Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed
Credit: Schatz Lab, CSHL/JHU Cold Spring Harbor, NY - In cancer cells, genetic errors wreak havoc. Misspelled genes, as well as structural variations -- larger-scale...
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New evidence of two subspecies of American pikas in Rocky Mountain National Park
CORVALLIS, Ore. -Rocky Mountain National Park provides habitat for not one, but two subspecies of the American pika, a species thought to be closely connected...
Algae have land genes
Credit: (Picture rotated 90 degrees: Nora Stingl, Rob Roelfsema, Anna Alova) 500 million years ago, the first plants living in water took to land. The...
International collaboration finds land plant genes in ancient aquatic alga
Credit: Melanie Barth and Debbie Maizels Land plants, which split from their aquatic relatives 500 million years ago, are an extraordinarily diverse group of living...
Climate change-induced march of treelines halted by unsuitable soils: study
Credit: University of Guelph New research from the University of Guelph is dispelling a commonly held assumption about climate change and its impact on forests...
Purdue startup developing device that detects mosquito-borne diseases
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A startup created by Purdue University professors is developing a sensor that can detect dangerous mosquito-borne tropical diseases faster and at...
Bioengineers create pathway to personalized medicine
ITHACA, N.Y.- Engineering cellular biology, minus the actual cell, is a growing area of interest in biotechnology and synthetic biology. It's known as cell-free protein...
Georgia State researcher gets $419,100 grant to study virus similar to Ebola virus
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Christopher Basler, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, director of the university's Center for...
Guardian of the cell
Credit: Wen Zhou, Harvard Medical School The human body is built for survival. Each one of its cells is closely guarded by a set of...
Study shows biomarker panel boosts lung cancer risk assessment for smokers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely solely upon smoking history, capturing...
UCLA researchers discover gene that controls bone-to-fat ratio in bone marrow
In an unexpected discovery, UCLA researchers have found that a gene previously known to control human metabolism also controls the equilibrium of bone and fat...
Why stinky cheeses stink (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 -- Some cheeses are infamously smelly, giving off odors akin to fetid gym socks. With help...
Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development
Credit: Daniel Suter/Purdue University Some level of molecules linked to oxidative stress may be essential to health and development, according to new animal studies. Reactive...
OU biologist developing network of researchers and data from intermittent rivers
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma professor, Daniel Allen, is developing an intermittent river research coordination network of ecologists and hydrologists to better...
Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes
Credit: Hokkaido University The inclusion of taxon-specific sensitivity to a shifting climate helps us understand species distributional responses to changes in climate. Marine species in...
