Finnish researchers discover a new moth family
Credit: Pavel Gorbunov In a recently completed study, researchers of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus and their collaborators have described two moth species...
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Discovery of the photosensor for yellow-green light-driven photosynthesis in cyanobacteria
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Cyanobacteria, a type of bacteria that performs photosynthesis, utilize a photosensor that regulates green and...
The heart ‘talks’ to fat cells, Temple scientists discover
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular...
Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A new study from Indiana University shows bacteria evolved new genes from viral attackers, a discovery that could help advance research on topics such as...
Does sunscreen compromise vitamin D levels?
Sunscreen can reduce the sun's adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body's production of vitamin D. In a new British...
Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam
Credit: WSU RICHLAND, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for...
Neurodevelopmental disorders may be rooted in genetics and mitochondrial deficits
In a model of DiGeorge/22q11 Deletion Syndrome, George Washington University researchers found a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and cortical under-connectivity and cognitive impairment; Function was...
Stem cell scientists clear another hurdle in creating transplant arteries
Credit: Thomson Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death worldwide, and treating it isn't easy. The disease...
Athletes with sickle cell traits are at more risk to collapse: here’s why
TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2019)- A recent study published in Southern Medical Journal, led by researchers from the University of South Florida identifies a genetic...
Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill
Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most antibiotics work by interfering with critical...
Stem cells provide information about neuron resilience in ALS
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a stem cell based model in order to study the resilience and vulnerability of neurons in the...
How the cytoplasm separates from the yolk
Cooperation of cell biologists and physicists at IST Austria unravels physical basis of yolk-cytoplasm segregation in early fish embryo; study published in CellCredit: IST Austria/Heisenberg...
Smart drug design to prevent malaria treatment resistance
Malaria treatment resistance could be avoided by studying how resistance evolves during drug development, according to a new paper published in Cell Chemical Biology. In...
Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells
Credit: University of Birmingham Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of organic solar cells, according to...
Like submicroscopic spacecrafts: graphene flakes to control neuron activity
Selective, safe and with a reversible effect: they are the nanomaterials, protagonists of a new study which has shed light on their ability to reach...
