It’s always a good hair day for Leptothrix cholodnii
Researchers led by a team at the University of Tsukuba find that hair-like structures on the surface of aquatic bacterium Leptothrix cholodnii aren't simply for...
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Get ready for a new periodic table
Researchers at Hebrew University combine quantum dot 'atoms' and create new 'molecules'Credit: Meirav Oded and Somnath Koley. Are you ready for the future? Back in...
The rare genetic disorder identified in only 3 people worldwide
Condition causes severe neuro degeneration in infantsCredit: University of South Australia A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a...
Fish consumption and mercury exposure in pregnant women in coastal Florida
Study evaluates fish consumption, sources, risk, knowledge and mercury concentrations in vulnerable populationCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Mercury contamination of the marine environment is...
Super-resolution photoacoustic microscopy finds clogged blood vessels
Credit: Chulhong Kim (POSTECH) 200 years ago, a doctor from France used a stethoscope for the first time and countless efforts to observe human body...
Free tool simplifies cancer research
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Every cell contains a vast number of proteins, each of which has a specific function, for example as a receptor for another...
New CRISPR-based system targets amplified antibiotic-resistant genes
'Pro-active' genetics technology demonstrates 100-fold improved efficiency in targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego Taking advantage of powerful advances in CRISPR gene editing,...
Uranium chemistry and geological disposal of radioactive waste
New insights using the diamond lightCredit: Diamond Light Source A new paper to be published on 16 December provides a significant new insight into our...
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...
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...
