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UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
Declaration will 'shine a light on the human and financial resources needed to implement restoration globally.'Credit: Julie Chenot The United...
Are mosaic embryos the ‘dark horse’ of IVF?
Study in nonhuman primates gives new hope to people seeking infertility treatment; abnormal embryos can result in successful in vitro...
A faster, more accurate way to monitor drought
Thermal stress measurements sound the alarm about drought conditions soonerCredit: Duke Univ. DURHAM, N.C. -- More than 2 billion people...
Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread
An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne...
Researchers uncover new facets of HIV's 'arms race' with human defense system
Study could contribute to new therapies COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV...
Swimming microbes steer themselves into mathematical order
Credit: Video courtesy of Saverio Spagnolie MADISON, Wis. -- Freeing thousands of microorganisms to swim in random directions in an...
Solving a sticky problem
University of Pittsburgh's Tevis Jacobs receives $500,000 NSF CAREER Award to improve nanoparticle performanceCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March...
Study: Landlord disclosure of bedbugs cuts infestations, creates long-term savings
Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service. AMES, Iowa - Policies requiring landlords to disclose a rental unit's...
Research provides insight on survivability of rare Wyoming plant
Credit: Greg Nickerson A rare plant found only at two sites in central Wyoming has persisted, in part, because it...
Renal reabsorption in living devices
3D bioprinted, vascularized proximal tubules mimic the human kidney's reabsorption functionsCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Every...
Magnonic devices can replace electronics without much noise
Magnonic devices of the future could use low power to avoid performance lossesCredit: Balandin Lab at UC Riverside Electronic devices...
Dental fillings could last twice as long
New material could mean fewer trips to the dentist's office, OHSU scientist reportCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff A compound used to make...
How celastrol sensitizes brains to leptin, curbing hunger and obesity
New research reveals a pro-inflammatory pathway Celastrol's potent anti-obesity effects were widely reported in 2015. Derived from the roots of...
Diabetes impairs multipotent stromal cell antibacterial activity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2019-A new study reveals that the multipotent stromal cells...
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