Yeast study prompts rethink of DNA safekeeping
Credit: David Gallo DNA replication is more prone to errors at times of stress leading to mutations that could cause disease. Cells go to great...
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Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection
Credit: Ruby O'Grady Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into...
More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
Study will help understand role of microbiome in health and disease Scientists working on the gut microbiome* have discovered and isolated more than 100 completely...
New disease surveillance tool helps detect any human virus
Computational method helps scientists examine microbes at a larger, more comprehensive scale than previously possible During the Zika virus outbreak of 2015-16, public health officials...
UC Riverside physicists create exotic electron liquid
The first production of an electron liquid at room temperature opens the way for new optoelectronic devices and basic physics studiesCredit: QMO Lab, UC Riverside....
A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon
Scientists unlock new molecular secrets to unravel the mysteryCredit: {FEATUREDCREDIT}{FEATUREDCREDITMORE} RIVERSIDE, Calif.-- While the neural architecture responsible for the transmission of electrical impulses has been...
Research shows hidden fire risk of emollients
Results of Anglia Ruskin study are published in the Fire Safety JournalCredit: Anglia Ruskin University New research carried out by forensic scientists at Anglia Ruskin...
Enlarged prostate could actually be stopping tumor growth, simulations show
Credit: Video by Guillermo Lorenzo, University of Pavia. Edited by Erin Easterling, Purdue University. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- For men older than about 60, an...
Large-scale study reveals genetic risk of diabetes in the Japanese population
Researchers have combined data from genetic studies and revealed 28 new genomic regions associated with type 2 diabetes, some variants of which are not found...
Drug target identified for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian, breast cancer
Study finds mimic for BRCA genes that could be targeted to improve treatment People who inherit a faulty copy of the so-called "breast cancer genes"...
Electrical activity in prostate cancer cells
The relationship between electrical patterns and the proliferation of cancer cellsCredit: Universidad de Sevilla Experts from the Universities of Bath and Seville have carried out...
WVU researcher unearths an ice age in the African desert
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--A field trip to Namibia to study volcanic rocks led to an unexpected discovery by West Virginia University geologists Graham Andrews and...
Why charismatic, introduced species are so difficult to manage
Researchers say mismatches of scale between social and ecological systems are a key contributor to many conflicts involving introduced-species managementCredit: Photo courtesy of Steve Petersen...
Research shows teens too low on sleep, activity, and too high on screen time
HOUSTON - (Under strict embargo until 11 a.m. ET Feb. 4, 2019) - Only 1 in 20 U.S. adolescents is meeting national recommendations for sleeping,...
Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets
Mutations that cause oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) have been mapped in unprecedented detail - unveiling that more than half could be targeted by drugs currently in...
