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The evolutionary relationships among grasses—including important crop plants like wheat, rice, corn, and sugarcane—have been clarified in new molecular study of the grass family tree....

A red eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-led study explores effects of noise on marine life

Woods Hole, MA (March 2, 2022) – New research shows turtles can experience temporary hearing loss from an excess of underwater noise. This phenomenon, previously...

Susan N. Thomas, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech

Scaffolding tumor formation sets the stage for better immunotherapies

The discrepancy between preclinical advances in breast cancer immunotherapy and poor patient outcomes is rooted in the limitations of current breast cancer models. These models...

Gene Editing gets safer thanks to redesigned Cas9 protein

One of the grand challenges with using CRISPR-based gene editing on humans is that the molecular machinery sometimes makes changes to the wrong section of...

We should be eating more insects and using their waste to grow crops, says plant ecologist

Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such...

Study reveals human lifestyle in East Asia 40,000 years ago

A team of researchers from China, Germany, France and Spain, has revealed the lifestyle of humans living in East Asia 40,000 years ago.Credit: IVPP A...

Did COVID-19 make tinnitus, ‘ringing’ in the ears, worse?

Tinnitus, most often described as “ringing” in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived as humming, hissing, buzzing or...

Mammoths, meet the metaverse

Los Angeles, CA (March 2, 2022) — Fearsome dire wolves and saber-toothed cats no longer prowl around La Brea Tar Pits, but thanks to new...

Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors

The molecular evolution of placental protein NRK and its function in regulating placental growth has finally been clarified by researchers from Tokyo Tech. They elucidated...

THz–fingerprint vibrational spectroscopy at an ultrafast spectral rate

Raman spectroscopy offers a powerful approach to chemical measurement. By directly probing molecular vibrations, it obtains chemical specificity without the need for chemical labels. Thanks...

Targeting the brain’s energy metabolism may hold the key for treating Parkinson’s disease

Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a member of the vitamin B3 family, which can be found in foods like fruits, vegetables, meat, and milk. It is also...

Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domains may result in escape variants resistant to therapeutics and vaccines

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and vaccines. A study publishing February...

Story tips: Beneath the skin, crustacean-inspired cotton, automating clean water, samples in space and capturing furnace emissions

Biology — Beneath the skinCredit: Credit: Kang Ko/UPenn Biology — Beneath the skin University of Pennsylvania researchers called on computational systems biology expertise at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to...

How one marine chemistry lab slashed their carbon footprint

Laboratories may consume large quantities of plastics, generate waste, and emit greenhouse gases. A report published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation by Jane Kilcoyne and...

Fishmeal and fish oil inputs in Scottish farmed salmon production.

Feeding small fish to people instead of to farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable