Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint
Credit: John Innes Centre A research collaboration has discovered a new way of rapidly generating a swathe of medically significant natural products after discovering a...
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Stem cells conduct cartilage regeneration but are not directly involved
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Therapy with mesenchymal stem cells, the so-called progenitor cells of connective tissue, holds great promise for the regeneration of cartilage tissue but...
Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality
Credit: Anaelle Lemasson/University of Plymouth The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research...
Air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer
Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at...
Prenatal exposure to BPA at low levels can affect gene expression in developing rat brain
New research from North Carolina State University reveals that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) at levels below those currently considered safe for humans affects...
A special issue to commemorate the centenary of Duzheng Ye’s birth
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS), an international journal co-published by Springer and Science Press, publishes a special collection of papers...
NUS researchers unravel new insights into how brain beats distractions to retain memories
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently discovered a mechanism that could explain how the brain retains...
Flour power to boost food security
Credit: University of Queensland The discovery of genes that determine the yield of flour from wheat could increase milling yield, boosting food security and producing...
Researchers map trends in drug development
From a drug perspective, G protein-coupled receptors are the most utilised cell receptors in the body. They are uniquely accessible at the cell surface, and...
To save Florida’s oranges, Colorado State University team will study deadly citrus disease
Credit: Colorado State University Over the last decade, Florida's famous citrus industry has been battered by a disease called citrus greening, which has destroyed acres...
Artificial Intelligence uncovers anti-aging plant extracts
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, Baltimore, Md. - Life Extension, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, have employed artificial intelligence to develop a novel...
The University Medical Center Groningen and Novogene announce the start of the 10K Metagenome Project
Groningen, Netherlands and Beijing, China - October 31, 2017 - A research group led by Professor Cisca Wijmenga from the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)...
Lemurs are weird because Madagascar’s fruit is weird
Credit: George Selley Lemurs are primates like us, but they're the weird cousins. They're found only on Madagascar off the coast of Africa, and they...
New toolkit reveals novel cancer genes
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumours...
Aging has distinct and opposite effects on tendon in males and females
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has identified that in tendon ageing has distinct and opposite effects on...
