Atrazine alters the sex ration in Blanchard’s cricket frogs
Credit: Photo by Tyler D. Hoskins A study published recently in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that Blanchard's cricket frogs are highly sensitive to atrazine....
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Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar and cancer
A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer research. Scientists have clarified how...
Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences wins AAMC Award for Resource Sharing
The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the American Association of Medical Colleges....
Model predicts how E. coli bacteria adapt under stress
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a genome-scale model that can accurately predict how E. coli bacteria respond to temperature changes...
Space radiation won’t stop NASA’s human exploration
Credit: NASA While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars, it's also true that NASA...
First atomic structure from UTSW’s cryo-EM facility
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today published a 3-D atomic structure of the ion channel found...
NUS researchers develop 4-in-1 smart utilities plant custom-made for tropical climate
Credit: National University of Singapore A research breakthrough achieved by a team led by Associate Professor Ernest Chua from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at...
Achieving high-value chemical diversity for the pharmaceutical artificial intelligence
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, October 13th, 2017, Baltimore, Maryland: Insilico Medicine announces the publication of a new research paper in Molecular Pharmaceutics titled: "druGAN:...
Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it caused a severe bird die-off,...
Scientists uncover a centuries-old case of mistaken identity in the Chesapeake Bay
Credit: Smithsonian Institution Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance to humans, they play an...
Mimetic Martian water is under pressure
Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the red planet. A team led...
New mechanism detected in Alzheimer’s disease
McGill University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer's disease. Their study, published in...
Study finds N-alpha-acetyltransferase D (NatD) promotes lung cancer progression
Researchers at Nanjing University and their collaborators have found that NatD, which mediates N-alpha-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) of histone H4, promotes lung cancer progression by preventi..
Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows
Scientists have shown that ocean clams and worms are releasing a significant amount of potentially harmful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. The team, from Cardiff...
Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, study finds
People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests. A major study of...
