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Plant pathologist leads research to stop spread of citrus-destroying disease
UC Riverside's Hailing Jin is principal investigator of USDA grant that also supports vaccine development to fight huanglongbing, or citrus...
Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts
In "Conspicuous Plumage Does Not Increase Predation Risk: A Continent-Wide Test Using Model Songbirds," published in the American Naturalist, Kristal...
Study identifies potential fix for hospital star rating program
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Allowing for more quality measures in the federal government's Quality Star Rating program...
Team models cocaine trafficking response to counternarcotic efforts
Credit: Sara Santiago For five decades, the U.S. government's mission to intercept or seize cocaine and other drugs entering the...
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Salk scientists uncover the mechanism of a gene to better target cancer therapyCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 2, 2019) Metastatic...
Study debunks ‘depression genes’ hypotheses
Research finds no substantial association between risk, 18 highly-studied genes Over the past quarter-century, researchers have published hundreds of studies...
Mosses — Dynamic and built to last
Credit: Bernard Goffinet/UConn Photo In a Nature Communications paper published today, an international research team including UConn's Bernard Goffinet used...
NJIT researchers detect minute levels of disease with a nanotechnology-enhanced biochip
Credit: NJIT The difficulty in spotting minute amounts of disease circulating in the bloodstream has proven a stumbling block in...
Blue light could treat superbug infections
MRSA, a superbug with the ability to dodge many common antibiotics, could be cured with blue lightCredit: Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox...
Researchers advance in the development of ‘papaya sugarcane’
Description of genes involved in sugarcane root cell separation could lead to the development of varieties with softened cell walls...
The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US
Research lays out thorny challenges facing renewable sector Over the past decade, wind power production in the U.S. has tripled,...
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements, hypothyroidism could lower risk of T-zone lymphoma in dogs
Credit: Sallie Cox Dogs that receive omega-3 fatty acid supplements or have hypothyroidism may be less likely to develop T-zone...
Bentham book series indexed in Scopus
Scopus has recently included the following eBooks for coverage in its database. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database...
West Virginia University revs up computer resources to help move region forward
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, announced Tuesday the creation of...
VLA makes first direct image of key feature of powerful radio galaxies
Structure suggested by theorists decades ago Astronomers used the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to...
Acetaminophen may increase stroke risk for those with diabetes
While safe for most older adults, acetaminophen may increase stroke risk for diabetics Acetaminophen (otherwise known by brand names such...
New plastic films deflect or trap heat with zero energy required
Adaptable films show promise for use in buildings, wearables, camouflage and solar WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed new plastic films...
Researchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately
Polymers could be designed to reflect or trap heat, regardless of hueCredit: Felice Frankel The color of a material can...
Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS - The plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer also produces a primary...
Nature versus nurture: Environment exerts greater influence on corn health than genetics
Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minnesota (March 2019)--Corn is one of the most important staple crops in the world--over...
