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A new approach to reconstructing protein evolution
UMass Amherst, University of Virginia scientists propose new, more focused methodCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - There are an estimated...
New study uncovers ‘magnetic’ memory of European glass eels
Researchers find first evidence of a fish capable of forming and retaining a magnetic memory of water currentsCredit: Alessandro Cresci...
Researcher invents an easy-to-use technique to measure the hydrophobicity of micro- and nanoparticle
Credit: Copyright American Chemical Society The scientific and industrial communities who work with micro- and nanoparticles continue to labor with...
Cod or haddock? UMass Amherst study looks at ‘name bias’ and fisheries sustainability
Grad student aims to promote tasty alternatives to overfished codCredit: UMass Amherst Could you taste the difference between cod and...
When added to gene therapy, plant-based compound may enable faster, more effective treatments
Scripps Research team finds that a nontoxic molecule closely related to resveratrol can overcome barriers to delivering gene therapy into...
First report of cotton blue disease in the United States
Credit: Kathy Lawrence and Auburn University St. Paul, MN (October, 2019)--In August 2017, Kathy S. Lawrence, a plant pathologist at...
Training social workers in fight against opioids
$1.3 million federal grant helps UTA offer students training in addiction treatmentCredit: Elizabeth Couch, The University of Texas at Arlington...
Next-generation sequencing used to identify cotton blue disease in the United States
Credit: Plant Management Network and Judith K. Brown St. Paul, MN (October, 2019)--Cotton blue disease, caused by Cotton leafroll dwarf...
UTSA/NIH program diversifies pipeline of future biomedical researchers
New program to train the next generation of diverse researchers in the biomedical sciencesCredit: UTSA Oct. 10, 2019 — To...
Journal of Women’s Health Reports launching January 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 17, 2018 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the...
Research gauges neurodegeneration tied to FXTAS by measuring motor behavior
Credit: McKinney et al LAWRENCE -- The neurological disorder FXTAS (pronounced "fax-tas") stems from a genetic premutation seen in one...
An evolution in the understanding of evolution
New modeling tool has implications for better understanding of diseaseCredit: UVA Engineering Remember domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,...
Stranded whales detected from space
Credit: Maxar Technologies 2019 A new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from...
Paleontologists discover complete Saurornitholestes langstoni specimen
Discovery provides valuable insight into evolution of theropod dinosaurs around the worldCredit: Jan Sovak The discovery of a nearly complete...
Weaving quantum processors out of laser light
Researchers open a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough experiment: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of lightCredit:...
Industrial melanism linked to same gene in 3 moth species
Credit: Arjen van't Hof The rise of dark forms of many species of moth in heavily polluted areas of 19th...
Blanket of light may give better quantum computers
Researchers from DTU Physics describe in an article in Science, how -- by simple means -- they have created a...
Museums put ancient DNA to work for wildlife
Old museum specimens are giving researchers fresh insights into endangered speciesCredit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services Scientists who are trying to...
UTA investigating best ways to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels
New strategies to ease coastal floodingCredit: UT Arlington As sea levels rise worldwide, coastal areas of the United States are...
NASA sounding rocket technology could enable simultaneous, multi-point measurements
Credit: Credits: NASA/Scott Hesh NASA engineers plan to test a new avionics technology -- distributed payload communications -- that would...
