June research news from the Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of four research articles recently published across its six esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation...
NEWS INDEX
NIH-sponsored trial of enterovirus D68 therapeutic begins
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68),...
Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles
Insects are masters of transportation and get around by flying, crawling, swimming, burrowing, and even gliding. Now, ants have been observed using a new method...
The most obese children with dengue are more than twice as likely as others to be hospitalized with dengue, according to study of 4,782 10- to 18-year-olds in Sri Lanka
The most obese children with dengue are more than twice as likely as others to be hospitalized with dengue, according to study of 4,782 10-...
Under pressure: How comb jellies have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean
The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable: there is no light; the temperature is freezing cold; and the pressure of all the water above...
Clean Water Act leaves about 55% of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable to pollution, new study suggests
EMBARGOED Credit: Craig B. Brinkerhoff EMBARGOED AMHERST, Mass. – The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called...
Pacific cod can’t rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, OSU study finds
During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their...
Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin....
Vaccination may reduce memory loss from COVID-19 infections
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 to 30 per cent of the general population has experienced some form of virus-induced cognitive impairment, including...
DeepEvo: An “intelligent” strategy for engineering customized proteins
Engineering proteins for desirable traits has been the holy grail of modern biotechnology. For example, the food industry can benefit from engineered enzymes which have...
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north...
U of T researchers develop deep-learning model that outperforms Google AI system to predict peptide structures
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides – chains of amino acids...
New CPRIT chemistry professor to enhance cancer research at Rice
Rice University’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome David Sarlah, who will contribute to the university’s cancer research efforts when he joins the faculty on...
SMART researchers pioneer production of CAR T-cells using high-density microfluidic bioreactor
Singapore, 27 June 2024 – Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology...
Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction
The last population of woolly mammoths was isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia 10,000 years ago, when sea levels rose and cut...
