Into more thin air
Many research groups have recently explored human adaptation and successfully identified candidate genes to high altitude living among three major far-flung global populations: Tibetans, Ethiopians...
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CSIC reconstructs how Neanderthals grew, based on an El Sidrón child
(Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) How did Neanderthals grow? Does modern man develop in the same way as Homo neanderthalensis did? How does the size...
Early trilobites had stomachs, new fossil study finds
Credit: © F. Chen Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights into the...
Baltimore Ecosystem Study partners with Baltimore City Public Schools
Credit: BES Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) Through a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is partnering with Baltimore...
Exosomes are the missing link to insulin resistance in diabetes
Credit: UC San Diego Health Chronic tissue inflammation resulting from obesity is an underlying cause of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. But the mechanism...
Goal of new tissue-chip research is to assess efficacy of novel epilepsy drugs
Credit: VIIBRE, Vanderbilt University An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop an "organ-on-chip" model for two...
Ozark grasslands experience major increase in trees and shrubs
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis Woody vegetation, such as trees and shrubs, has increased dramatically in Ozark grasslands over the past 75 years, according to a...
‘Labyrinth’ chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells
ANN ARBOR--Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends blood samples through a hydrodynamic maze to separate out...
Ancient human DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on prehistory
Credit: Jessica C. Thompson/Emory University The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric...
Neuron types in brain are defined by gene activity shaping their communication patterns
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today publish...
DNA discovery could help shed light on rare childhood disorder
New insights into how our cells store and manage DNA during cell division could help point towards the causes of a rare developmental condition. The...
Surprising discovery — how the African tsetse fly really drinks your blood
Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol have been taking a close-up look at the biting mouthparts of the African tsetse fly...
Hope to discover sure signs of life on Mars? New research says look for the element vanadium
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The search for biology on neighbor planet Mars won't play out like a Hollywood movie starring little green men....
UTSA puts stake in the ground in battle against brain disease
Making a bold commitment to develop groundbreaking approaches for treating brain diseases and injuries, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has assembled a...
Drug combination may improve impact of immunotherapy in head and neck cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy has been shown to be very effective in recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer but only...
