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BACTERIA University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. Almost all pathogenic bacteria develop a...

Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science It is generally accepted that precise motor control in our daily life depends on acquisition of an internal...

Credit: Image: Lucas Mohn, UZH Many wild and cultivated plants arise through the combination of two different species. The genome of these so-called polyploid species...

Credit: Melissa Oquendo. URBANA, Ill. - What if improving academic performance in some of the nation's most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving schools was as easy as...

CHICAGO, September 25, 2018 - For individuals carrying a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, engaging in at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per...

Credit: The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, September 25, 2018 - Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) carry a high risk of recurrence. Accordingly, a 16-year...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your risk for developing anxiety later...

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2018) -- A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from growing and spreading in laboratory...

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Münster (WWU) have purified and visualized the 'Cyclic Electron Flow' (CEF) supercomplex, a critical...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Red plums. Green melons. Purple figs. Ripe fruits come in an array of greens, yellows, oranges, browns, reds and purples. Scientists say...

Credit: University of Copenhagen Science projects within controversial fields such as synthetic biology could benefit from experimenting with communication settings in which experts share their...

(New York, NY - September 24, 2018) -- Researchers at Mount Sinai have discovered that an antimicrobial protein found in the gut can stave off...

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA , CALIF. - Sept. 24, 2018 - Unlike most cells in the rest of our body,...

Coral reefs have long faced problems like overfishing, global warming and pollution -- but they're also threatened by how slow they regenerate. To reproduce, coral...

Credit: Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 29 awards in support of Understanding the Rules of Life, one of...