‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome
The human genome is littered with “selfish genetic elements,” which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek only to propagate themselves.Credit: University...
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CSU researchers create tool to evaluate water use for responsibly sourced gas operations
Colorado State University engineers have partnered with third-party assessor Project Canary to develop a method for measuring freshwater usage by natural gas operations to help evaluate operators...
Case solved: The biosynthesis of strychnine elucidated
Many of us know strychnine from crime reports, novels or films. Agatha Christie had several of her victims die of strychnine poisoning. She described what...
Honeycomb maze reveals role of hippocampus in navigation decisions
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at University College London have discovered that the hippocampus creates a vector-based representation to support animals to make optimal...
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Openwater Form collaboration
(LOS ANGELES) – The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has formally signed a collaborative agreement with San Francisco-based Openwater. TIBI, founded in 2020, fosters...
WVU researchers won’t hit snooze on mattress recycling needs
After years of use, mattresses and the wood, metal and textiles that compose them are eventually discarded into landfills, creating methane gases while their chemicals...
Shedding new light on coral Black Band Disease
UNC-Chapel Hill biologists examine the links between microbial mats and a type of coral disease that has become an urgent conservation concern, and they suggest...
Skin Ageing & Challenges 2022: Recent Advances and Perspectives will be organized in Lisbon, Portugal this November
The 13th Annual Meeting on Skin Challenges 2022 will take place during 2 days: November 17 & 18. November 16 will be dedicated to a...
Photorhabdus luminescens – a true all-rounder: Insect pathogenic bacterium also helps to combat fungal infestation
Future food shortages are expected to become exacerbated in many parts of the world. With this in view, sustainable biological techniques are being explored that...
How bilingual brains work: Cross-language interplay and an integrated lexicon
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the HSE University have examined the interplay of languages in the brains of bilinguals. Using EEG...
Physicists work to shrink microchips with first one-dimensional helium model system
Physicists at Indiana University and the University of Tennessee have cracked the code to making microchips smaller, and the key is helium.Credit: Indiana University Physicists...
Hospital readmissions for asthma on the rise among children
Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for the most common chronic paediatric...
How scientist tested the effect of multicolor lighting on improving people’s psychological state
As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested by multiple stressors in confined...
Lab-grown “mini-kidneys” unlock secrets of a rare disease
Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). As...
Study explores unusual interaction between viruses, live vaccines
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of a herpes virus that infects chickens offers new insights into potentially problematic interactions between vaccines made from live viruses...
