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Caribbean spiders named for Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders David Bowie, and others
A new paper published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society has identified and named 15 new species of...
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles: An emerging tool in vaccine development
Credit: Kendrick B. Turner and Scott A. Walper, Bentham Science Publishers Outer membrane vesicles, biological nanoparticles shed during normal growth...
Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections
Credit: Washington University School of Medicine The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs...
The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversity
Credit: Aleksi Lehikoinen A recent international study indicates that the populations of peatland birds in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and...
Novel route to polyamide 6: Catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane with ferrocene in ionic liquid medium
Credit: Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins et al, Bentham Science Publishers Polyamide (PA) 6 is widely used in several industries and therefore...
Some marine species more vulnerable to climate change than others
Credit: UBC Certain marine species will fare much worse than others as they become more vulnerable to the effects of...
$1.4 million grant to fund LSU health research pipeline
New Orleans, LA - The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $1.4...
Agent Orange still linked to hormone imbalances in babies in Vietnam, study suggests
Oxford, September 26, 2017 - Exposure to Agent Orange sprayed during the Vietnam War has been linked to increased levels...
With mock space capsule, researchers partner with NASA to study astronaut fitness
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A mock space capsule has landed in Kansas State University's Ice Hall. In...
The connection between nitrogen utilization and groundwater quality is clear
Nitrogen surplus from agriculture has a clear effect on the nitrogen status of the groundwater, according to 70 years of...
Warm Northwest waters draw spawning fish north
Credit: Toby Auth/PSFMC Unusually warm ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest in the last few years led anchovies, sardines and...
How has society adapted to hurricanes? A look at New Orleans over 300 years
Credit: WIREs Climate Change In the midst of an intense hurricane season, a historical perspective published in WIREs Climate Change...
A fresh set of eyes: Rotating plant inspectors reduces risk of medical device recalls
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- More frequent rotation of plant inspectors at medical device manufacturing facilities could benefit consumers...
Drought — a cause of riots
The scientific community has been working on the possibility of a relationship between periods of drought and rioting for several...
Fisheries sustainability linked to gender roles among traders
Credit: WCS NEW YORK (September 26, 2017) - A new WCS study, published in the journal Ecosystem Health and Sustainability,...
Warming climate could increase bacterial impacts on Chesapeake Bay shellfish, recreation
Researchers have found that three common species of Vibrio bacteria in Chesapeake Bay could increase with changing climate conditions by...
Injection alternative
CAMBRIDGE, MA - People with Type 1 diabetes must check their blood glucose several times a day and inject themselves...
Notre Dame cancer researchers publish new papers on ovarian cancer tumor growth
Credit: Matt Cashore Two papers involving ovarian cancer research at the University of Notre Dame's Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI),...
Two Caribbean bird-catcher trees named after 2 women with overlooked botanical works
Credit: Rosimar Rivera Colón Known for their biodiversity richness, the Caribbean Islands are now adding two new species of bird-catcher...
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infection
GALVESTON, Texas - Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the...
