Oyster farming to benefit from new genetic screening tool
Oyster farmers are set to benefit from a new genetic tool that will help to prevent disease outbreaks and improve yields. The technology will enable...
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In 2012, scientists at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) launched the Ocean Health Index (OHI), a scientific framework to...
Cryobank of biotechnological plant material has been opened in the Moscow State University
In the new cryodepository, first it is planned to place duplicates of the most valuable samples from the collection of the Institute of Plant Physiology...
Going with the flow: The forces that affect species’ movements in a changing climate
Credit: García Molinos et al., Scientific Reports, May 2, 2017 Ocean currents affect how climate change impacts movements of species to cooler regions. A new...
Measured for the first time: Direction of light waves changed by quantum effect
Credit: TU Wien A light wave sent through empty space always oscillates in the same direction. However, certain materials can be used to rotate the...
New Springer book: Guerilla Science by Ernesto Altshuler
Credit: Springer Like the ants he studies, author Ernesto Altshuler has thrived by flirting with chaos. With the demise of the Soviet block, Cuba's economy...
Physicists discover mechanism behind granular capillary effect
Credit: Fengxian Fan, Eric Parteli, Thorsten Pöschel Dipping a tube into a container filled with water will make the water rise in the tube. This...
Zika spread secrets tracked through new gene sequencing study
An international research collaboration studying the genetics of Zika virus in Brazil and beyond has provided a new understanding of the disease and its rapid...
Immunotherapy target suppresses pain to mask cancer
Credit: Ru-Rong Ji Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Once hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, immunotherapies are now raising concerns as doctors note...
Study leads to breakthrough in better understanding acute myeloid leukemia
A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukaemia. One...
Skin color no shield against skin cancer
Credit: Getty Images Sidney Brown thought the mole on his nose was just an annoying pimple. He didn't consider that it could be a cancerous...
Feinstein Institute presents Cerami Award to Sir Paul Nurse for cancer research
MANHASSET, NY - Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Molecular Medicine announced today that the seventh Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine will...
Discovered: Fast-growing galaxies from early universe
Credit: The image was created by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy using material from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Pasadena, CA-- A team of...
Where you grow what you grow
Credit: Augustine Obour Camelina: Have you heard of it? It's an emerging alternative oilseed crop in parts of the Great Plains. A new study, led...
First-of-its-kind study shows how hand amputation, reattachment affect brain
COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 24, 2017) -- When a person loses a hand to amputation, nerves that control sensation and movement are severed, causing dramatic changes...
