17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films registration opens
The 17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films (ICOMF) in Brooklyn, NY, USA, during 23th - 27th July 2018 will provide a unique opportunity for...
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Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study
Credit: UW Medicine Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The...
PETA, Dow Chemical, Department of Defense, others co-author inhalation testing paper
In another heavy-hitting collaboration, PETA scientists coauthored an article with leading universities, corporations, and government agencies--including Cardiff University, The Dow Chemical Company, ..
10 scientists and students selected for new ASBMB science-advocacy training program
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has begun a new program to train the next generation of science advocates. Ten scientists from universities...
Grant to explore genome editing and stem cell potential for cardiac treatment
Credit: Xiaojun Lance Lian/Penn State Examining the treatment potential of cardiac cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) may lead to dramatically altering the...
Loss of lemurs might endanger many of Madagascar’s largest tree species
Credit: Mathias Appel Widespread logging and hunting have endangered virtually all of Madagascar's 100-plus species of iconic lemurs, and a new study by Rice University...
Fleet of aerial, surface, and underwater robots maps ocean front
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Using multiple autonomous vehicles simultaneously, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers returns to the United States...
University of Cincinnati awarded $1.5 million to study blood clotting in traumatic brain injury
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A $1.5 million, five-year federal grant will allow a University of Cincinnati (UC) research team to study the microparticles that cause...
Diesel doesn’t float this boat
Credit: Photo courtesy of Glosten LIVERMORE, CA -- Marine research could soon be possible without the risk of polluting either the air or the ocean....
Scale is a key ingredient when tracking biodiversity, researchers say
Credit: Julie Hart New Haven, Conn. - To fully understand biodiversity and how it is changing, you need to look near, far, and in-between, according...
Utah soil’s slippery grip on nutrients
Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according...
Neandertals practiced close-range hunting 120,000 years ago
Credit: © Eduard Pop, MONREPOS Archaeological Research Center and Museum for Human Behavioral Evolution, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology (RGZM) An int..
Samara scientists invented an edible packaging made of Russian apples
Credit: @SamaraPolytech A project team aimed to improve the technologies of edible packaging production works in the Flagship University of the Samara region. At the...
The spliceosome: The tailor that coordinates the ‘snip and stitch’ of genetic information
Credit: Alessandra Magistrato A sophisticated atomic-level computer simulation has allowed researchers of SISSA and the National Research centre (CNR-IOM - Institute for Materials Manufacturing) to..
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2018
Credit: Federal Emergency Management Agency Datasets--Assessing lava flow impacts Geospatial data from Oak Ridge National Laboratory is supporting emergency response to destructive volcanic activi..
