Toxic cocktail: Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake…
Credit: OIST/Steven Aird A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause permanent disability and even death. Yet, much about its venom...
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To save the earth, better nitrogen use on a hungrier planet must be addressed
PRINCETON, N.J.–The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about sustainable development, biodiversity...
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
Today, a team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations to maintain and build land in coastal Louisiana. Their...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school. The organism is often used...
Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind
Researchers have uncovered a fossil sea urchin that pushes back a fork in its family tree by 10 million years, according to a new study....
Theory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae
Credit: Image credit: Environmental Protection Agency The varied sex lives of a type of green algae have enabled a University of Adelaide researcher to test...
‘Protective’ DNA strands are shorter in adults who had…
Credit: Hesed Padilla-Nash and Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health New research indicates that people who had more infections as babies harbor...
Acoustic buoy now detecting rare & endangered whales in New York Bight
Credit: CREDIT: A.H. Kopelman for CRESLI. New York (November 16, 2016) – An acoustic buoy recently deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and...
Researchers find first genomic biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in veterinary patients
Credit: Courtesy of Tufts University (July 14, 2017)–Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University have discovered important biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. The device, about the size...
RNA modification discovery suggests new code for control of gene…
A new cellular signal discovered by a team of scientists at the University of Chicago with scientists from Tel Aviv University provides a promising new...
Ants use sun and memories to guide their backwards walk home
Credit: Ajay Narendra They are famed for their highly developed work ethic … now a study shows ants' navigational skills are more sophisticated than was...
More than just hippos and crocs: The hidden biodiversity of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Credit: Lynette Clennell iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the sub-tropical north-eastern corner of South Africa has become famous for its birdlife,...
Scientists predict cell changes that affect breast cancer growth
JUPITER, FL – April 28, 2016 – Designing effective new drugs, especially drugs to fight cancer, demands that you know as much as you can...
Dual role of fruit fly protein in connecting chromosome copies
Credit: Tomoko Nishiyama Nagoya, Japan – A sister chromatid is one half of an identical pair of chromatids formed by the replication of a single...
