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Deadly fungus affecting hibernating bats could spread during summer
Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain. The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that...
A surprizing finding shines new light on the largest group of human…
Credit: Frank Schmitges et al. Toronto scientists have discovered that the largest group of human proteins, which work as genome...
Study warns of pumpkin-colored zombies
Credit: Copyright D. Johnson/VIMS. Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant...
New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group has discovered that a newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is...
Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space
Credit: Anne F. Simon, Western University, Canada Most of us have had the experience of backing away when someone has...
A new method used to generate ensemble initial perturbations
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The atmosphere is a chaotic system, and even negligible initial errors will give rise to...
The way breast cancer genes act could predict your treatment
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University breast cancer researcher has shown that...
New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion
Credit: D. Magdalena Sorger RALEIGH, N.C. — A team of scientists conducting a recent biodiversity survey in the ancient church...
Zika virus: Optimized tests for reliable diagnosis
Credit: cdc/Cynthia Goldsmith DZIF scientists from the University of Bonn have shown that not all conventional Zika virus molecular diagnostic...
Investigational immunotherapeutic increased bladder cancer survival
Background: Noguchi explained that immunotherapy has emerged recently as a viable and attractive strategy for the treatment of advanced cancer....
Medical professors question ‘residency placement fever’
Credit: Brown University For people with a greater than 50 percent chance of landing their top job choice and a...
Targeted orphaned domain may lead to drug therapies
Credit: Credit TTUHSC "Pentameric quaternary structure of the intracellular domain of serotonin type 3A receptors," was published in the April...
UM Rosenstiel school scientists awarded over $14 million to advance…
Credit: UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI – Researchers at the UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and...
Public wheat breeder consortium to be developed by USDA grant
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) AMARILLO – Texas A&M AgriLife Research's wheat genetic and breeding programs will...