New wasp species with a giant stinger discovered in Amazonia
Credit: Kari Kaunisto Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon which has an exceptionally large stinger...
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Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs
Credit: German Federal Police (BKA) The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it's being driven by fentanyl, a...
Potential new drug for two life-threatening diseases
Derived from nature, a potential new drug to treat two life-threatening tropical diseases has been discovered as a result of collaboration between two Welsh universities....
Revving up innate control of viral infection requires a three-cell ignition
(PHILADELPHIA) -- One of the most important cell types for controlling certain viral infections are natural killer (NK) cells. As part of the innate and...
£2 million awarded to fight disease in East Africa
(University of Warwick) The University of Warwick has been awarded £2 million to tackle the spread of viruses in East Africa.
Described 28 years post collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only to find out its prospects...
Texas A&M AgriLife study shows BPA risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences COLLEGE STATION - A recent study in a preclinical model of inflammatory bowel disease shows dietary...
Hydrangeas and the science of do-overs (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 5, 2018 -- In a previous video, the Reactions team attempted to demonstrate the color-changing science of hydrangeas...
Researchers links coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving oce
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to a long-time phenomenon -- Rossby...
Cost-effectiveness study of risk-based screenings for breast cancer
Bottom Line: A cost-effectiveness study used a hypothetical group of women in the United Kingdom to compare risk-based breast cancer screening programs with a standard...
Prostate cancer ultrasound treatment as effective as surgery or radiotherapy
Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects. A new...
New receptor involved in symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia identified
Credit: Simona Radutoiu Legumes are able to grow in nitrogen-poor soils due to their ability to engage in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. There is a...
New small molecules pave the way for treating autoinflammatory disease
The innate immune system is the first line of defense, with cells that quickly identify "foreign" motifs from viruses and bacteria and mount up a...
Hi-res image of Structure of the origin recognition complex bound to DNA revealed
Credit: Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology How did life begin on this planet? The ability to replicate or...
Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance
Credit: Lucia Coronel, Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti Even living cells have their own tangled problems to solve. They involve knots that arise accidentally in DNA...
