Threshold-dependent gene drives in wild populations
Credit: James Gathany The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. By altering the ...
Bioelectricity’s promise for therapeutic targets in cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 8, 2019--Bioelectricity of Cancer, a special issue of the peer-reviewed ...
NSU professor’s research underpins World Health Organization first ever report on vision
Dr. Janet Leasher professor and optometrist Nova Southeastern University view more FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - More than 1 billion people ...
Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000
Credit: ETH Zurich The growing appetite for animal protein in developing countries has resulted in a smorgasbord of antibiotic consumption ...
Graphene substrate improves the conductivity of carbon nanotube network
Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and the University of Vienna, Austria, have combined graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes into a ...
Hush, little baby: Mother right whales ‘whisper’ to calves
Credit: Photo by Dana Cusano, Syracuse University; NMFS Permit #775-1875 On June 20, a whale researchers had named Punctuation was ...
April Kloxin wins NIH innovator award
University of Delaware Engineering professor receives grant to accelerate the study of lung fibrosisCredit: Photo by Evan Krape University of ...
New mechanism fueling brain metastasis discovered at Wistar
The pro-metastatic effect of astrocytes is mediated by activation of the PPAR-gamma pathway in invaded cancer cells and uncovers new ...
Scientists find gender-distinct circuit for depression
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint ...
Women and black Americans more likely to face severe adult obesity
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Severe adult obesity carries many risks to health, but until now, little has been known about childhood ...
Developing smart prosthetic sockets to improve comfort and performance
Credit: Virginia Tech As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He ...
Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered
Credit: S. Doijad, L. La Pietra The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a life-threatening infection in animals and humans. ...
Combining forces for additive manufacturing
TUM.Additive: a strategy towards research on additive manufacturingCredit: iwb / TUM With its agenda TUM.Additive, the Technical University of Munich ...
Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have developed a new system for keeping ...
Army bio-inspired theoretical research may make robots more effective on the future battlefield
Credit: US Army-Shutterstock In an effort to make robots more effective and versatile teammates for Soldiers in combat, Army researchers ...
Lithuanian researchers developed new technology for precision grinding
By experimenting with tungsten carbide a team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, created an innovative technology ...
Physicists couple key components of quantum technologies
Researchers develop an easy-to-produce interface between quantum emitters and nanophotonic networksCredit: J. Olthaus, P. Schrinner et al./Adv. Quantum Technol. Quantum ...
New research center to investigate safer automated decision-making
Credit: RMIT University A major new international research centre will investigate how rapidly emerging autonomous decision-making technologies can be used ...
NTU Singapore start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip
Credit: NTU Singapore A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) named Eureka Robotics, has unveiled a ...
Binghamton University professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded ...
