Learning from ‘Little Monsters’
Caddisflies, crustaceans, mollusks and flatworms. Those are just a few of the curious creatures known as benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates and commonly found in small streams....
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Scientists surmount epigenetic barriers to cloning with two-pronged approach
An international group of researchers have raised the viability of mice that were cloned using a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer, by stimulating two...
Association of complementary medicine, cancer treatment, survival
Bottom Line: The use of complementary medicine by patients with four common cancers (breast, prostate, lung or colorectal) was associated with refusal of conventional cancer...
Association of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation and cancer risk
Bottom Line: Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation without calcium for up to four years wasn't associated with reduced cancer risk among adults in New Zealand....
Complementary medicine for cancer can decrease survival
New Haven, Conn.-- People who received complementary therapy for curable cancers were more likely to refuse at least one component of their conventional cancer treatment,...
Overcoming resistance to a standard chemotherapy drug
Despite being studied for decades, the chemotherapy drug cisplatin is revealing new aspects of how it works. Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University...
Why do I have so many kitchen gadgets? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 19, 2018 -- Bulky kitchen gadgets like slow cookers and pressure cookers take up a lot of space....
Analysis of prostate tumors reveals clues to cancer’s aggressiveness
Using genetic sequencing, scientists have revealed the complete DNA makeup of more than 100 aggressive prostate tumors, pinpointing important genetic errors these deadly tumors have...
Origami-inspired device enables easy capture, release of delicate underwater organisms
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - July 18, 2018 -- The open ocean is the largest and least explored environment on Earth, estimated to hold up to a...
Taking the lead toward witchweed control
Credit: © KAUST The first specific inhibitor for an uncontrollable plant pest, the witchweed Striga hermonthica, has been developed through an interdisciplinary KAUST collaboration led...
Determining the bioaccumulation of 9 metals in aquatic invertebrates in mining areas
(University of the Basque Country ) A study conducted by the UPV/EHU's Animal Ecotoxicity and Biodiversity Group in collaboration with the University of Vigo has...
Oil biodegradation inhibited in deep-sea sediments
Credit: C-IMAGE Consortium Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at...
Leading artificial intelligence companies partner on a quest to solve Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Thursday, July 19, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine a leader in artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging...
Colombia peace deal brings new threat to country’s rainforest
Credit: Chris Jiggins A historic peace treaty which brought an end to half a century of violence has led to mass deforestation in Colombia, scientists...
A social tool for evaluating the environmental impact of residential buildings
The research group ARDITEC from the Higher Technical School of Building Engineering at the University of Seville has led a pioneering European project to calculate...
