Highly efficient, low-cost method developed to reduce DNA errors
Credit: ZHANG Jia DNA only persists through replication - naturally or synthetically. While humans need the genetic material to be reproduced in order to replace...
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Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
Credit: Eftychis Frangedakis Some 500 million years ago - when our continents were connected in a single land mass and most life existed underwater -...
For migratory alewife, urbanization of coastal areas means smaller size, poorer health
Credit: Rita Monteiro Pierce WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It's not spring in New England until the herring are running. From late February to early April,...
Doctors urged to reconsider controversial acne drug
UC Riverside study calls for 'interdisciplinary approach between psychology and dermatology for optimal acne treatment'Credit: University of California, Riverside Acne treatment including the highly effective...
Sobering new data on drinking and driving: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit
Accidents involving drivers testing below legal blood alcohol concentration limits are more likely to cause harm to others than drivers with levels at or above...
National Poll: Many parents delay talking to kids about inappropriate touching
Despite expert recommendations to talk about good and bad touch during preschool years, just 3 in 5 parents agree that this is the right age...
Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran
Credit: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard A unique rock carving found in the Teymareh rock art site (Khomein county) in Central Iran with six limbs has been...
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
Credit: Anna Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could...
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years, according to new research. A...
Can traumatic memories be erased?
Environmental light shown to affect retention of traumatic long-term memory in fliesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered...
Bacteria form biofilms like settlers form cities
New research from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Dental Medicine gives a satellite-level view of how biofilms grow and expand on a surfaceCredit: Geelsu...
Resolving inflammation: Could it prevent memory loss in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s?
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere discover the therapeutic potential for a class of lipids to prevent progressive memory loss in...
Human activity affects interactions between plants and seed-dispersing birds
Analysis of Atlantic Rainforest fragments shows how extinction of animal species, habitat loss and forest fragmentation affect networks of ecological interactionsCredit: Pedro Jordano Research conducted...
UM professor helps Malaysia develop conservation areas, protect species
Credit: Jedediah Brodie MISSOULA - Jedediah Brodie has spent a career tromping around tropical rainforests, conducting on-the-ground research in some of the world's most lush...
Oncotarget: Prognostic and predictive factors in pancreatic cancer
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 10 reported that there are not standardized predictive biomarkers able to identify patients who benefit most from treatmentsCredit: Correspondence to -...
