How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species
Every genome is different and scientists are beginning to understand what this means for life of an organismCredit: Mike Weber via WikiCommons. CC BY-SA 2.0...
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Material that shields beetle from being burned by its own weapons, holds promise
Credit: Adam Rork / Penn State Carabid beetles produce caustic chemicals they spray to defend themselves against predators, and the compound that protects their bodies...
Giant animals lived in Amazonian mega-wetland
Lake systems existing in regions over 10 million years ago survived the Amazon River reversal due to Andean uplift A land of giants. This is...
Common virus is 'less prone to mutation' giving hope for vaccine development
One of the commonest causes of congenital disability, the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), is less prone to mutation than previously thought, a finding which could help...
Jacob Job lands grant from the National Geographic Society to study songbirds, humans
Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Jacob Job spends a lot of time each year in the great outdoors, recording the sounds of national parks and...
New study reveals when a superconductor truly becomes super
Scientists confirm existence of 'quantum critical point' in copper-oxide-based superconductors and believe it could be the moment when superconductivity occursCredit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The...
National MS Society funds Kessler Foundation pilot study of social interaction in MS
MS researchers conduct first study of outcome processing during social interactions in individuals with multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ, February 25, 2019. Ekaterina...
130,000 years of data show peatlands store carbon long-term
First study of the extent of global peatland and carbon storage over the last 130,000 years fills in key knowledge gap, affirms peatlands' effectiveness as...
A disconnect between migrants’ stories and their health
Happy narratives belie health markers of stress in study COLUMBUS, Ohio - While some Mexican immigrants give positive accounts about migrating to and living in...
Identifying barriers to care for women with endometriosis
Women face a multitude of barriers to receiving quality care for endometriosis, a chronic, often painful disease that affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women, an...
For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Student loans aren't the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of the largest-ever studies of work-related...
Study: Political parties sideline minority voters, leave other orgs to pick up the slack
Outreach by nonpartisan institutions increases nonwhite voter participation A vote is a vote is a vote, supposedly, with each citizen in our democracy having an...
Avoiding the crack of doom
New imaging technique reveals how mechanical damage begins at the molecular scaleCredit: NIST Just as a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step,...
Simplified method makes cell-free protein synthesis more flexible and accessible
Credit: Nicole E. Gregorio/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Researchers have radically simplified the method for cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS), a technique that could become...
New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Credit: Ian Papautsky Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that can isolate...
