Searching a sea of ‘noise’ to find exoplanets — using only data as a guide
Credit: Illustration by Michael Helfenbein/Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Yale researchers have found a data-driven way to detect distant planets and refine the search...
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New point of attack against stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori
Credit: Andreas Ostermann / TUM There is a strong suspicion that Helicobacter pylori is linked to the development of stomach cancer. Now an international team...
Zika virus infection determined by reproductive cycle in mice
Female mice may be more susceptible to vaginal Zika virus infection during a specific stage of their reproductive cycle, researchers at the La Jolla Institute...
Study finds ideal method to minimize waffle loss in industrial production
CHICAGO--Just under half of U.S. households (48%) opt for frozen varieties of waffles, pancakes, and French toast as their choice for breakfast (Packaged Facts). A...
Moth’s eye inspires critical component on SOFIA’s newest instrument
Credit: Credits: NASA Nature, and more particularly a moth's eye, inspired the technology that allows a new NASA-developed camera to create images of astronomical objects...
Scripps Florida scientist awarded $5 million Outstanding Investigator Grant
Credit: James McEntee JUPITER, FL - December 20, 2016 - Ron Davis, chair of the Department of Neuroscience on the Florida campus of The Scripps...
Feeling blue? Taking a break from Facebook might help
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Why some people may not respond to the malaria vaccine
Generating protective immunity against the early liver stage of malaria infection is feasible but has been difficult to achieve in regions with high rates of...
Chimpanzees are ‘indifferent’ when it comes to altruism
New research into chimpanzees suggests that, when it comes to altruistically helping a fellow chimpanzee, they are 'indifferent'. The paper, published in Nature Communications, found...
Pop-outs: How the brain extracts meaning from noise
Credit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally When you're suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out the lyrics...
Aging and cancer: An enzyme protects chromosomes from oxidative damage
EPFL scientists have identified a protein that caps chromosomes during cell division and protect them from oxidative damage and shortening, which are associated with aging...
Discovering the origin of mouth and anus
Credit: Courtesy photo from Jose Maria Martin-Duran and Andreas Hejnol Animals often form either the mouth or the anus from an opening that appears in...
LJI researchers strengthen the case for sexual transmission of Zika virus
Credit: Image: Dr. Kenneth Kim and Dr. Gina Kirchweger, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Aedes aegypti mosquitoes harboring parasitic Zika virus...
Golden jackals might be settling in the Czech Republic, hint multiple observations
Credit: Klára Pyšková The first living golden jackal in the Czech Republic was reported by researchers from Charles University, Prague. The scientists captured the canid...
Scientists zero in on biological diversity in ‘poor man’s rainforest’
Credit: Lindsay Key The soil beneath our feet is not as biologically diverse as scientists previously thought, according to a research team that includes a...
