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The Gulf of Mexico before the spill
The Gulf of Mexico is a special body of water with a flora and fauna that may well be unique....
New genomics tool CITE-Seq enables large-scale multidimensional analysis of single cells
NEW YORK, NY (July 31, 2017) - A new technique developed by scientists at the New York Genome Center (NYGC)...
Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice
Credit: Ken Markoff An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in...
Scientists discover biomarkers which could lead to better treatments for CF pat
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which...
High altitude research aircraft explores the upper levels of the Asian Monsoon
The Asian Monsoon System is one of the Earth's largest and most energetic weather systems, and monsoon rainfall is critical...
Understanding how fishers fish on coral reefs can inform fishery management strategies
Credit: Figure provided by lead author Tyler Pavlowich A Dartmouth study of spearfishing on a Caribbean coral reef illustrates how...
Bacterial biofilms, begone
Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics - so-called...
An evolutionary breakpoint in cell division
Credit: Osaka University Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is...
P-values, hypotheses and inference … new appraoches to reproducibility at JSM 2017
BALTIMORE, Md. (July 30, 2017) - Amid the increased quantification of scientific research and a proliferation of large, complex data...
Nature provides a key to repelling liquids
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1.© 2017 American Chemical Society Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables...
FSU researchers listen to birdsong, unlock mysteries of brain
Credit: (Photo: FSU Photography Services) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The term "birdbrain" has been part of our lexicon for about a...
Cancer cells put the brakes on immune system
The degenerated cells cause an inflammatory reaction and influence other blood cells with it so much, that the immune system...
Understanding the impact of childhood cancer rates across sub-Saharan Africa
Collated Childhood cancer statistics in sub Saharan Africa have been published for the first time as a monograph in the...
2 methods to de-identify large patient datasets greatly reduced risk of re-identification
Bottom Line: Two de-identification methods, k-anonymization and adding a "fuzzy factor," significantly reduced the risk of re-identification of patients in...
World Hepatitis Day sets the stage for the elimination of viral hepatitis
Today, World Hepatitis Day, marks the first time that the global health community has come together to officially begin moving...
Researchers discover how human cells maintain the correct number of chromosomes
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Cell division is an essential process in humans, animals and plants as dying or...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
‘Missing lead’ in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
ANN ARBOR--A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the...
Hunger-controlling brain cells may offer path for new obesity drugs
Is the solution to the obesity epidemic all in our heads? A study by researchers at The Rockefeller University suggests...
LSUHealthNO research finds walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Lauri Byerley, PhD, RD, Research Associate Professor of...
