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Hippos’ prominent tusks and wide gaping mouths prevent efficient, grinding chewing
Hippos’ huge tusks and wide gape restrict grinding jaw movements, making their chewing inefficient, according to a study by Annika...
Being a vegetarian may be partly in your genes
CHICAGO --- From Impossible Burger to “Meatless Mondays,” going meat-free is certainly in vogue. But a person’s genetic makeup plays a role...
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation names Special Olympics International Recipient of 2023 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health and awards Honorary Pardes Prize to Henry Jarecki, M.D
NEW YORK (October 4, 2023) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that Special Olympics International is the recipient...
LSU Health New Orleans’ Porche awarded top honor by National League for Nursing
New Orleans – The National League for Nursing (NLN) presented Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and...
Revealing the ‘sweet secrets’ of coronavirus cell entry
Researchers from the Utrecht University have uncovered a sophisticated mechanism by which coronavirus spike proteins can be activated for cell...
Growth of coral reefs likely cannot keep pace with rising sea level
FRANKFURT. Tropical coral reefs could end up being one of the first victims of climate change. The marine diversity hotspots...
New “Assembly Theory” unifies physics and biology to explain evolution and complexity
An international team of researchers has developed a new theoretical framework that bridges physics and biology to provide a unified...
Large-scale proteomics in population-based studies from UK and Iceland
In an article revealed today in Nature, scientists from deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Amgen, demonstrated how...
How insects evolved to ultrafast flight (and back)
Mosquitoes are some of the fastest-flying insects. Flapping their wings more than 800 times a second, they achieve their speed...
Machine learning tells us how to dissolve polymeric materials in organic solvents
Dissolving polymers with organic solvents is the essential process in the research and development of polymeric materials, including polymer synthesis,...
Diagnosing anthropogenic carbon emissions: a “CO2 checkup” of Earth’s health
Since 2020, many countries have pledged their plans for "carbon peak and carbon neutrality". Managing anthropogenic emissions, especially from major...
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery names new executive director after yearlong search
After a yearlong and extensive nationwide search, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional...
From A to Z: An alternative base modification for mRNA therapeutics
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has become popular in the last few years due to its use in COVID-19 vaccines. This...
PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Lessening the effects of climate change will require a variety of innovations and a lot of ingenuity. Now, a new...
Female animals may learn mate preferences based on what sets other females’ choices apart from the crowd
Females may infer what makes a male attractive by observing the choices of more experienced females, and the context of...
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations
Despite increasing rates of tuberculosis in prisons across the globe, current WHO TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations....
Rural counties showing steeper decline in health measures compared to urban counties in 2015 versus 2019—though all areas showed declines in health measures over time
Residents of rural counties have overall worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. A study published in PLOS Global Public...
Newly established Bulgarian Barcode of Life to support biodiversity conservation in the country
On 27 September 2023, during a specialised symposium on DNA barcoding at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Bulgarian Barcode...
Enhancing the efficiency of plant regeneration
Crop modification can be traced to the beginning of agriculture and human civilization.Credit: Photo courtesy of Basitaan Bargmann. Crop modification...
Human disease simulator lets scientists choose their own adventure
Imagine a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new...
