NIH grant to aid Rumbaugh’s biofilm dispersal research
Most chronic wound infections share one thing in common: the presence of biofilms, which are composed of many different microorganisms that congregate as a mass, usually...
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An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins
KANSAS CITY, MO—February 21, 2024—The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the thing of nightmares. A new...
Japan versus UK: Impact of social camouflage on mental health in autistic adults
As people with autism grow up, they face unique challenges. They find it difficult to deal with mental health issues. There is a big gap...
Butterfly and moth genomes mostly unchanged despite 250 million years of evolution
The most extensive analysis of its kind reveals how butterfly and moth chromosomes have remained largely unchanged since their last common ancestor over 250 million...
Why are fish getting smaller as waters warm? It’s not their gills, finds study led by UMass Amherst
February 21, 2024Credit: Ben Letcher February 21, 2024 Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm? It’s Not Their Gills, Finds Study Led by...
New cloud model could help with climate research
When clouds meet clear skies, cloud droplets evaporate as they mix with dry air. A new study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg has...
$2 million grant from The Roe Green Foundation catalyzes multidisciplinary research building in Uganda
CLEVELAND--For the past 38 years, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and University Hospitals (UH) have worked closely with a variety of institutions in Uganda to...
Scientists track world’s largest turtles to previously unknown foraging locations
Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, undertake extensive migrations that can span multiple years. They travel from subtropical and tropical nesting locations...
‘The future is fungal’: New research finds that fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change
Spruce, pine, fir and other trees tower across the frigid swaths of land that span North America, northern Europe and Russia in a great ring...
Cracking the code to a healthier potato chip
In a breakthrough for the snack food industry, a team of scientists led by Michigan State University professors Jiming Jiang and David Douches has discovered...
Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
A team led by scientists at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has identified a new therapeutic approach for combating neurodegenerative diseases, offering hope of...
Low oxygen in lakes may breathe new life into conservation efforts for water quality
Abigail Lewis traveled all across the United States for college and graduate school, and she ended up researching lakes in her own hometown. Credit: Courtesy Virginia...
Reducing insecurity in security engineering
Marc W. Tobias, J.D. earns his living designing security systems – and then breaking into them.Credit: Marc W. Tobias Marc W. Tobias, J.D. earns his...
Scientists may have cracked the ‘aging process’ in species
LAWRENCE — New research from the University of Kansas might resolve a mystery in the “aging process” in species — or, how a species’ risk...
New non-toxic method for producing high-quality graphene oxide
Researchers from Umeå have found a new way to synthesize graphene oxide which has significantly fewer defects compared to materials produced by most common method....
