Emerging gene editing approach seeks broad spectrum crop disease resistance
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Illustration by Gabe Saldana DALLAS -- A novel gene editing approach could hold the key to broad-spectrum disease resistance in certain...
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UH Cancer Center renews NCI designation
Credit: UH Cancer Center The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center successfully competed for renewal of National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, and has been awarded a...
New clues to sepsis may speed diagnosis
Sepsis is an infection that kills as many Americans each year as stroke and Alzheimer's combined-about 250,000-but very little has changed in the treatment of...
Scientists identify mechanism that may explain why males are more at risk than females for neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers have recently begun to realize that biological sex plays a key role in disease risk. Sex plays a role in hypertension, diabetes, arthritis -...
A first look at interstitial fluid flow in the brain
Credit: Kingsmore et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 -- Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs and tissues in our body....
Researchers discover new enzyme paradigm for critical reaction researchers discover new enzyme paradigm for critical reaction in converting lignin to useful produce useful products
An international research team, including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has discovered and characterized a new family...
Boldly going where no plant has gone before
Credit: UK Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 2, 2018) - Joe Chappell's latest venture in plant-based drug development could be described, quite literally, as "out...
Can citizen science reverse the extinction of experience?
Credit: Matt Zeher Opportunities for people to interact with nature have declined over the past century, as most people now live in urban areas and...
Self-healing seed pods
Credit: Jessica Huss An international team of researchers including members of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has discovered a self-sealing mechanism in...
Study finds new genomic regions associated to weight gain in Nelore cattle
A pioneering research project has identified genes potentially associated with functions such as growth and weight gain in the Nelore breed. These functions are key...
Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products
In the animal kingdom, males of certain species possess flashy ornamentation that appears to do little to enhance their survival; think of a peacock's long,...
Southeast Asian forest loss greater than expected, with negative climate implications
Credit: the researchers Researchers using satellite imaging have found much greater than expected deforestation since 2000 in the highlands of Southeast Asia, a critically important...
RESOLUTE:13 academic & industry partners join forces to unlock SLCs for new therapies
Credit: Resolute Consortium / Bojan Vilageos By combining an inclusive, open-access ethos to the techniques and results of the research with the highest-possible quality of...
How targeting metabolism can defeat cancer stem cells
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Researchers are the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer are unraveling a crucial thread that explains why cancer so...
Surgeons have substantial impact on genetic testing in breast cancer patients who need it
Credit: Rogel Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, genetic testing can offer important information that might guide treatment...
