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UW wins $7 million grant to wean crops from nitrogen fertilizers
MADISON, Wisconsin -- Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida will use a $7 million grant...
NIH awards $2.4 million to MPFI scientist to study neural circuits in the visual cortex
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director and CEO at the Max Planck Florida Institute...
Keeping moving — flat worms shed light on role of migrating stem cells in cancer
Credit: Prasad Abnave A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at...
Tiny poisonous Brazilian frogs are ‘deaf’ to their own call
Credit: Sandra Goutte Tiny Brazilian frogs still 'sing' despite not being able to hear themselves - this is the surprising...
Gut bacteria metabolism may factor into hypertension
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn URBANA, Ill. - One in three American adults suffers from high blood pressure, or hypertension. The...
Designer biosensor can detect antibiotic production by microbes
Credit: Edward Kalkreuter Researchers from North Carolina State University have engineered designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules of interest....
New method to measure cell stiffness could lead to improved cancer treatments
Credit: Angelyn Nguyen/UCLA UCLA biophysicists have developed a new method to rapidly determine a single cell's stiffness and size --...
Clumps as temporary storage
Credit: Group Matthias Peter / ETH Zurich Protein aggregates have a bad reputation. A number of human diseases, especially those...
UTA study sheds new light on evolution
Credit: Assist Basu Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggests that...
Visualizing life in silico
Programming a molecular biology experiment can be similar to playing Sudoku; both are simple if you're working with only a...
Benchmarking computational methods for metagenomes
They are everywhere, but invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are the unseen, influential forces behind the regulation of key...
Too little is known about wildfire smoke
How do fire-suppression chemicals and pesticides affect wildfire smoke and the health of those who breathe it? UC Davis graduate...
EPFL Life Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Metabolism 2017
In October 24-26, EPFL will host at the SwissTech Convention Center an exciting Life Sciences Symposium: "Frontiers in Metabolism 2017...
Global research team fills language gap in plant science
Credit: Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services To keep pace with the fast-evolving study of cellular plant science, an international team...
LSUHealthNO to study cause of alcohol abuse linked to PTSD
New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans has been awarded a $1.85 million grant over five years by the...
Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass
Credit: Igor Slowing In every plant--from trees to crops--there exists a substance that makes up its wood or stems, fiber,...
PSU study tracks potentially harmful species from Japanese tsunami to American shores
(Portland, Ore.) Oct. 3, 2017 - Nearly 300 aquatic species have landed on American shores since the 2011 Japanese tsunami...
Finnish researchers discover what is on the menu for dragonflies
Credit: Tuomas Kankaanpää Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, Finland, are the first in the world to discover...
Neuroscientists find ‘gatekeeper’ in itching sensations plays no role in pain transmission
Credit: North Carolina State University A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying...
New portable blood analyzer could improve anemia detection worldwide
Credit: Nikita Taparia, University of Washington WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2017 -- About one quarter of the world's population suffers...
