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The therapeutic antibody eculizumab caught in action
In collaboration with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., scientists from Aarhus University have used X-rays to understand how the therapeutic antibody eculizumab...
Drone photos offer faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic species
Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster and simpler way to gauge the...
Eye expressions offer a glimpse into the evolution of emotion
Credit: Cornell University New research by Adam Anderson, professor of human development at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, reveals...
How plants grow like human brains
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (July 6, 2017) Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk...
Brain’s hippocampal volume, social environment affect adolescent…
Credit: Jay Leek, UC Davis Research on depression in adolescents in recent years has focused on how the physical brain...
New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong
Credit: Dr. Peter K. L. Ng A new species of terrestrial crab has been found to climb trees on the...
Risk assessment, for the birds
Every year, backyard songbirds across the United States make an arduous journey to warmer winter climes. They migrate hundreds of...
The evolutionary origin of the gut
Credit: Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow, Patrick Steinmetz How did the gut, the skin and musculature evolve? This question concerns scientists for more...
Canine distemper confirmed in Far Eastern leopard, world’s most endangered big cat
Credit: Land of the Leopard National Park VLADIVOSTOK, Russian Federation (Jan. 17, 2018) – The Far Eastern or Amur leopard...
Scientists to study health of plant-bacteria symbiosis in California
Credit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Scientists at the University of California, Riverside and Oregon State University have...
Orange is the new green: How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest
Credit: Photos courtesy of Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs PRINCETON, N.J.–In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange...
Dopaminergic neurons derived from iPSCs in non-human primate model
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 8, 2017-Researchers have demonstrated the ability to generate dopaminergic neurons...
MaxQ And Lighthouse Labs ready to ‘hack’ Toronto’s transportation…
TORONTO, CANADA – September 13, 2016: Toronto will be represented in the Climate-KIC Climathon, a global 24-hour climate change challenge...
New species discovered in Antarctica
Credit: Photo provided by the National Institute of Polar Research A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a new species...
‘Flying syringes’ could detect emerging infectious…
Credit: Franck Prugnolle Blood-sucking flies can act as 'flying syringes' to detect emerging infectious diseases in wild animals before they...
Using urban pigeons to monitor lead pollution
Credit: David Slipher, UC Davis College of Biological Sciences Tom Lehrer sang about poisoning them, but those pigeons in the...
Future brain therapies for Parkinson’s possible with stem cell bioengineering…
Scientists at Rutgers and Stanford universities have created a new technology that could someday help treat Parkinson's disease and other...
U-M, international research team explore genetic architecture of type…
ANN ARBOR–New research from a large international team of scientists offers a more complete picture of the genes responsible for...
Have flowers devised the ultimate weapon of distraction?
Credit: Professor Scott Armbruster Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect...
FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation
Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also...
