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...
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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...
$26.5 million grant funds first large-scale study on African-American men with prostate cancer
Credit: Courtesy, Christopher Haiman LOS ANGELES - The Keck School of Medicine of USC is leading a $26.5 million effort to conduct the first large-scale,...
Variations of a single gene drive diverse pigeon feather patterns
Credit: University of Utah In a new study, a team led by University of Utah biologists has discovered that different versions of a single gene,...
The ancient armor of fish — scales — provide clues to hair, feather development
Credit: Photo by Andrew Aman, David Parichy, University of Virginia, for the journal eLife. When sea creatures first began crawling and slithering onto land about...
Anti-obesity drug derived from chili peppers shows promise in animal trials
A novel drug based on capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their spicy burn, caused long term weight loss and improved metabolic health in...
Heritable genome editing: Action needed to secure responsible way forward
An independent inquiry by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that editing the DNA of a human embryo, sperm, or egg to influence the...
Obesity and inflammation — A deadly combination for prostate cancer
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Inflammation and evasion of the immune system have been reported to be some of the new hallmarks of cancer. Notably,...
TGen opens DIPG tissue donation portal to accelerate research
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 17, 2018 -- A tissue donation portal opened today at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), which will advance research towards...
