The hidden inferno inside your laser pointer
Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA, NASA/STEREO, SOHO (ESA & NASA) If you thought that a kid's room, a Norwegian Nobel Laureate and a laser pointer had nothing in...
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Genes Nardilysin and OGDHL linked to human neurological conditions
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has discovered that the gene, OGDHL, a key protein required for normal function of the...
Mouse models indicate burning more fat and less glucose could lead to diabetes
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously cause diabetes, says a team...
Genetic cause identified for previously unrecognized developmental disorder
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental disorder with features in common...
Specific Technologies and FIND announce strategic collaboration
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA & GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Dec. 21, 2016 - Specific Technologies and FIND today announced a collaboration to promote the development of new...
Enhanced energy: ONR global seeks more powerful electronic devices
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Groundbreaking energy research from the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), is the focus of an...
TSRI study: Protein monitors lung volume and regulates breathing
Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt LA JOLLA, CA - Dec. 22, 2016 - A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) appears to be involved...
Genes controlling sugar and acid content played key role in jujube domestication
Credit: Xingang Li. Genes involved in creating sweet jujube fruits with the right amount of tartness played an important role in the domestication of this...
Mass insect migrations in UK skies
Credit: Jane Hill As Britain voted for Brexit amid furious debate over migration, trillions of migrants were coming and going, unseen by all but the...
1.5°C Paris Agreement target could net six million tons of fish annually
(Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program) Meeting the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5°C will have large benefits to fisheries, finds a new Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program study...
Paris Agreement target critical for preserving fisheries
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere Limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, will significantly minimize the impact of global warming...
FH and other findings from Geisinger-Regeneron genomics studies
Credit: Brian Foelsch, Geisinger Health System DANVILLE, Pa. - A study conducted by Geisinger Health System in collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) has...
Plastics compound bps alters mouse moms’ behavior and brain regions
Credit: Pablo Robles Media Photography AMHERST, Mass. - In the first study of its kind, environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg and neuroscientist Mary Catanese at...
Researchers estimate time since death using necrobiome
Currently, when a deceased human is discovered, the forensic techniques for estimating time elapsed since death is not very precise. However, in a new study...
Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere If countries abide by the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish catches could increase by six million...
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