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New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be...
DNA detectives crack the case on biothreat look-alikes
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 24, 2017--Biological "detectives" are tracking down biothreats such as the bacteria...
Fantastic beasts and why to conserve them
According to a new study, by the University of Leeds and Cardiff University, the conservation of threatened species has much...
Scientists take first snapshots of a molecular propeller that runs at 100 degrees Celsius
Credit: Bertram Daum / University of Exeter Scientists have made a crucial new discovery into how a group of ancient...
The spacefaring power of… pee? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2017 -- Space scientists have to take advantage of all the materials...
New therapeutic antibody for dog cancers
Credit: Maekawa N. et al., Scientific Reports, Aug. 21, 2017 Similar to our aging society, dogs live longer than before...
Baby boomer squirrels master tricky timing
Credit: Anni Hämäläinen Female squirrels who align their reproduction to take advantage of food-rich years and align have more pups...
New green solvent could help clean our air
French researchers have patented an eco-friendly liquid mixture that could help trap harmful pollutants from the air. The non-flammable solvent...
Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Aug. 24, 2017 -- People living with HIV must take a combination of three or more...
ILCregs play an important role in regulation of intestinal inflammation
Credit: Image by IBP The intestine contains an extensive and diverse microbial flora, including potential pathogens and dietary antigens that...
Plant ‘smells’ insect foe, initiates defense
Credit: Nick Sloff, Penn State It cannot run away from the fly that does it so much damage, but tall...
Updated assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods contaminated with fipronil
An average daily intake level was determined for this updated estimation. As the estimation of the risk to consumers was...
NIFA invests $35 million in specialty crop research
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 24, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
New study provides high-resolution insights into plants’ light harvesting process under low light
Credit: Image by IBP Photosynthesis is a biological process mediating the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. The so-called...
Scientists develop novel ‘dot’ system to improve cancer detection
Credit: Kristen Cusato La Jolla, Calif., August 24, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have...
UBC researchers test new technique to help with concussion diagnosis
Credit: UBC Okanagan Sports-related concussions are a major public health concern and are notoriously difficult to diagnose. But new research...
Farming, cheese, chewing changed human skull shape
Credit: David Katz and Tim Weaver, UC Davis The advent of farming, especially dairy products, had a small but significant...
Tracking down the jumping genes of maize
Credit: Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra/UC Davis The "jumping genes" of maize have finally been mapped by an international team led by researchers...
Researchers closer to understanding how a drug could induce health benefits of exercise
The research team - led by the University of Leeds - has found that a protein called Piezo1 in the...
Researchers discover cancer stem cell pathway in endometrial cancer
A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key pathway that leads to recurrence and treatment resistance in endometrial...
