Michael J. Bamshad, MD, named inaugural Editor-in-Chief of HGG Advances
New open access journal to launch in 2020Credit: Courtesy Dr. Bamshad Rockville, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today that Michael...
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Plant genomes reveal the basis for adaptation to contrasting climates
Credit: Niels Sandal, Aarhus University It is an open question how we can ensure that our crop plants remain productive in a changing climate. Plants...
Watching complex molecules at work
Novel spectrometer at the IRIS beamline of the BESSY II synchrotron source at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) allows analysis of very fast and irreversible reactions...
‘Swiss cheese’ bones could be cause of unexplained low back pain
Age-related changes to the cartilaginous tissue of the spine could invite painful nerve growth, say researchersCredit: Xu Xao In experiments with genetically engineered and old...
Broad support needed to maximize impact of cars designed for kids with mobility issues
Credit: Courtesy Sam Logan CORVALLIS, Ore. - For the first month and a half after receiving a modified toy car designed for children with disabilities,...
Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients
An international team of researchers led by Osaka University find that prehospital administration of epinephrine could result in a more favorable outcome for pediatric patients...
Anson Ong elected Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Credit: Courtesy of UTSA January 14, 2020 - Anson Ong, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Administration and Graduate Programs at the UTSA College of Engineering, has...
How to make it easier to turn plant waste into biofuels
Rutgers-led team develops innovative process to rapidly dissolve plant fibersCredit: Shih-Hsien Liu/ORNL and Shishir Chundawat/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Researchers have developed a new process that could...
New study finds evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia
Advances in scanning have allowed researchers for the first time to show lower levels of a protein found in the connections between neurons in the...
New discovery on the activity and function of MAIT cells during acute HIV infection
Credit: Photo: Stefan Zimmerman. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that MAIT cells (mucosa-associated invariant T cells), part...
New research finds ranchers consider diverse factors in managing their land
Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands in the Intermountain West, a region nestled between the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada, are home to...
Man versus machine: Can AI do science?
Researchers develop a machine capable of solving complex problems in theoretical physics.Credit: Theory of Quantum Matter Unit, OIST Over the last few decades, machine learning...
The advantage of changing sex in fish population recovery
Harvesting of male fish near Marine Protected Areas affects sex-changing species differently from fixed-sex speciesCredit: Photo courtesy of Scott Hamilton. Humans eat a lot of...
NAU engineer developing biomaterial for improved treatment of cerebral aneurysms
Polypropylene glycol-based biomaterial compatible with body tissueCredit: Northern Arizona University Tim Becker, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern...
Life’s clockwork: Scientist shows how molecular engines keep us ticking
UNC-Chapel HIll scientist Charles Carter, PhD, published seminal work on the inner workings of chemical machines inside our cells that turn energy into action, the...
