Genome sequencing shows climate barrier to spread of Africanized bees
Added diversity may be useful for breeding beesCredit: Erin Calfee Since the 1950s, "Africanized" honeybees have spread north and south across the Americas until apparently...
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Novel bioresorbable, tissue-healing surgical device approved by FDA
Acuitive Technologies' CITRELOCK orthopedic surgery system based on biomaterial invented by Penn State's Jian Yang and Northwestern University's Guillermo AmeerCredit: Acuitive Technologies UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa....
University of Miami joins Global Cyberinfrastucture Network as a scientific partner
Collaboration with Brazilian researchers will focus on sharing datasets in real time for improved weather and climate change predictionsCredit: Diana Udel, UM Rosenstiel School of...
How fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic
Study finds negatively presented information and 'Mr. Deadly COVID-19' scary face could increase complianceCredit: University of Houston Welcome to shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: customers...
Tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus with genome sequencing
Using next generation sequencing on SARS-CoV-2 will help accurately diagnose the novel coronavirus, identify mutations and track its history.Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL,...
Princeton and Mpala scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes
A new study supporting the "mismatch" hypothesis found that obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses increased among Turkana people whose diet changed from animal-based to carbohydrate-based.Credit:...
Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety
Credit: Hooman Hedayati If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now,...
Word graph analysis confirms that dream report structure varies according to sleep stage
Study by Brazilian and South African researchers is the first to prove, using a graph analysis tool, that REM dream narratives tend to be more...
Protected areas help waterbirds adapt to climate change
Credit: Photo: Elie Gaget Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation...
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Credit: National Center for Chimpanzee Care in Bastrop, Texas Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in complex language-like constructions - monkeys...
Novel method for measuring spatial dependencies turns less data into more data
NYU Tandon researcher devises a mathematical system for identifying influences between geographic phenomena that makes small data sets as effective as big data in identifying...
Genome archeologists discover path to activate immune response against cancer
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Parinaz Mehdipour, Dr. Sajid Marhon and Mr. Ilias Ettayebi. (Toronto - Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020) -- Ancient embedded elements in our...
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
UC Riverside-led study shows how variations in SARS-CoV-2 host gene expression can be linked to variations in COVID-19 susceptibility and symptom severityCredit: Zheng lab, UC...
How do snakes ‘see’ in the dark? Researchers have an answer
New insights explain how snakes convert infrared radiation into electrical signalsCredit: University of Houston Certain species of snake - think pit vipers, boa constrictors and...
At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’
Rice University scientists ID structures of protein-encoding DNACredit: Illustration by Ryan Cheng/CTBP HOUSTON - (Oct. 21, 2020) - How life works may come down to...
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