Biophysical Society names 2018 award recipients
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Society awards. These awards are very competitive in nature and are intended to...
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Biophysical Society Announces 2018 Society Fellows
The Biophysical Society is delighted to announce its 2018 Society Fellows. This award honors the Society's distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science, contributed...
The key to drought-tolerant crops may be in the leaves
Credit: Xiuwei Liu, Texas A&M University A solution to help farmers to grow crops in dry areas or during stretches of drought may depend on...
Can previous exposure to west Nile alter the course of Zika?
Credit: TTUHSC El Paso / Tommie Morelos EL PASO, Texas - West Nile virus is no stranger to the U.S.-Mexico border; thousands of people in...
Adding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses
Credit: Illustration by Jeff Chase/ University of Delaware To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them with stones. The University of...
Sensory makeup of mosquitoes used to fight spread of disease
Credit: Photo by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Andrew Nuss. University of Nevada, Reno entomologist Andrew Nuss and biologist Dennis Mathew are looking for...
White matter connectome with cortical lesion map clarifies temporal auditory comprehension
Credit: From: Temporal lobe networks supporting the comprehension of spoken words Brain. Published online August 03, 2017. doi:10.1093/brain/awx169 Brain | © The Author (2017). Published...
NIAID herpesvirus study in mice leads to discovery of potential broad-spectrum antiviral
Credit: NIAID After herpesviruses infect a cell, their genomes are assembled into specialized protein structures called nucelosomes. Many cellular enzyme complexes can modulate these structures...
Why durian is the smelly ‘king of fruits’ (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 -- Durian is known as the king of fruits in Southeast Asia, but it's also banned...
Researcher chosen for American Geophysical Union’s 2017 Class of Fellows
Credit: University of Delaware University of Delaware Prof. Wei-Jun Cai, who has done pioneering work on carbon biogeochemistry in estuaries and coastal waters, has been...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a three-year, $389,975 grant from the...
Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found...
Eating habits affect skin’s protection against sun
Credit: Knight Cancer Institute DALLAS - Aug. 15, 2017 Â- Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some rays. A study in mice...
Frogs that adapt to pesticides are more vulnerable to parasites
Credit: Image: Brian Mattes Troy, N.Y. - Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them more susceptible to parasites, according...
Children’s National part of pediatric cancer research collective awarded millions by NIH
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Children's National Health System is a member of a public-private research collective that was awarded up to $14.8...
