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Plant root hairs form outward due to shank hardening
Credit: Dr. Masahiko Sato A group of international researchers has discovered how plant root hair grows straight and long. Many...
Professors use whale earwax to reconstruct whale stress levels spanning 150 years
Credit: Robert Rogers, Baylor University WACO, Texas (Nov. 20, 2018) -- In a follow-up to their groundbreaking study, Baylor researchers...
Dramatic change in seabirds’ winter food source over past 30 years
Credit: Gary Howells The availability of a key prey for seabirds has changed dramatically over the past three decades, particularly...
Sex in a world of fear: Scared rodents produce more offspring
Credit: Alwin Hardenbol Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males. This is reported by a...
New technique improves efficiency and accuracy of single cell RNA sequencing
In the era of personalized medicine, scientists are using new genetic and genomic insights to help them determine the best...
Screening tools can miss sepsis in pregnancy; study urges action
A woman lies in her hospital bed. Her heart rate is elevated, she has a slight fever and an elevated...
Researchers create new ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses
Credit: Wong Lab / Brow University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide...
Screening for colorectal cancer spares male patients from intense treatments
Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the world. Every year in Finland, approximately 3,000 new...
Magic trick makes shadows vanish: Projection mapping technique developed to reduce shadow
Credit: Osaka University Projection mapping systems that project images onto various-sized curved surfaces ranging from buildings to flowers have been...
Putting a face on a cell surface
On the cell surface, anchored in the cell membrane, a wide array of proteins perform functions, which are vital for...
How do flying bees make perfect turns?
Credit: © The University of Queensland If you've ever lost your balance standing on a bus that takes a sharp...
Researchers develop quick and precise method for detecting chemical warfare agents
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Materials Science and Engineering Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed...
Millimeter waves for the last mile
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jürg Leuthold The high oscillation frequencies of light waves make them ideally suited to fast data...
A protein that makes skin cancer cells more invasive
Credit: Yanagi T. et al., Cancer Research, November 2, 2018 Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion...
Checking water quality at the tap
When consumers turn on a faucet, they expect the drinking water that gushes out to be safe. A new report...
Study uncovers link between air pollution and intellectual disabilities in children
British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution,...
Study predicts decreasing brown bear habitat due to climate change
A recent analysis of data related to the brown bear (Ursus arctos) estimates that suitable habitat will be reduced by...
How Chile accomplished its renewable energy boom
Chile is currently undergoing a renewable energy boom. Today, it's the second largest market for renewable energies in Latin America,...
The shifting role of cities in addressing global climate change
Credit: Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law In recent years, cities have asserted themselves as relevant actors in...
New China and US studies back use of pulse oximeters for assessing blood pressure
Credit: Mohamed Elgendi/UBC Fast and easy blood pressure monitoring could soon be at your fingertips--literally--thanks to new University of British...
