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Mustering a milder mustard
Scientists reveal protein responsible for a bitter taste; but will it help us to eat our greens?Credit: Soon Goo Lee...
National conference to enhance beef reproduction scheduled for Knoxville
Researchers and extension specialists to discuss industry needs, trends KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Beef is produced in every state in the...
NIST’s compact atomic gyroscope displays new twists
Credit: Burrus/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their compact atomic gyroscope to enable...
DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineers
They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another. They look...
Cincinnati researchers say early puberty in girls may be ‘big bang theory’ for migraine
CINCINNATI--Adolescent girls who reach puberty at an earlier age may also have a greater chance of developing migraine headaches, according...
Hubble uncovers black hole that shouldn’t exist
Credit: Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, S. Bianchi (Università degli Studi Roma Tre University), A. Laor (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology), and...
Researching new ways to use secondary logging materials
Credit: Virginia Tech The first image that may come to mind when someone says "logging" is trucks loaded with logs,...
Fossil fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment
An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level...
Oldest completely preserved lily discovered
Already 115 million years ago, tropical flowering plants were apparently very diverse and showed all typical characteristicsCredit: MfN Berlin Botanist...
Hubble discovers mysterious black hole disc
Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed an unexpected thin disc of material encircling...
Severely disturbed habitats impacting health of Madagascar’s lemurs
Credit: Mitch Irwin, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- A new study led by Mitch Irwin and Karen Samonds of...
Raising eyebrows on neuroinflammation: Study finds novel role for ‘skin plumping’ molecule
Neuroscientists identify surprising brain action of cartilage component hyaluronic acidCredit: Florida Atlantic University This clear, gooey substance, which is naturally...
New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning
Pitt engineers develop new superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant, anti-fogging nanostructured glass based on butterfly wing PITTSBURGH (July 11, 2019) -- Glass...
Mosquito surveillance uncovers new information about malaria transmission in madagascar
On-the-ground findings and modified tools reveal complex feeding behavior, transmission routes Riley Tedrow, PhD, a medical entomologist at Case Western...
MMV Project of the Year award for Dundee researchers
'Project of the Year 2018' for discovery work on potential new drugs for malariaCredit: University of Dundee Researchers from the...
UC San Diego cancer scientists identify new drug target for multiple tumor types
A dysfunctional enzyme involved in building cancer cell membranes helps fuel tumor growth; when it's disabled or depleted in mouse...
Scientists opening the door to a new era of medicinal chemistry
A new molecular descriptor estimates molecular complexity and defines the evolution of small molecules in medicinal chemistry July 11, 2019...
Award-winning study provides framework for assessing historic wrought iron structures
NYU Professor Debra Laefer's paper explicated terrestrial laser scanning techniques and modeling that determined the fate of Ireland's Guinness BridgeCredit:...
Adding immunotherapy after initial treatment can benefit metastatic lung cancer patients
Penn study treated patients with pembrolizumab after therapy with curative intentCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Treating metastatic non-small cell lung...
NIH scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain
Small study suggests botulinum toxin may be potential treatment Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist...
