Getting to a 75 percent sugar reduction: How researchers discovered sweet spot for Stevia
Credit: Dr. John Fry JULY 17, 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) -- A team of 27 scientists working with a major stevia supplier has created a systematic...
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Sap-sucking bugs manipulate their host plants’ metabolism for their own benefit
Credit: Christoph Bru?tting Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, show for the first time that free-living, sap-sucking bugs can manipulate the...
Study: Childhood abuse linked to greater risk of endometriosis
Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (July 17, 2018) -- A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence...
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center's...
Social isolation: Animals that break away from the pack can influence evolution
Credit: Nathan W. Bailey For some animals -- such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates -- short-term social isolation can be just as vital as...
New cost-effective instrument measures molecular dynamics on a picosecond timescale
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- Studying the photochemistry, or chemical results of light, has shown that ultraviolet radiation can set off harmful chemical reactions...
Newly discovered shark species honors female pioneer
Credit: Video courtesy of MarAlliance Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating research on shark behavior. But...
As we get parched, cognition can easily sputter, dehydration study says
Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind. But just two hours of...
Solutions to water challenges reside at the interface
Credit: Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- In response to rising water scarcity, leading Argonne National Laboratory...
Studies of all PIH proteins in zebrafish reveal distinct roles in axonemal dynein assembly
Credit: Kikkawa lab, The University of Tokyo A research team led by Masahide Kikkawa, a professor of the University of Tokyo, established zebrafish mutants of...
The depths of the ocean and gut flora unravel the mystery of microbial genes
(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) Surprisingly, the functions of a huge number of microbial genes are still unknown. This knowledge gap can be...
Study demonstrates impact of temperature on mitochondrial DNA evolution
Credit: OIST In multicellular organisms, including humans, most DNA is coiled up within the cell's nucleus. A small part, however, is tucked away within the...
Study: Protein found to be key component in irregularly excited brain cells
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a new study in mice, researchers have identified a key protein involved in the irregular brain...
DNA-ROM: New grant aims for memory chips based on DNA
Credit: (Josh Hihath, UC Davis; Yonggang Ke, Emory University) Josh Hihath is trying to fuse biology and electrical engineering and to build new types of...
New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors
Credit: Yonggang Ke, Biomedical Engineering Department, Emory University and Georgia Tech To address a worldwide need for data storage that far outstrips today's capabilities, federal...
