The best offense is a great defense for some carnivorous plants
LA JOLLA–– (July 11, 2022) Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume...
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Plankton will store more carbon as Earth’s climate warms – but storage beyond the end of the century is uncertain
The amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century, predict researchers at the University of Bristol and the National Oceanography...
The ultimate fate of a star shredded by a black hole
In 2019, astronomers observed the nearest example to date of a star that was shredded, or “spaghettified,” after approaching too close to a massive black...
Sperm are masters of Tetris packing
If you are moaning once again about your suitcase being far too small as your vacation approaches, you should take human sperm cells as an...
Blacks found twice as likely to have atherosclerosis as Hispanics in young adult populations in underserved communities
A unique Mount Sinai study focused on a multi-ethnic, underserved community in New York City shows that young Black adults are twice as likely to...
NIH launches clinical trial of mRNA Nipah virus vaccine
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched an early-stage clinical trial evaluating an investigational...
How preschoolers’ brains develop self-control
As their brain regions linked to self-control mature, preschoolers improve in their ability to stop themselves from doing something, according to new research published in...
Proof that Mendel discovered the laws of inheritance decades ahead of his time
Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed “decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of ‘founder of genetics.’” So concludes an international team...
Hopping space dust makes asteroids look rougher
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study...
Kessler Foundation scientist explores biomarker to improve dual diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord and brain injury
East Hanover, NJ – July 11, 2022 – Silvana Costa, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received a two-year $199,800 grant from the New Jersey Commission on...
Influential barriers
It’s important to be well organized. And this is especially true for the genome – the entirety of an organism’s genetic information, also known as...
Preterm birth more likely with exposure to phthalates
Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new research by the National Institutes...
Study provides novel evolutionary insights into unisexual reproductive success
Unisexual reproduction lacks meiotic recombination, resulting in the accumulation of deleterious mutations and hindering the creation of genetic diversity. Thus, unisexual taxa are commonly considered...
Sources of transmission of monkeypox in Madrid and in Berlin: from private encounters to larger gatherings
A multi-country outbreak of monkeypox outside endemic areas has been ongoing worldwide since the beginning of May with Europe as the main affected area.Credit: Possible...
Stronger overturning circulation in the Pacific during the last glacial period
Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important but so far neglected component of the global ocean conveyor belt. Now a...