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When not to eat your kids
Even though it is known to be a cannibal, the mangrove rivulus or killifish of the Americas will never eat...
Invasive plants change ecosystems from the bottom up
In a common garden at the University of Rhode Island, Laura Meyerson has been growing specimens of Phragmites - also...
New strategy for vaccinating pregnant mothers against malaria holds promise for protecting infants
Washington, DC - September 5, 2017 - A mother and infant in Malawi have the same repertoire of antibodies to...
Zika virus kills brain cancer stem cells
Credit: Zhe Zhu While Zika virus causes devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses, it one day may be...
Building a morphogen gradient by simple diffusion in a growing plant leaf
Credit: NIBB In an article published on September 5th in Biophysical Journal, the team of Associate Professor Kensuke Kawade at...
Birds choose mates with ornamental traits
Credit: NOAA Photo Library via Wikimedia Commons A recurring theme in nature documentaries is that of choosy females selecting brightly...
New book on disaster risk governance in India
Credit: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) While Dr. Indrajit Pal serves in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, in AIT's Department...
Sustainability, nutrient management, soil health focus of symposium
Soil health is a key to growing food in a sustainable manner. The 4R nutrient stewardship program is part of...
California Academy of Sciences assembles genome of threatened northern spotted owl
Credit: © 2017 California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO (September 5, 2017)--A charismatic owl iconic to Pacific Coast forests is...
New, ultra-rare gene mutations implicated in eating disorders
Credit: CC PLOS ONE By combining whole exome sequencing, machine learning, and network analysis, researchers have identified new, ultra-rare gene...
The protein TAZ sends ‘mixed signals’ to stem cells
Credit: Image by Xingliang Zhou/Ying Lab, USC Stem Cell Just as beauty exists in the eye of the beholder, a...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer
1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial:...
DNA and protein ‘liquid biopsy’ for early pancreatic cancer better than either alone
Johns Hopkins scientists say they have developed a blood test that spots tumor-specific DNA and protein biomarkers for early-stage pancreatic...
ICON8 trial reaffirms standard dosing in ovarian cancer chemo
LUGANO-MADRID, 04 September, 2017 - European women with ovarian cancer can safely stick to the standard three-week dosing schedule for...
Researchers devise a new way of producing hydrogen fuel
Credit: MIPT Press Office A U.S.-based team of researchers featuring MIPT scientists has assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of...
Reindeer grazing protects tundra plant diversity in a warming climate
Credit: Elina Kaarlejärvi Climate warming reduces the number of plant species in the tundra, but plant-eating animals, such as reindeer...
Indigenous storytelling is a new asset for biocultural conservation
Credit: Joan de la Malla Some of the areas hosting most of the world's biodiversity are those inhabited by indigenous...
Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere’s organic chemistry
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged...
Largest ever genetic study marks likely osteoporosis treatment target
Scientists are honing in on a potential treatment for osteoporosis, after performing the largest ever genetic study of the common...
More ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ predicted for Southern Ocean seafloor animals
Credit: Cath Waller A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be...
