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Benchmark database of lifespan-extending drugs announced
Credit: University of Liverpool & Biogerontology Research Foundation Scientists from the Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) and University of Liverpool have...
‘Princess pheromone’ tells ants which larvae are destined…
Credit: Clint Penick For Indian jumping ants (Harpegnathos saltator), becoming royalty is all about timing. If a larva gives signs...
PolyU develops accurate contactless 3-D fingerprint identification system
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a system...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes,…
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought
Credit: Xiaojun Wang DURHAM, N.C. — Extreme droughts, intensified by a warming climate, are increasingly causing ecosystem collapse in many...
DOE funds Center for Bioenergy Innovation at ORNL to accelerate biofuels, bioproducts…
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 17, 2017 — The Department of Energy has announced funding for new research centers...
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
Credit: Thomas Carlstedt and Mårten Risling Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect...
International competition benchmarks metagenomics software
Credit: John T. Consoli, University of Maryland Communities of bacteria live everywhere: inside our bodies, on our bodies and all...
New biomaterial developed for injectable neuronal control
In the campy 1966 science fiction movie "Fantastic Voyage," scientists miniaturize a submarine with themselves inside and travel through the...
Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with potential consequences for wildlife
Credit: Samuel Zipper MADISON, Wis. — With spring now fully sprung, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows...
Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, UC study finds
CINCINNATI–A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in...
Trash-picking seagulls poop tons of nutrients
Credit: Scott Winton, Duke DURHAM, N.C. — At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside...
Crystal structure reveals new details of nonstandard RNA transcription
Credit: Murakami laboratory, Penn State University Out through the window: Crystal structure reveals details of nonstandard RNA transcription University Park,...
New stem cell method sheds light on a tell-tale sign of heart disease
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON — While refining ways to grow arterial endothelial cells in the lab, a regenerative...
WPI Biologist Reeta Rao elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – Reeta Rao, PhD, associate professor of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic...
Moving toward faster, more accurate detection of food- and water-borne bacteria
Credit: Charles S. Henry, Ph.D. Food poisoning is a scourge. Yet preventing it is far from foolproof. But in a...
Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: Joe Green, Beaverworks Canada WASHINGTON — The process of extracting natural gas from the earth or transporting it through...
Cancer vaccines need to target T cells that can persist in the long fight against cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 25, 2017) – Cancer vaccines may need to better target...
TSRI scientists find brain hormone that triggers fat burning
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute (Photo by Madeline McCurry-Schmidt.) LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The...
Ecosystems in the southeastern US are vulnerable to climate change
At least several southeastern U.S. ecosystems are highly vulnerable to the impacts of present and future climate change, according to...
