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Uribe wins NIH grant to study enteric nervous system developmentCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 10, 2021) - Rice University neurobiologist Rosa...

Male infertility scoring using AI-assisted image classification requiring no programming

Clinicians at Toho University in Japan developed an AI-based scoring model for testis images to assess patients with severe male infertility. Creation of the image...

Research results challenge a decades-old mechanism of how we hear sounds

Credit: Sanna Hedin Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have made several discoveries on the functioning mechanisms of the inner hair cells of the ear, which...

Serotonin transporters increase when depression fades, study shows

Credit: Lou Almskog Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of depression and many antidepressants act by blocking a...

Parallel universes cross in Flatland

Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK observe modified energy landscapes at the intersection of 2D materials.Credit: Ventsislav Valev In 1884, Edwin Abbott...

Could wider use of gene reserves protect rare species?

Credit: Melissa Minter, University of York UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) to help protect some of the rarest...

Worldwide network develops SARS-CoV-2 protocols for research laboratories

80% of all SARS-CoV-2 proteins produced in the laboratory -- protocols available for worldwide research - Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, forms the hub of research...

Molecular tweezers that attack antibiotic resistant bacteria developed by Ben-Gurion U.

Credit: Dani Machlis/BGU BEER-SHEVA, Israel May 10, 2021 - Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (BGU), together with American and German colleagues, have developed new "molecular tweezers"...

Sharks in protected area attract illegal fishers

Credit: Claire Collins Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean, new research shows. The MPA...

Cricket bats should be made from bamboo not willow, Cambridge study finds

Credit: Ben Tinkler-Davies Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better 'sweet spot' and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional...

The legume family tree

Massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant familyCredit: Yiyong Zhao, Chien-Hsun Huang, and Hong Ma The most comprehensive study...

The AGA Research Foundation awards 45 researchers with over $2.5 million in research funding

The Foundation introduced new awards in the 2021 awards cycle addressing diversity of GI investigators and the need for GI-specific COVID-19 researchCredit: American Gastroenterological Association...

Stop the genetic presses!

Study describes new mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA in bacteriaCredit: Babitzke Laboratory and Dani Zemba, Penn State The protein, known as NusG,...

Archaeologists pinpoint population for the Greater Angkor region

Study designed at the University of Oregon provided a foundation that drew new information from lidar imagery, machine learning, archaeological and historical dataCredit: Photo by...

New study examines social network’s relation to binge drinking among adults