Genome duplications as evolutionary adaptation strategy
Researchers study relationship of morphological variation and biological diversity in plantsCredit: Photo: Marcus Koch Genome duplications play a major role in the development of forms...
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A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement
New MIT Press book from Jonathan Berman challenges a misinformed movementCredit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story, one of the most successful...
Rutherford County’s Rachel Painter garners National Honor
Painter awarded with National Master Gardener Distinguished Early Career Coordinator AwardCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A University of Tennessee Extension professional has been...
Likely molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis are revealed by network biology
These molecular insights may foster effective therapies using existing drugs for patients with COVID-19.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Viral and bacterial pathogens wield pathogenic or...
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
Credit: Carla Atkinson LAWRENCE -- A major new research project headquartered at the University of Kansas will investigate how intermittent streams -- the half of...
Deep learning helps explore the structural and strategic bases of autism?
Credit: KAIST and IEEE Spectrum (Image usage restrictions: News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage of...
Halt post-disturbance logging in forests
Credit: (Photo: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg) Storms, fires, bark beetles: Many forests around the world are increasingly affected by these and other natural...
NASA finds Tropical Storm Lowell’s center north of strongest side
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell and found them...
Generational shifts help migratory bats keep pace with global warming
Credit: Anton Vlaschenko Many animal species are currently changing their distribution range owing to global warming. The underlying mechanisms are still little known, especially in...
Sanders-brown research discovers new pathway in TDP-43 related dementias
Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto Recent work published by researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) highlights what the...
Magnetic ‘T-Budbots’ made from tea plants kill and clean biofilms (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Biofilms -- microbial communities that form slimy layers on surfaces -- are difficult to treat and remove, often because the microbes...
Study shows impact of climate change on Neotropical freshwater ecosystems
Researchers from six countries in the Americas explored bromeliad microcosms, showing how drought and flood affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, especially at the bottom...
NASA sees post-tropical storm Teddy generating heavy rain over Eastern Canada
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Hurricane Teddy has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over eastern Canada. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from...
A multishot lensless camera in development could aid disease diagnosis
Credit: Keating/Liu Labs, Penn State A new type of imaging that does not require a lens and uses reconfigurable particle-based masks to take multiple shots...
CMU’s MoonRanger will search for water at moon’s south pole
Small, speedy rover completes preliminary design reviewCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH -- MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by Carnegie Mellon University and its...