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Scientists challenge next-generation sequencing dogma
Credit: ©M. Lemke Next-generation sequencing--the ability to sequence millions or billions of small fragments of DNA in parallel--has revolutionized the...
Study finds promise in new tactic to curb obesity: Address physician bias
CHICAGO, July 31, 2017-- An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes...
Advancing public engagement at the Ecological Society of America
Credit: Courtesy Caitlin Weber With the growing concern for global and local environmental issues, ecologists in academia, agencies and the...
Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk
The next mega-droughts and subsequent active wildfire seasons for the western U.S. might be predictable a full year in advance,...
Toward a better sweat test for babies with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an incurable genetic disease in which patients have chronic lung infections. The sooner CF is diagnosed,...
Into a competitive world, guppies are born not just bigger, but more mature
Credit: Terry Dial PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Throughout nature, moms engage in a trade-off: Churn out a bevy of offspring and...
Biomedical researcher gets $1.9 million to study influenza vaccines and cross protective immunity
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Sang-Moo Kang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has renewed...
Researchers build a patch to help cardiac muscle beat more strongly after a heart attack
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded a $452,000 National Institutes of...
Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice
Credit: Ken Markoff An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in...
Aardvarks’ fate points to worrying consequences for wildlife, due to climate change
Credit: Wits University The aardvark, a highlight for anyone on a game-viewing African safari, will become increasingly rare as the...
Research on nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles reveals viable skin infection treatment
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2017) -- George Washington University (GW) researchers have found that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles (NO-np) are...
Research at University of Illinois to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Credit: Tom Murphy A new research project at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University...
Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for first time
Imagine you're at work and suddenly, a cheetah pokes its head through your window. That's about what Richard McCourt, PhD,...
Bacterial biofilms, begone
Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics - so-called...
Scientists map the distribution of antimicrobial resistance across Chinese major cities
Credit: Image by AN Xinli Global emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens therapies that combat infections by bacterial pathogens. Resistance genes...
Leaf beetles: Even a tiny dose of pesticide will impair reproduction
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University One finding is that leaf beetles lay roughly 35 per cent fewer eggs after coming into...
New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Credit: Laura Christianson URBANA, Ill. - Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen...
Lab led by Zhe Han, Ph.D., receives $1.75 million from NIH to continue pioneering research
Credit: Children's National Health System The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.75 million to a research lab led by...
The new yellow sea snake assumes an unusual ambush posture
Credit: Brooke L. Bessesen Carrying its petite frame and all-yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce,...
Materials emitted by water pipe-repair method may pose health risks
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- New research is calling for immediate safeguards and the study of a widely...
