Effective fisheries management can reduce extinction risk of marine fish stocks
Credit: Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Numerous studies have highlighted that climate change impacts will put vulnerable marine species at risk of local and...
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Mutations in this molecule may have helped mammoths tolerate the cold
Credit: Alexander Sobolevsky / CUIMC Columbia University biomedical researchers have captured close-up views of TRPV3, a skin-cell ion channel that plays important roles in sensing...
Meet the virtual pooch that could help prevent dog bites
Credit: Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) A virtual dog could soon be used as an educational tool to help prevent dog bites, thanks to an innovative...
A new permafrost gas mysterium
Credit: Riikka Rinnan In a new scientific article published in the journal Nature Communications a group of scientists led by University of Copenhagen authors shows...
Genetically engineered virus spins gold into beads
Credit: Haberer Lab, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- The race is on to find manufacturing techniques capable of arranging molecular and nanoscale objects with...
Signaling cascade that repairs damaged nerve cells characterized
Credit: Naoki Hisamoto Researchers at Nagoya University have identified the series of molecules involved in the regeneration of damaged nerves in roundworm, showing that it...
Carbon emissions in African savannas triple previous estimates
Widespread tree felling in African savannas is producing at least three times as many carbon emissions as was previously thought, research suggests. The findings highlight...
For first time in 40 years, cure for acute leukemia within reach
Credit: Waleed Minzel/Hebrew University. Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been...
Insilico to present the latest advances at Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, August 24th, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence fo..
New insights on sperm production lay groundwork for solving male infertility
Nearly one in eight couples in the U.S. face infertility, and about half of those cases can be attributed to semen abnormalities in the male...
A molecular pit crew responsible for refuelling in signaling cells
Credit: Online During IndyCar races, pit stop crews will often refuel a car, replace wheels and complete minor repairs on a race car within 10...
Tree species richness in Amazonian wetlands is three times greater than expected
Credit: Bruno Garcia Luize/ IB-UNESP Throughout the alluvial plains of Amazonia, there are immense forests that are flooded for almost half the year. These Amazonian...
The youngest smoke more
Credit: Eivind Senneset "Since 1970, campaigns against smoking seem to have been largely successful, but the message has not been able to reach the youngest...
Kelp forests function differently in warmer oceans
Credit: Albert Pessarrodona The dynamics of kelp forests in the North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change as ocean warming continues and warm-water kelp species...
An avatar uses your gait to predict how many calories you will burn
Credit: EPFL 2018 Humans instinctively adopt the gait that requires the least amount of energy given the walking conditions. Without realizing it, we are constantly...
