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USDA grants MU $460,000 to develop immunizations for tick-borne disease
Anaplasmosis is an infectious blood disease in cattle caused by certain bacteria transmitted by ticks worldwide. The U.S. Department of...
Arizona State University team shines new light on photosynthesis
A team of scientists from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences and Pennsylvania State University has taken us a step closer...
Biogerontology Research Foundation launches campaign for photographic biomarkers of age
Credit: MouseAge.Org Thursday, August 31st, 2017, London, UK: The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the launch of a crowdfunding campaign, MouseAge,...
Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design from Stanford
Credit: Dauskardt Lab/Stanford University Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave...
Nature gem within the city: What grows in the biodiversity-rich Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve
Credit: Imin Kamin Established as early as 1900, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR) is the oldest of its kind in...
Satellite eyes Tropical Storm Irma swirling in eastern Atlantic
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA, Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Tropical Storm Irma in the eastern Atlantic...
Method speeds up time to analyze complex microscopic images
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Cryo-electron tomography permits researchers to study in detail the microscopic structures inside of cells. Researchers...
Why are coyote populations difficult to control?
Conventional wisdom suggests that coyote control efforts actually result in an increase in the number of coyotes due to increasing...
Drugs found to be more effective against depression than electric current
Credit: Izio Klein / HC-FMUSP A new study questions the efficacy of treatments for depression based on stimulating brain areas...
A new method used to generate ensemble initial perturbations
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The atmosphere is a chaotic system, and even negligible initial errors will give rise to...
Exploring periodontitis in patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) IADR and AADR have published an article titled 'Periodontitis in Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome: An...
Study identifies new genetic risk factor for developing autism spectrum disorder
Credit: (OHSU/John Valls) Autism spectrum disorder affects approximately one out of every 68 children in the United States. Despite expansive...
Nature Conservation special: Guidelines for the monitoring of beetles protected in Europe
Credit: Michela Maura In a set of eight research publications, scientists tested various methods for the monitoring of five European...
Chemo-boosting drug discovered for leukemia
Credit: Diana Passaro Drugs developed to treat heart and blood vessel problems could be used in combination with chemotherapy to...
Lek-Heng Lim receives Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing
Credit: Lek-Heng Lim The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is proud to award Lek-Heng Lim, University of Chicago, with...
Family of proteins involved in brain’s connectivity are controlled by multiple checkpoints
Each of the brain's 100-billion nerve cells make around 10,000 connections to other cells through synapses that enable them to...
Scents and social preference: Neuroscientists ID the roots of attraction
Credit: UC San Diego A baby lamb is separated from its family. Somehow, in vast herds of sheep that look...
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson’s
Credit: Kim E. Andreassen, University of Bergen. By studying the effect of 1000 medicines, researchers discovered that medicine against asthma...
X-ray footprinting solves mystery of metal-breathing protein
Credit: Berkeley Lab Scientists have discovered the details of an unconventional coupling between a bacterial protein and a mineral that...
Study reveals ways collegiate sports venues can achieve ‘zero waste’
Credit: MU Athletics Officials at collegiate sporting venues have been leading efforts toward zero-waste events with many professional and collegiate...
