Birds have a net benefit on production for some crops by controlling pests
Farmland birds have a positive impact on woody crops but are more likely to negatively impact the yield of herbaceous crops, according to a study...
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Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide an explanation for the ability of these viruses to target MHC-II from a broad range of vertebrates, …
Bat influenza A viruses use MHC-II for cell entry; this study shows that highly conserved amino acids within MHC-II are key for infection and provide...
MIT physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When your laptop or smartphone heats up, it’s due to energy that’s lost in translation. The same goes for power lines that transmit...
New agricultural economist survey forecasts key drivers of US ag outlook
Missouri is home to 95,000 farms that span almost 70% of the state’s land and produce a variety of commodities, including soybeans, corn and cattle. As stakeholders...
Why you won’t see kangaroos in Java but you will find goannas in Australia
Ask anyone what first springs to mind when they think of Australia and they’ll most likely say a kangaroo; the marsupial is ingrained in our...
Study supports “catch up” HPV test in older women
For women over the age of 65 who have never had a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test, a “catch up” HPV screening intervention may improve...
New design rule for high-entropy superionic solid-state conductors
Solid electrolytes with high lithium-ion conductivity can be designed for millimeter-thick battery electrodes by increasing the complexity of their composite superionic crystals, report researchers from...
New state funding allows University of Missouri School of Law to reopen Family Violence Clinic
When it opened in the early ‘90s, the Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri School of Law was among the first of its...
Preclinical studies led by Johns Hopkins medicine researchers advance potential new target to treat HIV infection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Image provided by Abdul Waheed, Ph.D., NIH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National...
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
Seabirds, from cormorants to puffins, spend most of their lives at sea. Beloved by birdwatchers, these animals can be hard to study because they spend...
Study results show lead hunting ammunition hinders bald eagle recovery, resiliency
Denver/July 6, 2023 – A new published paper in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin states that, despite the resurgence of bald eagle populations, exposure to...
Southernmost crocodile newt record is a threatened new species
A spectacular crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam was just published in the international peer-reviewed open-access academic journal ZooKeys.Credit: Prof. Dr. Tao Thien Nguyen A spectacular...
Uncovering the mysteries of the clitoris with advanced imaging techniques
New research into the anatomy of the primate clitoris using sophisticated imaging technology reveals the wild variation in clitoral form between primate species.Credit: Dr Varajão...
Electrostatics advancing green catalysis events
This perspective is led by Prof. Weidong Shi and Prof. Long Zhang. Developing new and more-efficient catalytic ways to control chemical reactivity and selectivity has...
ASPB welcomes conference correspondents for Plant Biology 2023
New to Plant Biology 2023 and made possible by Aralab, ASPB will be welcoming five Conference Correspondents, an impressive group of plant biologists who will be...
