Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene — from 'junk'
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Though separated by a world of ocean, and unrelated to each other, two fish groups - one in...
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Research offensive on regenerative fuels
Start of the project 'reFuels -- Re-thinking Fuels' -- State Transport Minister Hermann: 'Fuel Production with the Help of Renewable Energy Serves Climate Protection'Credit: Photo:...
Breaking the vicious cycles of age-related diseases
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Biologist Aleksey Belikov from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has proposed that rapid progression of age-related diseases may result...
Sophisticated blood analysis provides new clues about Ebola, treatment avenues
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease A detailed analysis of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is providing clues about the...
Butterfly monitoring project will enable improvements to Europe's environment
Research on population trends will inform EU biodiversity and agricultural policiesCredit: Martin Warren A major new EU Pilot Project will monitor population trends of butterflies...
Human brain protein associated with autism confers abnormal behavior in fruit flies
The human dopamine transporter protein is missing a single amino acidCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A mutant gene that encodes a brain protein in a...
The widow next door: Where is the globally invasive noble false widow settling next?
Credit: Rainer Breitling Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 species of spiders known today,...
Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases cancer risk, leading to regulation...
Defending Darwin: Scientists respond to attack on evolution
Science magazine, the country's top scientific journal, has taken the rare step of publishing criticism of a new book. The book is called Darwin Devolves,...
Virginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence
Credit: Virginia Tech Unemployment, poverty, and violence have driven many Honduran youth to the U.S. and Mexico borders in search of a better life. They...
Researchers identify early home and family factors that contribute to obesity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 11, 2019--A new 21-year longitudinal study identified multiple risk factors related to the family and...
Toward automated animal identification in wildlife research
Credit: Penn State, Wild Nature Institute A new automated method to prepare digital photos for analysis will help wildlife researchers who depend on photographs to...
Connection between home energy efficiency and respiratory health in low-income homes
New study finds people living in drafty homes in low-income, urban communities are at a higher risk of respiratory health issues A team of investigators...
Brazil-endemic plant genus Mcvaughia highlights diversity in a unique biome
The new genus is found exclusively in the recently recognized Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests biomeCredit: I.R. Guesdon A new species of the Brazil-endemic small genus...
Gender-SMART — a European partnership on gender issues in agricultural and life sciences
As the European Commission marks 20 years of policies devoted to supporting gender equality in research and innovation, CIRAD is beginning its coordination of a...
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