Study shines light on gut microbiome in colon cancer
Washington, DC - May 15, 2018 - Researchers have identified a correlation between gut microbial composition and microRNA expression in human colorectal cancer, according to...
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Biologists find mechanisms that control where transcription factors bind
A team of biologists has determined how transcription factors (TFs), which guide gene regulation, function differently in embryonic development. The results help illuminate how cells...
Prized data, free and open to all
The first official account of the electronic Rothamsted Archive and what it offers, published today, highlights how this unique historical repository of agricultural and meteorological...
Lifting the economy on hawks’ wings
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - What can help boost Michigan's economy? American kestrels. A new Michigan State University study, published in the Journal of...
Russia’s NaRFU moves its Arctic Environmental Research journal to new-age ARPHA Platform
Credit: Arctic Environmental Research and ARPHA Formerly known as Bulletin of the Pomor University and Bulletin of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University, the open-access peer-reviewed...
Team achieves two-electron chemical reactions using light energy, gold
Credit: Graphic by Sungju Yu/Jain Lab/University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists are one step closer to building a carbon-recycling system that can harvest solar...
Impact of weather and well-timed cultural management techniques on organic weed control
WESTMINSTER, Colorado - Weed management can be a tough challenge in organic cropping systems since growers don't have herbicides in their weed control arsenal. New...
Researchers use LiDAR to locate invasive fish and preserve a national treasure
Credit: Joseph A. Shaw, Montana State University WASHINGTON -- For decades the National Park Service has been locked in a battle against lake trout, an...
Key enzyme for production of second-generation ethanol discovered in Brazilian Amazon
Credit: Mario Tyago Murakami Second-generation ethanol (also called cellulosic ethanol) open perspectives for optimizing alcohol production. Since 2G ethanol is obtained from from sugarcane straw...
New research shows that wasps drum to alert one another of food nearby
Credit: Benjamin Taylor, LaGuardia Community College LONG ISLAND CITY, NY--Have you ever had to shout to call your family to the dinner table? Or watched...
Savanna chimpanzees suffer from heat stress
Credit: Erin Wessling During their evolutionary history hominins underwent physiological and behavioral changes to cope with and adapt to more open and hotter environments. These...
Love hurts: Spats with spouse may worsen chronic pain, other symptoms
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A fight with a spouse may end in hurt feelings, but for those with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, those...
Scientists crack how primordial life on Earth might have replicated itself
Credit: Philipp Holliger, MRC LMB Scientists have created a new type of genetic replication system which demonstrates how the first life on Earth - in...
A green approach to making ammonia could help feed the world
"This new... Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A UCF research team with collaborators at Virginia Tech have developed a new "green" approach to making ammonia that...
Zebrafish heart development reveals key insight into inherited heart defects
Credit: Almary Guerra Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four chambers of the human heart exists in the humble...
