CCNY-led research team identifies new organelle in parasitic wasp venom
Credit: City College of New York City College of New York biologist Shubha Govind and her research team have identified the composition of "virus-like particles"...
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Sugary secrets of a cancer-related protein
The proteins in human cells are extensively decorated with different types of sugars, a phenomenon called glycosylation. These modifications greatly increase the diversity of protein...
Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you: UTM research
Credit: University of Toronto Mississauga The idea of being bitten by a nearly toothless modern frog or salamander sounds laughable, but their ancient ancestors had...
Kit will identify genetic variations without need for lab analysis
Credit: Scheme Lab Scheme Lab, a biotech startup incubated at the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology (CIETEC), in São Paulo, Brazil, is developing genetic...
Sustainable recreational fisheries the focus of $1.5 million NSF grant
Credit: Alex Ross (Millbrook, NY) In the US, recreational fishing generates over $25 billion annually. Each year, 30 million people fish in lakes, streams, and...
University of Minnesota researchers replicate FSH muscular dystrophy in mice
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications describes a breakthrough in research related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The debilitating genetic disease -...
Grant supports research to enhance epithelial barrier function, immune response
A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $7.3 million grant for innovative research on a cellular protein that could...
Memory decline after head injury may be prevented by slowing brain cell growth
The excessive burst of new brain cells after a traumatic head injury that scientists have traditionally believed helped in recovery could instead lead to epileptic...
German scientists question study about plastic-eating caterpillars
In April, the report of plastic bag eating caterpillars caused sensation in worldwide media. The authors around Federica Bertocchini of the University in Santander (Spain)...
Researchers find cereal rye is effective at reducing Amaranthus spp. density in soybean crops
Credit: Photo provided by Mark Loux. Fall-planted cover crops are often used as part of an integrated weed control program in herbicide-resistant soybean crops. But...
Why we did not evolve to live forever: Unveiling the mystery of why we age
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the ageing process. They have...
Immune system linked to alcohol drinking behavior
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a new link between the brain's immune system and the desire to drink alcohol in the evening....
UofL gastroenterology researcher receives $4 million for innovative liver research
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UofL gastroenterologist Matthew Cave, M.D., believes that chemicals we breathe, consume or come in contact with in the...
New analysis shows damage to monarch butterfly colonies in 2016 storm worse than thought
Credit: David Kust/Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; September 11, 2017--A much greater number of monarch butterflies perished in a snowstorm in March 2016 in...
New Orleans greenery post-Katrina reflects social demographics more than hurricane impact
Credit: Joshua A. Lewis Popular portrayals of "nature reclaiming civilization" in flood-damaged New Orleans, Louisianna, neighborhoods romanticize an urban ecology shaped by policy-driven socioecol..
