Small wildlife surveys can produce ‘big picture’ results
Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire ecosystems, new research shows.Credit: University of Exeter Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire...
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Researchers publish findings from ‘super-resolution’ imaging technology
Led by Stefan Wilhelm, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, a team of researchers from the...
Extracting the best flavor from coffee
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 – Espresso coffee is brewed by first grinding roasted coffee beans into grains. Hot water then forces its way through a...
Long molecule of RNA essential to our GI tract’s ability to contract and move food along
AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 9, 2023) – A long molecule of RNA found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that give our blood vessels...
The bat’s ability to convert energy into muscle power is affected by flight speed
Small bats are bad at converting energy into muscle power. Surprisingly, a new study led by Lund University reveals that this ability increases the faster...
Improving wheat regeneration with novel DOF family transcription factors
Genetic transformation is a crucial aspect for gene functional research and crop improvement, but its effectiveness in wheat is currently limited. Regeneration capacity is vital...
Motion capture and 3D scans bring history to life for new Dambusters docudrama
A new docudrama featuring the attack on the Sorpe Dam, using motion capture technology and 3D scans to create life-like digital representations of RAF 617...
Crab populations are crashing. Could losing their sense of smell be one of the important reasons why?
A new U of T Scarborough study finds that climate change is causing a commercially significant marine crab to lose its sense of smell, which...
Earth’s first animals had particular taste in real estate
Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows — for the first time — that some of Earth’s earliest animals managed to...
Basic ‘toolkit’ for organ development is illuminated by sea star
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- One of the most basic and crucial embryonic processes to unfold in virtually every living organism is the formation of hollow,...
Birmingham provides world-leading dental health expertise to Sigrid Therapeutics
A world-leading oral health expert from the University of Birmingham, whose pioneering research concentrates on the link between oral health and non-communicable diseases such as...
Multidrug-resistant bacteria: New report from Veterinary field, Osaka, Japan
The emergence and global spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria among companion animals (e.g., dogs and cats) pose a risk of the animals being reservoirs for...
Can tiny brain tissues legally be a person? Researchers say not yet
Grown in labs, human brain organoids are cultivated from stem cells, feed on nutrient broth and serve as a model of human brain development in...
THE LANCET: An estimated one million stillbirths and newborn baby deaths could be prevented each year by implementing low-cost pregnancy interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Eight low-cost and easily implementable proven interventions for pregnant women in 81 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) could prevent an estimated 566,000 stillbirths and 5.2...
Study finds genetic screening of adults would be cost-effective
An exhaustive cost-benefit analysis of population genetic testing published in Annals of Internal Medicine concludes with a recommendation to U.S. health policymakers to adopt routine...
