Orphaned elephants’ social lives substantially altered by poaching
Credit: Shifra Goldenberg/Save the Elephants, Colorado State University Elephants live in a social structure with a level of complexity that rivals that of human societies....
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Elderly chromosomes activate genes differently than in the young
Grey hair, wisdom, and wrinkles on our skin mark us as we age, but it's the more subtle changes beneath the surface that make us...
Chromosome organization emerges from 1-D patterns
Credit: Ryan Cheng/Michele Di Pierro HOUSTON - (Oct. 31, 2017) - The DNA in a human cell is 2 yards long and wraps around millions...
How a $10 microchip turns 2-D ultrasound machines to 3-D imaging devices
Credit: Shawn Rocco/ Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Technology that keeps track of how your smartphone is oriented can now give $50,000 ultrasound machines many...
Pseudopod protrusions propel amoeboid cells forward: A 3-D swimming model
Credit: Eric J. Campbell and Prosenjit Bagchi, Rutgers University WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2017 -- Rhythmic patterns and precise motions -- these are key elements...
Researchers at NYITCOM link Western diet to vascular damage and prediabetes
Old Westbury, NY, October 31, 2017 - Could short-term exposure to the average American diet increase one's risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease? According...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth’s climate more than previously thought
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs likely released far more climate-altering sulfur gas into the atmosphere than originally thought,...
How an interest in bipolar disorder drugs led to a better understanding of leukemia
Credit: Mansi Shinde and Simone Sidoli A research project that began 20 years ago with an interest in how lithium treats mood disorders has yielded...
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...
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...
