Like beads on a chain
The precise segregation of DNA and the faithful inheritance of plasmids are crucial steps in bacterial cell division. Now, a team of researchers led by...
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What’s your masculine style: Neo-traditional, egalitarian or progressive?
Men navigate their intimate partner relationships depending on their masculine style, says new research led by UBC men’s health expert John Oliffe.Credit: Dr. Nina Gao...
Chromium replaces rare and expensive noble metals
Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists at the University of Basel have...
City of Hope scientists uncover new active regions on cell surface receptor, expanding scope for drug targets to treat heart disease
FINDINGS Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for...
Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species
Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help...
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2023 — Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later — with the help...
Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable
One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten. Credit: Ben...
3D-printed vegan seafood could someday be what’s for dinner (video)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2023 — In the refrigerated grocery store aisle, meat alternatives greatly outnumber plant-based seafoods. But more mock seafood options are needed...
For labrum tears, regrowth rather than repair
Tears to the glenoid labrum—cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins—can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which significantly weakens the joint and...
Call for papers: Special theme issue: Artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) health
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal (APINJ) Editor-in-Chief: Hyochol (Brian) Ahn, PhD, MSN, MS-ECE, MS-CTS, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN and guest editor Shu-Fen Wung, Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN...
Interdisciplinary team studies decomposition effects on soil
Forensic researchers at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s famous Anthropological Research Facility, popularly known as the “Body Farm,” have made headlines for decades in their...
University of Tennessee extension wins “Employer of the Year” from international organization
Ask just about any person in the University of Tennessee Extension family what they like about their job, and they might mention the impact they...
Zhong named Institute of Food Technologists fellow
Qixin Zhong, professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Food Science, has been named an Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellow.Credit: UTIA Qixin Zhong,...
Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants
An experimental malaria vaccine appears safe and promotes an immune response in African infants, one of the groups most vulnerable to severe malaria disease. There...
Researchers identify 135 new melanin genes responsible for pigmentation
The skin, hair and eye color of more than eight billion humans is determined by the light-absorbing pigment known as melanin. An article recently published...
