Dartmouth study finds conscious visual perception occurs outside the visual system
Credit: Figure by Sirui Liu and Patrick Cavanagh. A Dartmouth study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of...
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Grant project aims to improve food security for remote indigenous populations in Australia
Credit: Marianne Stein URBANA, Ill. - An international research team has received a $1.4 million grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council...
Following the lizard lung labyrinth
Savannah monitor lizards have a unique airflow pattern that is a hybrid of bird and mammal flow patternsCredit: Robert Cieri Take a deep breath in....
Genetic counseling: Clinical practice and ethical considerations from cshlpress
Credit: Image provided by Grommik/Shutterstock.com Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Genetic Counseling: Clinical Practice and Ethical...
New assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once
Credit: Nature Communications/The Venken lab A novel technological approach developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine expands from two to six the number of...
Growing carbon nanotubes with the right twist
Researchers synthetize nanotubes with a specific structure expanding previous theories on carbon nanotube growthCredit: IBS In a recently published paper in Science Advances, Feng Ding...
Leaving home is beneficial for male squirrels but not for females, study shows
New research shows that male squirrels who move outside of the population they were born to live longer and have more offspring.Credit: Kate Broadley In...
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Credit: Science Advances Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure...
The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger
The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species; these ancient plants have genes that...
Why are giant pandas born so tiny?
New clues from bones put an old theory to the testCredit: Courtesy of Peishu Li and Duke SMIF. DURHAM, N.C. -- Born pink, blind, and...
Taking shape: Scientists propose new structure for shell of HIV-1 virus
A newly proposed model for the shape of the HIV-1 viral shell may change how we understand the diseaseCredit: Marcelo Marcet The matrix shell of...
City College leads new photonics breakthrough
Credit: ITMO University A new approach to trapping light in artificial photonic materials by a City College of New York-led team could lead to a...
A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs
Researchers create the ultimate non-stick coating, with medical settings and food industry in mindCredit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Dec. 13, 2019 - A...
Wyss Academy for Nature founded at the University of Bern
Credit: University of Bern, Image: Ramon Lehmann Rapid biodiversity losses, accelerated climate change, and a growing demand for land resources - these developments and their...
Salmon lose diversity in managed rivers, reducing resilience to environmental change
Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate changeCredit: Sturrock et al. 2019 The manipulation of rivers in California is...
