Important bio-chemical produced on a large scale by E.coli
Credit: Colourbox If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably like to produce the ingredients...
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A research framework for tracing human migration events after ‘out of Africa’ origins
As more DNA sequencing data continues to become available, including extinct hominids, a new human origins study has been performed that augments a trio of...
University of Guelph researchers identify monarch butterfly birthplaces to help conserve species
Credit: Stock University of Guelph researchers have pinpointed the North American birthplaces of migratory monarch butterflies that overwinter in Mexico, vital information that will help...
Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits
Credit: Haley Ahlers/PETROSS Today many biofuel refineries operate for only seven months each year, turning freshly harvested crops into ethanol and biodiesel. When supplies run...
Killing time: Study sheds light on phages and precision cell destruction
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria, shows promise for treating antibiotic-resistant...
IUPUI-based engineering startup receives $225K NSF grant to improve hydrogen fuel storage
INDIANAPOLIS -- A startup based on work conducted at the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has received a federal grant...
New technology will cut plug-in hybrid fuel consumption by one third
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have taken inspiration from biological evolution and the energy savings garnered by...
ACC.17 media registration open; important dates announced
The 66th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology will be March 17-19, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington,...
UTA researcher shows computer users are overconfident when dealing with junk emails
Credit: UT Arlington UTA researchers show in a new study that people's confidence actually exceeds what they can achieve when judging phishing attacks in the...
University of South Carolina researchers discover new subtype of cervical cancer
Credit: Carolyn Banister/University of South Carolina A team of University of South Carolina scientists led by Carolyn Banister and Phillip Buckhaults has identified a new...
Next-generation optics offer the widest real-time views of vast regions of the sun
Credit: Big Bear Solar Observatory A groundbreaking new optical device, developed at NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to correct images of the Sun distorted...
$10 million CDC grant funds center to fight vector-borne diseases
Managing mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile, Dengue, Zika and tick-borne Lyme disease have been a challenge due to lack of resources, knowledge and trained...
New molecular discovery may help identify drug therapies to prevent dementia
Rutgers University scientists have discovered a molecular pathway in the brain that may help provide answers to long-term memory problems in the elderly and aid...
For viral predators of bacteria, sensitivity can be contagious
Credit: (Hebrew University / Cell) Bacteriophages (phages) are probably the most abundant entities in nature, often exceeding bacterial densities by an order of magnitude. As...
Penn paleobiologist Lauren Sallan selected as a 2017 TED Fellow
Credit: University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania's Lauren Sallan, an assistant professor in the School of Arts & Sciences' Department of Earth and Environmental...
