Growing the tallest is not always the best option
Chloroplast retrograde signalling discovered to be key to attenuate the elongation response to shade in plantsCredit: Jaume Martinez-Garcia Plants need sunlight to feed and grow....
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Group B streptococcus test for pregnant women: advantage of universal screening unclear
Informative studies are lacking for the comparison with the currently used risk-based strategy Serological group B streptococci (GBS) are common bacteria, which usually remain unnoticed....
New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut
Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across different environments. The new study...
Feces transplantation: Effective treatment facing an uncertain future
In the right intestines, faeces can save lives; this is shown by a new Danish study of faeces transplantation and the life-threatening intestinal disease Clostridium...
Leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors
New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors New research confirms that leaves are nature's most sophisticated environment sensors. We can therefore...
Catching flies with vinegar
Researchers identify sour taste receptor in fruit flies Taste is so familiar a sensation that you might think scientists had long ago sorted out how...
Deaf moth evolves sound-production as a warning to outwit its predator
Credit: David Agassiz, NHM A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing structure in its wings to evade its primary predator...
World's largest study shows treatment success in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Despite rapidly increasing intervention rates, the complication rate remains consistently low Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz University Medical Center have examined...
Researchers track down new biocatalysts
Microbiologists at the University of Göttingen develop new phytase screening methodCredit: G A Castillo Villamizar Phosphate is a key element in many processes in the...
Following the light
Researchers show that corals adapt photosynthetic rates to prevailing environmental conditionsCredit: BIOS, Eric Hochberg Similar to forests on land, the most important source of energy...
Strategic partnership between Ksilink and CECS/I-Stem
Joint drug discovery program for treating autism and myotonic dystrophy Strasbourg, February 5th 2019. The public-private translational institute Ksilink and CECS (Centre d'Etude des Cellules...
A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Study finds blood protein destroys memory storage sites in the brain and may lead to new treatments SAN FRANCISCO, CA--February 5, 2019--It has long been...
Research pushes back on benefits of compounded topical pain creams
Marketed and prescribed for a variety of muscle and nerve conditions, compounded topical pain creams and gels work about as well as placebos, study shows...
The ALS Association and the Tow Foundation commit additional $6 million to New York Genome Center
New funding to support Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative DiseaseCredit: New York Genome Center Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2019) - The ALS Association and The...
Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada
Credit: Felix Ossig-Bonanno (2017) The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod from the depths of a cave that was...
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