Study: Free fatty acids appear to rewire cells to promote obesity-related breast cancer
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists at the University of Illinois have found that free fatty acids in the blood appear...
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BPS and Rep. Bill Foster host Dr. Jennifer Doudna for CRISPR-101 Briefing
Sean Winkler - BPS; Rep. Foster; Dr. Jennifer Doudna; Jennifer Pesanelli - BPS view more Washington, DC - On March 13 the Biophysical Society (BPS)...
Early-life exposure to microbiota restricts colon cancer later in life, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a crucial role in establishing optimal...
Later abortion increased in Texas after House Bill 2
AUSTIN, Texas--A new study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) finds that the number of second-trimester abortions in Texas increased 13 percent after the...
UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient
Carrying foodCredit: UT Arlington Small- and mid-scale farmers and ranchers in Texas often face challenges in getting their products to market due to shipping and...
ZEB1 throttles therapeutic target, protecting KRAS-mutant lung cancer
Protein forces a shift in cell type, a plasticity that promotes resistance to targeted therapyCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A cellular identity switch protects a...
Martian meteorites land at Army lab
Credit: Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (March 13, 2019) -- NASA officials say that some rare and distinct meteorites found on...
ALMA observes the formation sites of solar-system-like planets
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Kudo et al. Researchers have spotted the formation sites of planets around a young star resembling our Sun. Two rings of dust...
Found: the missing ingredient to grow blood vessels
Discovery important for conditions ranging from diabetes to strokeCredit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the University of Virginia School of...
UTA researcher earns grants to control ultrasound waves for detecting structural damage
Damage detectionCredit: UT Arlington Haiying Huang, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has earned a pair of...
Researchers: Pesticides influence ground-nesting bee development and longevity
Study explores little-understood effects of soil exposure on subterranean coloniesCredit: Jesse Wallace, College of LAS at the University of Illinois Results from a new study...
Quasar jets confuse orbital telescope
Credit: Yuri Kovalev Astrophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS), and...
Hungry moose more tolerant of wolves’ presence
Credit: Mark Gocke Driven by the need for food, moose in western Wyoming are less likely to change their behavior to avoid wolves as winter...
Mount Sinai researchers discover serotonin can regulate gene expression inside neurons
The brain chemical serotonin, a neurotransmitter long known for its role in passing signals between neurons in the brain, can also regulate expression of genes...
Looking back and forward: A decadelong quest for a transformative transistor
Negative capacitance field-effect transistors are being explored as a way to make traditional transistors more efficient -- by simply adding a thin film of dielectric...
