Riffyn launches Open Access for scientists at non-profits
Credit: Riffyn Oakland, CA, USA, 3 October 2018 - Riffyn, a global provider of cloud-based experiment design and data analytics software, has launched Riffyn Open...
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Proposed simple chemical reaction network of existing biological E. coli signaling data
Apparently, bacteria do not care about math and they do not have in their curricula a calculus course. Yet they are able to exhibit a...
Family of rodents may explain how some groups of animals become so diverse
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- How did a single species of rodent invade South America and then quickly branch off into 350 new species? The answer is...
In disaster’s wake, novel computing techniques support emergency responders
Credit: Melanie Laverdiere/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2018--As hurricanes barrel toward the coastlines and wildfires rage in...
New approach on the use of big data in clinical decision support
Credit: Nuno Agostinho, iMM. A new computational approach that allows the identification of molecular alterations associated with prognosis and resistance to therapy of different types...
Tropical frogs found to coexist with deadly fungus
Credit: Graziella DiRenzo Amphibian biologists from around the world watched in horror in 2004, as the frogs of El Copé, Panama, began dying by the...
What doesn’t kill you
After suffering mass mortality for years due to infection with the deadly Batrachochytrium dendrobatridis fungus, or chytrid, some frog populations in El Copé, Panama, now...
Lilly Pilly fossils reveal snowless Snowy Mountains
Credit: Myall Tarran Leaf fossils discovered high in Australia's Snowy Mountains have revealed a past history of warmer rainforest vegetation and a lack of snow,...
Discovery of first genetic variants associated with meaning in life
For the first time, locations on the human genome have been identified that can explain differences in meaning in life between individuals. This is the...
Complex factors can drive the emergence and evolution of plant pathogens
Credit: NC State University For many of us, bumper crops of zucchinis and cucumbers conjure up the sweltering days of summer, while pumpkins and gourds...
Alternatives to pesticides — Researchers suggest popular weeds
Nematodes, also known as roundworms, are one of the most numerous animal species on earth. As simple as they seem, many of them live as...
Liquid crystals and the origin of life
Credit: American Chemical Society The display screens of modern televisions, cell phones and computer monitors rely on liquid crystals - materials that flow like liquids...
Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük
(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) Knowledge of the diet of people living in the prehistoric settlement of Çatalhöyük almost 8000 years...
No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic arms
The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a...
Genome of sea lettuce that spawns massive ‘green tides’ decoded
Credit: Courtesy of Olivier De Clerck Sea lettuce, a fast-growing seaweed that spawns massive "green tides," is a prolific thief, according to research that for...
