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New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road
Credit: Alexa M Schmitz/Yang Bai Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness...
Mercury is altering gene expression
Credit: © Dartmouth College Electron Microscope Facility, Louisa Howard The mercury found at very low concentrations in water is concentrated...
Eating habits affect skin’s protection against sun
Credit: Knight Cancer Institute DALLAS - Aug. 15, 2017 - Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some...
Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age old disease
Credit: Dimond Light Source & Oxford University Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what...
Development of nanosensor capable of detecting herbicide and its target enzyme binding
Credit: Fabio L. Leite Due to the increased usage of agrochemicals, especially herbicides, in recent decades, high cumulative levels of...
Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado...
A moth and its flame: Mate selection found to evolve from response to flower odors
For moths, love is literally in the air through the action of pheromones to attract mates. Virgin females release a...
Prematurity leaves distinctive molecular signature in infants’ cerebellum
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Premature birth, which affects one in 10 U.S. babies, is associated with altered...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a...
Artificial blood vessels mimic rare accelerated aging disease
Credit: Progeria Research Foundation DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the...
Researcher chosen for American Geophysical Union’s 2017 Class of Fellows
Credit: University of Delaware University of Delaware Prof. Wei-Jun Cai, who has done pioneering work on carbon biogeochemistry in estuaries...
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra virus in Australia
Credit: James Nilson Reported today in Scientific Reports by researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and State...
Why durian is the smelly ‘king of fruits’ (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Durian is known as the king of fruits in Southeast...
Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age-old disease
Credit: Dimond Light Source & Oxford University Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what...
NIAID herpesvirus study in mice leads to discovery of potential broad-spectrum antiviral
Credit: NIAID After herpesviruses infect a cell, their genomes are assembled into specialized protein structures called nucelosomes. Many cellular enzyme...
ACS Publications announces free training resource for peer reviewers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 - Reinforcing its commitment to publishing the best peer-reviewed scientific research, the Publications Division of the...
Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters
Credit: Hans W. Paerl, Ph.D a study co-author/University of North Carolina MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (August 15, 2017) - Harmful algal blooms known...
White matter connectome with cortical lesion map clarifies temporal auditory comprehension
Credit: From: Temporal lobe networks supporting the comprehension of spoken words Brain. Published online August 03, 2017. doi:10.1093/brain/awx169 Brain |...
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...
Rhapsody in red violet
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored pigments...
