Discovery of a new mechanism for bacterial division
Credit: J. McKinney/G. Fantnter/EPFL Most rod-shaped bacteria divide by splitting into two around the middle after their DNA has replicated safely and segregated to opposite...
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Monitoring changes in wetland extent can help predict the rate of climate change
Monitoring changes to the amount of wetlands in regions where permafrost is thawing should be at the forefront of efforts to predict future rates of...
Cedars-Sinai team develops risk assessment score to predict, help prevent sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles -- June 26, 2017 -- A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigator and his team have developed a new risk assessment tool that...
‘Own-point-of-view’ video method leverages power of perception to improve emergency care
DES PLAINES, IL--The 'own-point-of-view' perspective video technique, coupled with a subjective re situ interview, provides a better understanding of how physicians make clinical decisions i..
Study reveals how sex ‘blindspot’ could misdirect medical research
The sex of animals frequently has an effect in biomedical research and therefore should be considered in the study of science, report scientists from the...
Characterizing the mouse genome reveals new gene functions and their role in human disease
The first results from a functional genetic catalogue of the laboratory mouse has been shared with the biomedical research community, revealing new insights into a...
Previously unknown extinction of marine megafauna discovered
The disappearance of a large part of the terrestrial megafauna such as saber-toothed cat and the mammoth during the ice age is well known. Now,...
Novel viral vectors deliver useful cargo to neurons throughout the brain and body
Credit: Chan et al., Gradinaru Lab Viruses have evolved to be highly effective vehicles for delivering genes into cells. Seeking to take advantage of these...
UT-ORNL to shepherd US-China Transdisciplinary Environmental Research Network
Credit: Photo of switchgrass harvest in East Tennessee by P. McDaniels, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A new grant sponsored by the U.S. National Science...
Scientists use algorithm to peer through opaque brains
Credit: Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University Trying to pinpoint signals from individual neurons within a block of brain tissue is like...
Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100
ITHACA, N.Y. - In the year 2100, 2 billion people - about one-fifth of the world's population - could become climate change refugees due to...
Detecting diluteness
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Inside each and every living cell, there are miniscule structures called membraneless organelles. These tiny powerhouses use chemistry to...
New gonorrhea treatment targets enzyme needed for respiration
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have identified a possible new treatment for gonorrhea, using a peptide that thwarts the infection-causing bacterium by interfering with an enzyme...
Predicting future outcomes in the natural world
Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture (images) When pesticides and intentional fires fail to eradicate an invasive plant species, declaring biological war may be the best...
Catalyst for genetic kidney disease in black people identified
Between 15 and 20 percent of black people carry a genetic mutation that puts them at risk for certain chronic kidney disease, but only about...
