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New functions of a protein may improve biocontrol methods in sustainable agriculture
The study has been conducted at 'BacBio', a laboratory of the University of Malaga (UMA) that specializes in the research...
The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing
Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much...
TRAPPIST-1 planetary orbits not misaligned
First scientific result by the new spectrograph on the Subaru telescopeCredit: NAOJ Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have determined that...
Cahokia’s rise parallels onset of corn agriculture
Credit: Graphic by Diana Yates CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Corn cultivation spread from Mesoamerica to what is now the American Southwest...
General descriptor sparks advancements in dye chemistry
SUTD collaborates with international researchers to move away from inefficient trial-and-error developments in dye chemistry and quantitatively design luminescent materialsCredit:...
Reptile poaching in Balochistan (Pakistan) is on a decreasing trend but still troublesome
Credit: Rafaqat Masroor Since 2013, following strict enforcement of provincial wildlife legislation in the less studied regions of Asia, the...
Skilled partners in the conduct of HIV prevention trials join COVID-19 response
Investigator-driven networks enter COVID-19 research spaceCredit: HVTN design: Lisa Donohue SEATTLE, MAY 14, 2020 - The NIH-funded HIV Vaccine Trials...
Global spread of the multi-resistant pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Credit: E. Abda & I. Alio/ Mikrobiologie, Universität Hamburg S. maltophilia strains occur in several natural and human associated ecosystems....
How plants forget
New work uncovers how a specific epigenetic mark is reset in spermCredit: Michael Borg Although they do it differently than...
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and major diseases at the same time
A balancing act for biomedical scientistsCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Charlie Padgett The world is currently facing a global pandemic...
Vitamin B3 revitalizes energy metabolism in muscle disease
Credit: Eija Pirinen; A. Wartiovaara's research group An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin...
Researchers find one-two punch may help fight against Salmonella
Natural product dephostatin is an effective partner for the antibiotic colistin in treating infections caused by the bacteria SalmonellaCredit: McMaster...
Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleep
Synaptic adhesion molecule PTPδ regulates synaptic development and sleep behavior in miceCredit: IBS Plenty of theories, but nobody knows exactly...
Supercomputing drug screening for deadly heart arrhythmias
Computational pipeline developed tests for cardiotoxicityCredit: Yang et al., Circulation Research Death from sudden cardiac arrest makes headlines when it...
Field study reveals how ammonia isotope molecules diffuse in air
Credit: Yuepeng Pan Scientists are working to find ways to monitor ammonia - an increasing species in the atmosphere closely...
Forensic Genomics launching fall 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2020--Forensic Genomics, a dynamic new peer-reviewed journal, will launch...
Oyster farming and shorebirds likely can coexist
Scientists find oyster aquaculture has little impact on red knots, three other speciesCredit: Brian Schumm Oyster farming as currently practiced...
Cancer cells’ growth amid crowding reveals nuanced role for known oncogene
Cell-to-cell contact should stall proliferation, but cancer misses the messageCredit: Kissil Lab at Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--MAY 14, 2020--Like subway...
Frankfurt researchers discover potential targets for COVID-19 therapy
Cell culture model: several compounds stop SARS-CoV-2 virusCredit: University Hospital Frankfurt A team of biochemists and virologists at Goethe University...
Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait
Credit: J.J. Capella Every summer (November-April), the Magellan Strait in the southwestern part of Chile becomes a popular feeding area...
