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What flowers looked like 100 million years ago
Credit: Copyright: Hervé Sauquet/Jürg Schönenberger Flowering plants with are by far the most diverse group of plants on Earth. Flowering...
Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Credit: Elwood Mullins, Vanderbilt University One of the most potent toxins known acts by welding the two strands of the...
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
Credit: University of California San Diego A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help...
Early gene-editing success holds promise for preventing inherited diseases
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 2, 2017) Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in...
Millions may face protein deficiency as a result of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions
Key Takeaways: Human-caused carbon dioxide emissions lower the nutritional value of staple crops, increasing the risk for dietary deficiencies among...
It’s not just what you eat, it’s what’s eating you
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more...
$2.6 million to build versatile genetic toolkit for studying animal behavior
Credit: Katelyn Marcus On Aug. 1, the National Science Foundation announced 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards for...
Study shows mango consumption has positive impact on inflammatory bowel disease
COLLEGE STATION - Initial results of a study by researchers in the department of nutrition and food science at Texas...
Risk to Europe’s most dangerous pathogens revealed
The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according...
Weighing the benefits of incidental habitat protection
Regulations on land use that have been put in place to protect water quality, human lives, and property, may also...
Collaboration between pet owners and researchers helps children and dogs with rare epilepsy
The research, published in PLOS ONE, has identified the progression of Lafora disease, a devastating form of epilepsy which affects...
Lighting the way: Sensors show drug uptake
When designing and characterizing new drugs, a key aspect is making sure the drug actually goes where it is intended...
A Braf kinase-inactive mutant induces lung adenocarcinoma
The initiating oncogenic event in almost half of human lung adenocarcinomas is still unknown, a fact that complicates the development...
Smaller, smarter, softer robotic arm for endoscopic surgery
Credit: Harvard University Flexible endoscopes can snake through narrow passages to treat difficult to reach areas of the body. However,...
Cicada wings may inspire new surface technologies
Credit: Photo courtesy Catherine Dana CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers are looking to insects - specifically cicadas - for insight into...
The nitty-gritty behind how onions make you cry
Adding onions to a recipe can make a meal taste rich and savory, but cutting up the onion can be...
Financial incentives could conserve tropical forest diversity
Credit: Courtesy of Philip Mohebalian COLUMBIA, Mo. - The past few decades have seen the rise of global incentive programs...
Team receives $6 million for research that could lower drug prices
Credit: Clemson University Sarah W. Harcum of Clemson University is leading a team that has received $6 million for research...
New NSF grants support studies of viruses and efforts to reduce pharmaceutical costs
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE The University of Delaware's K. Eric Wommack, deputy dean in the College of Agriculture and Natural...
Species richness — a false friend?
Credit: Photo: Gernot Kunz Oldenburg. Assessing the state of an ecosystem solely on the basis of short-term changes in the...
