More natural history training needed, survey shows
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A survey of early-career scientists and environmental-science professionals found that only 11 percent felt their academic training alone provided the needed exposure...
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Historic cultural records inform scientific perspectives on woodland uses
Credit: Dr Suzi Richer Scientists at the University of York and University College Cork have investigated how cultural records dating back 300 years could help...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate their cattle for East Coast...
Uncovering the hidden roles management partners play in ACOs
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Despite an uncertain political climate and mixed results when it comes to achieving cost savings, the number of accountable care organizations (ACOs)...
Are you ready to explore baby’s genome?
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga CHAPEL HILL, NC – When you have a baby, a nurse or a phlebotomist performs a heel stick to take a few...
Ocean acidification affects predator-prey response
Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators, according to a study from...
New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 2017–A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do not use statins as recommended...
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Credit: Victor Leshyk Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of embryonic stem cells from the...
Arsenic accumulates in the nuclei of plants’ cells
Credit: Credit: Mishra et al., adapted from Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw238; Use under CC-BY-3.0… Toxic arsenic initially accumulates in the nuclei of plants'...
The chemistry of olive oil (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017 — Whether you sop it up with bread or use it to boost your cooking, olive...
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions. Knowledge about the precise protein...
Earth’s oldest trees in climate-induced race up the tree line
Credit: Brian Smithers/UC Davis Bristlecone pine and limber pine trees in the Great Basin region are like two very gnarled, old men in a slow-motion...
New research grant awarded to help cut heart disease in South Asia
A new international collaboration has received a £2 million award to fund research into combatting the rising numbers of deaths in rural South Asia caused...
Mice will help reveal the roles of human brown fat
Credit: Miao-Hsueh Chen, Baylor College of Medicine When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The...
‘The blob’ of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone…
Credit: Dan Jaffe/University of Washington Bothell An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and 2015, nicknamed "the blob," had...
