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Researchers find an alternative mode of bacterial quorum sensing
Credit: Mukherjee et al., 2017. Whether growing in a puddle of dirty water or inside the human body, large groups...
Post-whaling recovery of Southern Hemisphere
Credit: Diego Cotterle By 2100 some Southern Hemisphere whale species will not have reached half their pre-whaling numbers, while other...
When fish swim in the holodeck
Credit: (Copyright: https://strawlab.org/freemovr) From behavior to brain function A person sees another person and depending on the context very different...
‘Electronic skin’ takes wearable health monitors to the next level
Credit: DGIST A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits...
Our hairy insides
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Our bodies are lined on the inside with soft, microscopic carpets of hair, from the grassy extensions...
Sugars in human mother’s milk are new class of antibacterial agents
Credit: Barbara Cramer/Zack Eagles, Vanderbilt University Mother's milk, which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats...
Wood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climate
Credit: Staci Amburgey, Penn State As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges...
UH receives $3.3 million from state cancer research program
Credit: Rohith Reddy The University of Houston has received $3.3 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas....
Study of California kidney cancer shows declining incidence, end of a trend
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A review of kidney cancer in California from 1988 through 2013 by the UC Davis Institute for...
Under the redwoods, UC Santa Cruz fights kids’ cancer using computers
Credit: City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office SANTA CRUZ, CA - August 17 , 2017 - When you hear...
Special issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry explores immunotherapy edit article
The field of immunotherapy is moving forward at an unprecedented rate, and a range of therapeutic approaches are now used...
Lasers used to detect risk of heart attack and stroke
Credit: University of Warwick Patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes may be spotted earlier thanks to a diagnosis...
New Bioimaging technique is fast and economical
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, N.Y. - A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically...
Top experts meet to advance holistic solutions to superbug infections spread by healthcare surfaces
DALLAS, TEXAS, AUG. 18, 2017 - A cutting edge collaboration of experts from around the nation is meeting in Dallas...
Fipronil in foods containing eggs: Estimations of maximum tolerable daily consumption
Eggs are used to produce a large number of foods. The proportion varies among the different foods. Generally, a dilution...
The Western Ghats of India revealed two new primitive species of earthworm
Credit: Dr S Prasanth Narayanan The Western Ghats mountains lie at the southwestern continental margin of Peninsular India and extend...
Allergies: Cross-reactivity between cypress pollen and peaches/citrus fruits explained
Credit: Youcef Shahali / Colorization Jean-Marc Panaud, Institut Pasteur Working in collaboration with teams from the Czech Republic and Japan,...
Histone 1, the guardian of genome stability
Credit: Jordi Bernués, IRB Barcelona. Scientists headed by Ferran AzorÃn, CSIC research professor and head of the Chromatin Structure and...
Right kind of collaboration is key to solving environmental problems
Credit: Andreas Altenburger/Mostphotos The coming decade may determine whether humanity will set a course toward a more socially and ecologically...
Organ crosstalk: Fatty liver can cause damage to other organs
Credit: © IDM Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more and more common. Approximately every third adult in the industrialized...
