Plant cell walls’ stretch-but-don’t-break growth more complex than once thought
Credit: Patrick Mansell Plant cell wall growth is typically described as a simple process, but researchers using a microscope that can resolve images on the...
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Ground-breaking science recognized in major new frontiers research award
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Team discovers a new invasive clam in the US
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$2.4 million grant funds new Biomedical Big Data to Knowledge Training Program
A new $2.4-million program for graduate students seeking to contribute to breakthrough discoveries in medicine and biology has been established at Penn State University with...
UTA student wins UT System Regents award
Credit: UT Arlington UTA senior Frederick Tran won the 2017 Regents' Outstanding Arts and Humanities Award in Creative Writing, Short Fiction. The winning selection, "Airstrikes,"...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives grant to study peripheral neuropathy
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant...
NASA eyes intensifying Tropical Cyclone Frances
Credit: NASA Two NASA satellites provided forecasters in Australia with visible and rainfall data as Tropical Cyclone Frances strengthened in the western Timor Sea. NASA's...
Researchers track impact of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso produces enough soybeans to be the equivalent of Iowa and Illinois put together....
Ultracold atom waves may shed light on rogue ocean killers
Credit: J. Nguyen/Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 28, 2017) -- By precisely controlling the quantum behavior of an ultracold atomic gas, Rice University physicists have...
Unraveling the mystery of DNA attacks in cells’ powerhouse could pave way for new cancer treatments
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PowerPoint & LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami
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New organic lasers one step closer to reality
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Discovery of a facile process for H2 production using ammonia as a carrier
Credit: Oita University Hydrogen (H2) has attracted considerable attention as a clean energy source because the only by-product of its reaction with oxygen is water,...
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
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