Tropical birds benefit from more forest by rivers in oil palm areas
Credit: Simon Mitchell Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the negative impacts on tropical bird...
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Seeing the light: Scientists unlock seed germination process
Scientists have identified a key gene that helps seeds decide whether to germinate. The MFT gene stops seeds germinating in the dark or under shady...
Koala virus could explain why humans have ‘junk’ DNA
Credit: Chris Fithall A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated 'junk' DNA in the human genome. An international team of...
Scientists shed new light on hepatitis B virus origins
Credit: Kostaki et al., 2018 Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes of the hepatitis B virus...
Taking a pill can effectively treat brutal lung disease
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Researchers report in Nature Communications they figured out why air sacs in the lungs clog up with a thick substance...
Baby sea snails ride waves into shallower waters, study suggests
Credit: Heidi L. Fuchs/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are...
Dartmouth lab identifies pulling and braking of ‘ancient motor’ in cell division
Credit: Wei-Lih Lee/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 7, 2018 - Researchers at Dartmouth College have revealed how a key protein functions during the millions...
Scientists determine the structure of a lipid that keeps our tears clear
Credit: Sarah Hancock/JLR As anyone who has experienced an annoying alternation between dry and watery eyes can confirm, tears alone aren't enough to keep the...
Discovery of a new tumor suppressor previously thought to be an oncogene
Credit: CNIO A gene that has for decades been considered a tumour promoter, the PLK1 gene, can also perform the exact opposite function: halting the...
Corals are becoming more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures
Credit: Photo credit: Ji Hoon Justin Han The existence and causes of coral bleaching are recognized as an increasing world-wide environmental concern related to climate...
Double time limit for embryo research say ethics experts
Credit: Lancaster University In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no "compelling moral arguments" why the time limit for experimentation should not be...
Injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye improves corneal transplant survival
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, August 7, 2018 - A new study in the American Journal of Pathology reports for the first time that...
Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds
Credit: Eva Latorre Key aspects of the ageing of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the University of Exeter, research shows....
New emerging research suggests Montmorency tart cherries may help enhance gut health
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. August 7, 2018 - Montmorency tart cherries may play a role in improving gut health, suggests a first-of-its kind...
Mayo research team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A research team led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a geneticist at Mayo Clinic, has identified specific genes associated with an increased risk...