Honey bees have sharper eyesight than we thought
Credit: Dr Elisa Rigosi, Lund University. Research conducted at the University of Adelaide has discovered that bees have much better vision than was previously known,...
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New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately isolate fetal heart sounds from background noise in acoustic recordings, allowing them to distinguish between different segments of...
UMass Amherst biochemists simulate a protein-folding chaperone’s…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Using a combination of computational and experimental techniques, a research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by...
Highly contagious infection threatens endangered San Joaquin kit fox population
Credit: Rick Derevan DENVER/ March 17 – Endangered San Joaquin kit foxes face many threats to their survival, including loss of habitat and competition with...
Expanding throughout Indiana, OPTIMISTIC study tests new CMS payment…
Credit: OPTIMISTIC INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University's OPTIMISTIC study has added an additional 25 facilities across Indiana as it expands its efforts to improve the health...
ORNL hosts Southeast bioenergy meeting, study tour
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 11, 2016–Researchers and others interested in establishing a sustainable bioeconomy in the U.S. are taking part in a five-day study tour...
Insilico Medicine to co-organize and present new research data at the Aging Forum at BLSW
Friday, September 2nd, Baltimore, MD – Insilico Medicine, Inc, one of the leading companies applying latest advances in artificial intelligence to drug discovery, biomarker development...
UBC researchers transform humble blood cells into…
Faculty of Medicine scientists have created a "Franken-platelet" – a supercharged blood cell – that might be capable of healing major wounds, busting clots or...
Enzyme is crucial for combatting antibiotic-resistant E. coli infections
Credit: Dr Mark Shepherd Research by bioscientists at the University of Kent and the University of Queensland is expected to pave the way for new...
What happens when parents comment on their daughter’s weight?
Credit: Daniel Miller The less you comment on your daughter's weight, the less likely she is to be dissatisfied with her weight as an adult...
Pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels reaches the open ocean…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are pollutants which come from burning fossil fuels, fires, oil spillages, and other anthropogenic and natural sources. They are transported from continental...
Immune system link to kidney disease risk, research finds
A gene which forms part of our body's first line of defence against infection may be associated with an increased risk with a type of...
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz obtains approval for Humboldt Professorship in Biology
Credit: photo/©: Stowers Institute Nominated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), chromosome researcher Professor Peter Baumann has...
Orangutan able to guess a taste without sampling it, just like us
Credit: Tomas Persson Without having tasted a specific new juice mix before, an orangutan in a Swedish zoo has enough sense to know whether it...
The intestine has a reservoir of stem cells that are resistant to chemotherapy
Credit: Franscisco Barriga, IRB Barcelona The intestine has a high rate of cellular regeneration due to the wear and tear originated by its function degrading...
