Frequent fires make droughts harder for young trees, even in wet eastern forests
Credit: Tyler Refsland, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Forests in the eastern United States may have had it easy compared to their western counterparts,...
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Old species learn new tricks…very slowly
Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI A quick look at the fossil record shows that no species lasts forever. On average, most species exist for around a...
Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown. The study could be the...
How gene hunting changed the culture of science
Credit: Petersen et al., Sci. Adv. 2018 Years after the end of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which mapped the human genetic blueprint, its contributions...
Logging permit fraud threatens timber species in Brazilian Amazon
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Timber harvested illegally under fraudulent permits is undercutting conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, new research by an international collaboration shows. The...
This matrix delivers healing stem cells to injured elderly muscles
Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore A car accident leaves an aging patient with severe muscle injuries that won't heal. Treatment with muscle stem cells...
Perot Museum of Nature And Science and University of the Witwatersrand form partnership
Credit: Perot Museum of Nature and Science The MOU is part of the Museum's new strategic focus on human origins, with plans to increase research,...
Mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage is discovered
A lineage of type 1 dengue virus found in Brazil is able to prevail over another even though it multiplies less in vector mosquitoes and...
National Magazine honors UC Riverside program focused on diversifying STEM fields
Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The University of California, Riverside Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program has received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award...
New clues into how ‘trash bag of the cell’ traps and seals off waste
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The mechanics behind how an important process within the cell traps material before recycling it has puzzled scientists for years. But...
When viruses infect phytoplankton, it can change the clouds
Credit: Miri Trainic Microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton are known to support the diversity of life in the ocean. Scientists in Israel now report that...
Study of greater Yellowstone pronghorn finds highway crossing structures a conservation success
Credit: Jeff Burrell A recently published study by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Oregon State University has confirmed that efforts to protect...
Play-doh helps plant research
Credit: Monica Moriak When plants are in distress or being fed on by insects, they have been known to send out sensory volatile cues that...
Long-term efficacy of AAV5-based gene therapy to treat day blind sheep with achromatopsia
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A study of a large animal model of achromatopsia caused by a mutation in the CNGA3 gene that was...
Effective material developed to prevent post-surgical adhesion
(a) The live cells outside the 1 μL dot of PEC indicate that the material does not create a toxic environment (Scale bar: 500 μm)....
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