A simple blood test can now diagnose De Vivo disease
Glut1 deficiency syndrome is a rare and disabling neurological disease still relatively unknown to the medical community. A mutation in the SLC2A1 gene in affected...
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CRISPR/Cas9 reveals a key gene involved in the evolution of coral skeleton formation
Baltimore, MD—New work led by Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that’s critical to stony corals’ ability to...
The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment
KINGSTON, R.I. — June 5, 2023 — The story of the peppered moths is a textbook evolutionary tale. As coal smoke darkened tree bark near...
Cure Mito Foundation launches resource on Leigh syndrome
McKinney, TX., June 5, 2023 - The Cure Mito Foundation, a parent-led organization dedicated to advancing research and treatments for Leigh syndrome, has launched the...
Direct air capture technology licensed to Knoxville-based Holocene
An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene,...
CAREER award benefits UH chemist’s research into brain cells and degenerative diseases
For years, researchers have sought answers to the causes of degenerative diseases affecting the brain such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Tai-Yen Chen, assistant professor...
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study revealsCredit: University of Sheffield Fungi...
UC San Diego Health recognized for leadership in environmental sustainability
In recognition for its achievement and innovation in health care sustainability efforts, UC San Diego Health has received multiple awards from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s...
African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics Workshop 2023
WHAT IS IT ABOUTCredit: AfricaBP Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and Southern Africa workshop partners and sponsors WHAT IS IT ABOUT This five-day workshop...
Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer
As Earth’s climate continues to warm due to the emission of greenhouse gasses, extreme and anomalous weather events are becoming more common. But predicting and...
Introducing super drought: A new framework and web service
In recent years, the world has witnessed an alarming increase in the occurrence and severity of catastrophic droughts across various regions. While extensive research has...
Scientists expand understanding of limb evolution in earliest birds
The assembly of the volant bird body plan from the ancestral bulky dinosaurian condition is an enduring topic of evolutionary biology. The body plan of...
Newly discovered brain mechanism linked to anxiety, OCD
The pandemic and its aftermath have raised anxiety to new levels. But the roots of anxiety-related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), are still unclear....
This kind of ice is actually glass (video)
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 — This episode of Reactions dives into something truly out-of-this-world: amorphous ice. While ice here on Earth is typically regular and...
Scientists discover air quality monitoring stations are collecting urgently needed biodiversity data
An international team of researchers has discovered that thousands of ambient air quality monitoring stations around the world are unwittingly recording more than just atmospheric...
