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Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 16, 2017 - Benjamin Cravatt, professor and co-chair of the...

Credit: Courtesy of SUTD/Ye Ai Sound wave enables the sensation of hearing, and is an important way of communicating in...

Credit: University of Barcelona Surprisingly low concentrations of toxic chemicals - from fungicides to antidepressants - can change the way...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The desalination industry, a critical source of potable water in many arid regions, generated more than $13...

At its autumn session, the Joint Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) approved the funding of 17...

The harlequin ladybird, officially known as Harmonia axyridis, was widely introduced across continental Europe to limit the population of pest...

Credit: Jill Hemman and Andrey Kovalevsky /Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017...

The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Arteriviruses, a family of single-stranded RNA viruses that belongs to the order Nidovirales, produce more proteins...

Credit: Berkeley Lab The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $6.5 million to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)...

Credit: © 2016 Joan Costa Microbes in the atmosphere and the role of the oceans in their movement have been...

CHICAGO -- October 16, 2017--Ohio University researchers found medical students may be more confident than knowledgeable when it comes to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Pregnant women who had low socioeconomic status during childhood and who have poor family social support appear...

When it comes to seeking answers to questions about science, evangelical and black Protestants and Mormons are more likely than...

Credit: Reproduced with permission from reference 1© 2017 Nature Publishing Group The notion of tethered wind turbines that generate electricity...

BROOKLYN, New York - Chemical weapons and other toxic agents including pesticides pose a serious health threat worldwide, whether they...

Credit: Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service J.N. MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Jaws, beware! Alligators may be coming for...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Although it's been clear that seizures are linked to memory loss and other cognitive deficits...

In eukaryotic cells, the hereditary material DNA is mostly confined to the nucleus whereas the presence of DNA outside of...

Credit: Ina Anreiter, University of Toronto When it comes to behaviour, researchers have moved beyond the "nature versus nurture" debate....