‘Tremendous contributions’
Professor Otger Campàs receives 2019 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology How do we develop from a mass of...
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Southern Weed Science Society honors Steckel
UTIA professor receives Outstanding Educator AwardCredit: Video by C. Denney, courtesy UTIA. JACKSON, Tenn. - The Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) recently honored Larry Steckel,...
Dynamic hydrogel used to make ‘soft robot’ components and LEGO-like building blocks
Credit: Wong Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Using a new type of dual polymer material capable of responding dynamically to its environment, Brown...
Study shows first evidence bacterial-induced apoptosis in algae
University of Alberta microbiologists demonstrate apoptosis via bacterial pathogens in single-celled algae.Credit: Anna Bramucci, University of Alberta A new study by UAlberta biologists shows the...
Researchers create new way to power electric cars
UMass Lowell invention makes vehicles run clean longer LOWELL, Mass. - A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a new, more efficient way to...
Insilico to present at the CHIC Conference
Insilico Medicine to present at the 10th Anniversary CHIC ConferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 21, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end...
Examining ball pits as a playground for pathogenic germs
Arlington, Va., March 21, 2019 - Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants...
Bacteria and immunity in cervix may be key to predicting premature births
University of Maryland School of Medicine research could set path for preventing premature births BALTIMORE, MD., March 21 - Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), defined as...
Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington’s coast
Credit: Brendan Philip /University of Washington Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if evidence of a sleeping dragon...
Researchers discover hidden differences between pathology of CTE and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- An international team of scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Kansas and the U.K....
Study identifies possible causes of and protectors against premature birth
Seven bacteria and immune factors in the vagina and cervix may be the key to predicting and preventing premature birth PHILADELPHIA-- Seven types of bacteria...
Neglected diseases continue to require attention despite progress
Few novel drugs have been developed to treat neglected diseases in recent decades, Brazilian researchers warnCredit: Miguel Boyayan / Pesquisa FAPESP magazine Although neglected diseases...
Tropical Cyclone Savannah dissipating in Suomi NPP satellite imagery
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Savannah appeared as a wispy area of low pressure on imagery...
Naltrexone implant helps HIV patients with opioid dependence prevent relapse
Slow-release drug also helped improved HIV outcomes compared to oral form of drug PHILADELPHIA--When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence go without...
Organic semiconductors: One transistor for all purposes
In mobiles, fridges, planes - transistors are everywhere. But they often operate only within a restricted current range. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich physicists have now...
