January 30, 2017-- An international consortium of academic research institutions have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to...
New research suggests that the capacity of the terrestrial biosphere to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) may have been underestimated in past calculations due to certain...
Credit: Ginger Rowsey JACKSON, Tenn. - Shawn Butler, a doctoral candidate in the University of Tennessee's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, won first...
Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the...
Loading video... Credit: Rajat Mittal, Jung Hee Seo and Thura Harfi The heart is a wonder of design - a pump that can function for...
Credit: Wilson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 30, 2017) - Rice University researchers have synthesized a new and greatly improved generation of contrast agents...
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, is a genetic disorder that causes bones to break easily....
Credit: Joshua McMichael The body of knowledge on cancer genomics is massive and ever-expanding. But this wealth of potentially critical information is far less likely...
Some cancer cells have a trick up their sleeve to avoid cell death: boosting maintenance of telomeres, the protective "end caps" on chromosomes, and a...
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff OHSU scientists have uncovered a method for quickly and efficiently mapping the genome of single cells within the body. Their findings, to...
Oxford University Press and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE) are pleased to announce their new partnership to publish Diseases of the...
Credit: Christoph Bock/CeMM (Vienna, 30 January 2017) Tumors of the elderly, such as breast cancer and colon cancer, accumulate thousands of DNA mutations. These genetic...
Credit: Image courtesy of Rob Jackson. Without a significant effort to reduce greenhouse gases, including an accelerated deployment of technologies for capturing atmospheric carbon and...
Credit: Glen Fleishman (Creative Commons licence) A joint project between conservationists and electronics experts at the University of Kent has developed miniature radio devices in...
Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- You've seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now,...
