Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire
Potentially harmful chemicals generated by the Marshall Fire in late 2021 may have lingered inside some Boulder County homes for...
New saddle-mapping tech can reduce back pain for horses
Equine back pain is prevalent in at least 35% of ridden horses and often attributed to poor saddle fit. A...
Scientists develop strategy to engineer artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes
According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create...
New study shatters conventional wisdom and unlocks the future of electrochemical devices
A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge reveals a surprising discovery that could transform the future of...
