New colour-generation mechanism discovered in ‘rainbow’ weevil
Credit: Dr Bodo D Wilts Researchers from Yale-NUS College and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have discovered a novel colour-generation mechanism in nature, which...
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Bioinformaticians examine new genes the moment they are born
As most of us have learned at school, organisms evolve gradually due to the accumulation of many small genetic changes known as point mutations. Over...
Virus may help combat fire ants, but caution is needed
Credit: Kyoto University/Yang Native to South America, "red imported fire ants" were introduced accidentally into the United States in the early 20th century. These ants...
New research unravels the mysteries of deep soil carbon
Credit: J. Bryan Curtis HANOVER, N.H. - September 11, 2018 - Energy-starved microbes may be the force that causes huge amounts of carbon to be...
What catches our eye
We are almost constantly surrounded by a variety of visual objects, all of which could, theoretically, be important for us. But only a very small...
Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought
Credit: Tatu Pantsar The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a new study...
DNA test for predicing risk of leukemia relapse
Credit: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) via Wikimedia Commons A group of Canadian and Korean scientists and physicians have developed the first DNA-based...
New £400,000 program to support data-driven biomedical start-ups
(The Francis Crick Institute) Innovate UK is investing £400,000 to launch KQ Labs, an accelerator program at the Francis Crick Institute to support start-ups working...
NYU awarded over $65 million for research on environmental influences on children’s health
New York, NY - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded New York University nearly $66 million over the next five years to study...
Large trucks are biggest culprits of near-road air pollution
Credit: Marit Mitchell For the 30 per cent of Canadians who live within 500 metres of a major roadway, a new study reveals that the...
A ‘reset’ of regulatory T-cells reverses chronic heart failure in mouse model
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A heart attack triggers an acute inflammatory response, followed by resolution of inflammation and wound healing. A severe heart attack,...
Switch in the climatic factors controlling vegetation dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau (often referred as the "third pole of the Earth") is highly susceptible to climate...
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
Credit: Meisam Zaferani/Cornell ITHACA, N.Y. - For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours...
New diagnostic tool for complex cancer cases
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new diagnostic tool is expected to result in better treatment of cancer that is difficult to diagnose. The...
Jumping genes drive sex chromosome changes in strawberries
PITTSBURGH--The transfer of gene cassettes across generations of strawberry plants has been shown to drive changes in sex chromosomes, according to a team led by...
