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Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life
Scientists didn't find ancient DNA or proteins in fossils, but they did find lots of strange microbesCredit: Nobu Tamura Bad...
How hepatitis B and delta viruses establish infection of liver cells
Princeton University researchers explore infection using new cell culture systemCredit: Winer, et al., Princeton University Princeton University researchers have developed...
Development of high-power lasers, quantum internet are plenary topics for FiO + LS Conference
Nobel laureate Donna Strickland, quantum computing expert Ronald Hanson headline meeting that features the latest advances in optics and photonics...
How to keep fish in the sea and on the plate
Pacific temporary fishing bans are better than permanent closuresCredit: © Emily Darling/WCS Temporary bans on fishing can be better than...
Alcohol advertisements influence intentions to intervene in sexual assault situations
PULLMAN, WA-- College students who viewed alcohol advertisements that included objectified images of women were less likely than others to...
Polymer faculty receive NSF awards totaling over $1 million
Credit: The University of Akron Akron, OH -- Three professors in The University of Akron's (UA) College of Polymer Science...
‘The fabric of life is disintegrating’
Gunnerus Award in Sustainability ScienceCredit: Thor Nielsen, NTNU The Big Challenge Professor Díaz likes to compare the complexities of nature...
CNIO researchers describe new functions of protein that plays key role in some tumors and rare diseases
Credit: Molecular Cytogenetics Unit. CNIO Cohesin is a protein complex that is essential for chromosome segregation in dividing cells. Recent...
New study shows how environmental disruptions affected ancient societies
LSU College of the Coast & Environment Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Day has collaborated with archeologists on a new analysis...
Dark centers of chromosomes reveal ancient DNA
Credit: Charles and Sasha Langley Geneticists exploring the dark heart of the human genome have discovered big chunks of Neanderthal...
Researchers link gene to cannabis abuse
New research from the national psychiatric project, iPSYCH, shows that a specific gene is associated with an increased risk of...
Scientists identify plant that flowers in Brazilian savanna one day after fire
Rapid resprouting and flowering of Bulbostylis paradoxa is proof of the Cerrado biome's superb resilience and its capacity to evolve...
Food neophobia may increase the risk of lifestyle diseases
Food neophobia, or fear of new foods, may lead to poorer dietary quality, increase the risk factors associated with chronic...
Parental support is key when autistic adolescents want to learn to drive
Specialized driving instructors stress life skill development, parent-supervised practice, and individualized training to enhance learning and independence Philadelphia, June 18,...
Major league baseball grant funds study of pitch counts, throwing injuries
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For youth baseball players, especially those who play competitively and often, throwing arm injuries are becoming...
NRL researchers find insights into the formation of the solar system in ancient comet dust
Credit: US Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON -- Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant...
Yale-led study reveals biology of leptin, the hunger hormone
New Haven, Conn. -- In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key...
Now your phone can become a robot that does the boring work
What you do is what the robot doesCredit: Purdue University/Jared Pike WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If any factory worker could...
Researchers identify potential modifier genes in patients with charcot-marie-tooth disease
Gene modifiers may explain why symptoms and severity vary in CMT and other inherited diseases, according to research published in...
Scientists discover a powerful antibody that inhibits multiple strains of norovirus
This breakthrough brings researchers closer than ever to a norovirus vaccine Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
