Reducing greenhouse gases while balancing demand for meat
Humans' love for meat could be hurting the planet. Many of the steps involved in the meat supply chain result in greenhouse gas emissions. But...
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New non-antibiotic strategy for the treatment of bacterial meningitis
With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University...
A new role for genetics in cancer therapy-induced cardiomyopathy
Scientists discover that rare gene variants are associated with development of adult and pediatric CCM Recent advances in the development of cancer therapies have increased...
Scientists synthesize new nanowires to improve high-speed communication
Credit: HAN Ning Chinese scientists have synthesized new nanowires with high carrier mobility and fast infrared light (IR) response, which could help in high-speed communication....
CSI meets conservation
Scant amounts of DNA reveal conservation clues, Stanford University researchers and their colleagues foundCredit: Prasenjeet Yadav The key to solving a mystery is finding the...
SWOG cancer research network study opens window into immune microenviroment
Credit: Yale Cancer Center The first comprehensive study of immune cell types in pre- and post-chemotherapy cancer tissues points up a host of targets for...
Showy primates have smaller testicles
Well-adorned or well-endowed - but not both. Evolutionary biologists at the University of Zurich have for the first time demonstrated that male primates either have...
The return of Cthulhu — the small sea critter
Credit: Elissa Martin/Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History New Haven, Conn. - Cthulhu is calling from the ancient depths -- and this time, researchers are...
Genetic code of WWI soldier's cholera mapped
The bacterium was isolated from a British soldier during World War One (WWI) and stored for over 100 years before being revived and sequenced The...
Studies give new insights on immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 10 April 2019 - Two studies to...
Next-generation gene drive arrives
CRISPR-based 'allelic drive' allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implicationsCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego New CRISPR-based gene drives and broader active genetics...
Massachusetts parental consent law leads to delays for minors seeking abortions
Study finds abortions delayed on average 6.1 days when judicial bypass hearing is needed Massachusetts is among 37 states in the U.S. that currently mandate...
Ovarian cancer patients undertested for mutations that could guide clinical care
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014 in two states underwent genetic...
New model accurately predicts harmful space weather
Predicting 'killer' electrons in the Earth's outer radiation belt protects spacecraftCredit: NASA's Conceptual Image Lab/Walt Feimer LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 9, 2019-- A new, first-of-its-kind...
Tweeting their own horn: Author self-promotion on Twitter increases research dissemination
Studies shared by the authors on Twitter optimize knowledge translation Researchers from the University of Toronto presented a new study at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand...
