Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree releasing more than 120 kg...
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UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by Healthy Eating Research, a national...
Family crucial to orca survival
Credit: Yvon Gouedard Orcas live in stable, structured social groups. And their survival directly depends on it, as a CNRS and University of La Rochelle...
Trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured pregnant women's exposure to environmental...
Better gene knockout in aneuploid cell lines
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019-CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables convenient and effective genome editing in diploid cell lines based...
New stimulant formulations emerging to better treat ADHD
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2019--A comprehensive new review of the expanding scope of stimulants available to treat...
Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species
An analysis of the alpine marmot's genomeCredit: Carole and Denis Favre-Bonvin What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In...
First comprehensive network of wild crop species will help breeders tackle food insecurity
The first comprehensive network of sites where crop wild relatives are found has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The network will...
Heart failure, stroke greater among occupants in motor vehicle accidents
(Boston)--New research has shown that in older adults (65 and older), being an occupant in an automobile during a motor vehicle accident may lead to...
Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes
Credit: Beamie Young/NIST If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating...
Menopausal changes to female heart happen earlier than thought
It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening...
Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative
Credit: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is underestimated by the U.S. Environmental...
A Finnish study proves the presence of oral bacteria in cerebral emboli
Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first time that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from oral pathogens. The research article...
New boost for ToCoTronics
Credit: Graphic: Joerg Schaefer / University of Wuerzburg In 2015, physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, succeeded in establishing a new Collaborative Research...
Why you should care about better fiber optics
Fiber optic research can give us better medical equipment, improved environmental monitoring, more media channels -- and maybe better solar panelsCredit: Photo: Per Henning, NTNU...
