New testing method developed for genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonology and genetics experts from two Utah healthcare organizations have collaboratively developed a new diagnostic genomic testing method for a ...
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
Credit: Illustration: Oliver Day, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. — Animals in the Goldilocks zone — neither too big, nor ...
Yawning — why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of ...
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos
Credit: Sapphire Energy INC LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 12, 2017 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the ...
Toxic cocktail: Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake…
Credit: OIST/Steven Aird A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause permanent disability and even death. ...
To save the earth, better nitrogen use on a hungrier planet must be addressed
PRINCETON, N.J.–The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious ...
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
Today, a team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations to maintain and build ...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school. ...
Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind
Researchers have uncovered a fossil sea urchin that pushes back a fork in its family tree by 10 million years, ...
Theory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae
Credit: Image credit: Environmental Protection Agency The varied sex lives of a type of green algae have enabled a University ...
‘Protective’ DNA strands are shorter in adults who had…
Credit: Hesed Padilla-Nash and Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health New research indicates that people who had ...
Acoustic buoy now detecting rare & endangered whales in New York Bight
Credit: CREDIT: A.H. Kopelman for CRESLI. New York (November 16, 2016) – An acoustic buoy recently deployed by the Woods ...
Researchers find first genomic biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in veterinary patients
Credit: Courtesy of Tufts University (July 14, 2017)–Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University have discovered important ...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. ...
RNA modification discovery suggests new code for control of gene…
A new cellular signal discovered by a team of scientists at the University of Chicago with scientists from Tel Aviv ...
Ants use sun and memories to guide their backwards walk home
Credit: Ajay Narendra They are famed for their highly developed work ethic … now a study shows ants' navigational skills ...
More than just hippos and crocs: The hidden biodiversity of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Credit: Lynette Clennell iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the sub-tropical north-eastern corner of South Africa has ...
Scientists predict cell changes that affect breast cancer growth
JUPITER, FL – April 28, 2016 – Designing effective new drugs, especially drugs to fight cancer, demands that you know ...
Dual role of fruit fly protein in connecting chromosome copies
Credit: Tomoko Nishiyama Nagoya, Japan – A sister chromatid is one half of an identical pair of chromatids formed by ...
Storing mine waste — safety is no accident UN finds
Credit: Cartographer: Kristina Thygesen A United Nations report just launched says mining companies can simply reduce environmental destruction and death ...
