Infectious outbreaks must be combatted strategically, Dartmouth-HHS…
HANOVER, N.H. – New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good governance, a long-term technology investment...
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New MutChromSeq technique makes valuable genes easier to find
Credit: The John Innes Centre Identifying the gene for an interesting trait that might help you breed better crops isn't always easy – especially if...
New study refutes how fruit flies developed their tolerance for alcohol
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 13, 2017 – The common fruit fly, the tiny insect drawn to your beer or wine,...
Harvard & UT researchers propose systems connection in acupuncture…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2017 – Harvard University's renown fascia researcher Helene Langevin, MD, and co-author Rosa Schnyer,...
PNNL moves cybersecurity software and a novel disinfecting system beyond the lab
IMAGE: Cybersecurity software developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory called CHAMPION can reason like an analyst to determine if network activity is suspicious. Credit: PNNL...
New peptide could improve treatment for vision-threatening disease
Credit: NIH National Eye Institute Johns Hopkins researchers report that a new peptide holds promise for improving treatment for degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related...
Slow stem cell division may cause small brains
IMAGE: Duke researchers show that slowly dividing neural stem cells generate aberrant stem cells and neurons, which may have implications for neurodevelopmental disease. Credit: Louis-Jan...
Reduced ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations
Credit: Claudia Dislich, UFZ So far, research on the environmental impact of oil palm cultivation has been scattered and patchy. Synthesizing about 1000 scientific studies...
What makes a man-eater? Check the teeth
Credit: The Field Museum In 1898, Lieutenant Colonel John Patterson shot two man-eating lions that killed dozens of workers building a railroad in Tsavo, Kenya....
TSRI team wins $1.8 million to study early events in cancer metastasis
LA JOLLA, CA – November 2, 2015 – Cancer metastasis occurs when tumor cells escape from a primary tumor, via the blood stream, and establish...
AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine. DARIEN, IL – Oct. 13, 2017 – A new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine...
Rare disease patients share info on MyGene2 web tool to assist with…
A new web tool, MyGene2, will enable patients and their families to join clinicians and scientists in the search for genes underlying rare disorders. The...
Snail trails lead to climate-driven cultural shift in ancient Morocco
Snails have been hailed as nutritious delicacies, providing early humans with part of their healthy diet for thousands of years. But more recently, the shells...
A ‘Fitbit’ for plants?
Plant breeders test their experiments by growing the seeds of their labor. They cross two different plants that have desirable traits. They sow the resulting...
The Great Elephant Census reports massive loss of African savannah elephants
Credit: EWB AMHERST, Mass. – Results of the two-year, $8 million Great Elephant Census (GEC) of African savannah elephants led by Elephants Without Borders (EWB)...
