Recruiting ants to fight weeds on the farm
Credit: Barbara Baraibar, Penn State Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds on their farms, according to...
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Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment
University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating degenerative diseaseCredit: John Ulan for...
Broading the biodiversity catalogue of spider populations in the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian arachnology: An area to be exploredCredit: Marc Domènech (University of Barcelona) The new study, covering the largest study area on this animal group in...
Trial may uncover new diagnostics and treatment option for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Arterez, LLC DETROIT - Forty-two percent of all deaths in the United States are related to cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the Global Cardiovascular...
Experts identify 'tipping point' in tree disease outbreaks
New models which can predict the critical point at which plant pests and diseases shift from being a localised problem to a major outbreak could...
The vanished mirror image
Photochemical deracemization of chiral compounds achievedCredit: Uli Benz / TUM Enantiomeric molecules resemble each other like right and left hands. Both variants normally arise in...
The importance of 'edge populations' to biodiversity
Protecting plants at the northern limit of their range may help species survive climate changeCredit: Hargreaves/McGill University More than two-thirds of Canada's biodiversity is made...
Thinking outside the box and outside the tumor to detect lung cancer
Ohio researchers pioneer new computer imaging method to detect likelihood of cancer based on changes in blood vessels and regions outside tumor CLEVELAND, Ohio--Scientists in...
With a focus on high-risk patients, SLU researcher eyes eliminating TB for good
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Soumya Chatterjee, M.D., assistant professor of infectious...
Dive-bombing for love: Male hummingbirds dazzle females with a highly synchronized display
Male broad-tailed hummingbirds synchronize speed, sound and a flash of their iridescent throat feathers in a dramatic courtship dive to impress femalesCredit: Photo by Noah...
Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system, researchers find
Credit: Vaishnava Lab/Immunity PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientist have long known that bacteria in the intestines, also known as the microbiome, perform a variety of useful...
Prostate cancer scoring method may underestimate mortality risk in black men
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Black men diagnosed with prostate cancer classified as low risk may actually have a more-aggressive form of the disease that is...
Deciphering infanticide
Research points to chemical and sensory cues that trigger infant-directed aggressive behavior in male mice It may seem like one of the cruelest aspects of...
FSU researchers identify ways breast cancer avoids immune system detection
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Recent breakthroughs in immunotherapy are making a huge difference in treating some forms of cancer, especially metastatic cancer. But breast cancer has...
Register for the JGI 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting
The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) 14th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting takes place April 2-5, 2019 at the Hilton Union Square San...
