New finding reveals battle behind gene expression
Credit: Image courtesy of the Zeitlinger Lab KANSAS CITY, MO -- The complex process regulating gene expression is often compared to following a recipe. Miss...
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Predicting throat cancer recurrence with a blood test
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A new study suggests the possibility of predicting at its earliest stages when a type...
Waging a more effective war against viral outbreaks
Phoenix, AZ -- HIV, SARS, Ebola, H1N1, Zika, the list of communicable global health threats seems ever growing. And all too often, the limited resources...
USF researcher awarded $1 million grant for new study on oil spill impacts
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2016) - A research team led by University of South Florida College of Marine Science professor Dr. Steven Murawski has...
Physical activity good for your health, but what’s happening below the surface?
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan was recently awarded $8.2 million from the National Institutes of Health...
UCLA researchers combat antimicrobial resistance using smartphones
A team of UCLA researchers has developed an automated diagnostic test reader for antimicrobial resistance using a smartphone. The technology could lead to routine testing...
Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating ‘Death Star’
Credit: Illustration byGabi Perez / Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Chicago, has made the...
Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within...
Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth’s mantle
Credit: Photo by Evan Smith; © GIA NEW YORK - Dec. 15, 2016 - Breakthrough research led by GIA Postdoctoral Research Fellow Evan Smith examines...
Road planning ‘trade off’ could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests
Credit: Jianchu Xu & Biaoyun Huai Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a colour-coded mapping...
New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide
New restrictions on U.S. seafood imports, which will require seafood to be harvested in accordance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), will likely...
Smart road planning could boost food production while protecting tropical forests
Credit: Jianchu Xu & Biaoyun Huai Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a color-coded mapping...
Understanding X-chromosome silencing in humans
Credit: Image credit: Céline Vallot, Paris Diderot University. Researchers have discovered new insights into how one of the two X-chromosomes is silenced during the development...
National academies’ gulf research program awards $2.1 million in synthesis grants
WASHINGTON - The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of three synthesis grants, totaling...
Hormonal contraception is safer than expected for women with diabetes
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs)...
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