Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
Credit: José Manuel Reyes Mendoza Breeding programs for crops with limited per-plant seed yield require one or more generations of seed increase to generate sufficient...
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Wearable, portable invention offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
Credit: Purdue University/Rahim Rahimi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound complications with limited choices of...
Insights into behavior during chimney tops 2 fire could improve evacuation planning
Credit: National Park Service As global temperatures continue to rise, cities and towns not historically prone to large wildfires may begin to face greater threats....
UIC research discovers links among poor sleep, high blood pressure, gut microbiome
Study shows potential negative effects of disrupted sleepCredit: Mark Mershon/University of Illinois Chicago In the first study of its kind, University of Illinois Chicago researchers...
Researchers awarded $2 million grant to study the immune system and triple negative breast cancer
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (September 2, 2020) - Liza Makowski, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine-Hematology-Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science...
Plant pathogens reorder physical structures of effectors to escape plant recognition
Credit: The American Phytopathology Society Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete, or water mold, that causes the devastating potato disease known as late blight or potato...
How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University All cancers are the result of cells that have gone haywire, multiplying out of...
Dartmouth-led team engineers new treatment for drug-resistant bacterial infections
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prioritized finding effective treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most...
Newly identified gene grants tomatoes resistance to bacterial speck disease
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers are working to create tomatoes that are protected from a devastating diseaseCredit: Greg Martin Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit...
COVID-19 impact survey yields unexpected findings for individuals with progressive MS
Team of international researchers finds minimal emotional impact among people with progressive multiple sclerosis during pandemic lockdowns in 6 countriesCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ....
Making more of methane
Credit: © 2020 data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Demand continues for plastics and solvents made from petrochemicals, which are mainly produced by refining...
Anthropologist receives NSF funding to explore new fossil site in Kenya
The work will lead to a better understanding of the origins of modern humans at the time they migrated out of AfricaCredit: Mike Plavcan University...
Using magnetic resonance elastography to detect epilepsy
Credit: Beckman Institute A new study uses magnetic resonance elastography to compare the stiffness of the hippocampus in patients who have epilepsy with healthy individuals....
Ambient light alters refraction in 2D material
Rice researchers find effect that could aid 3D displays, virtual reality, self-driving vehiclesCredit: Weijian Li/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 2, 2020) - Microscopic crystals in...
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave -- or to power the...