Set strawberry alarm clock for post-apple bloom
Growers who time their strawberries to bloom just after apples do, can reap a better harvest, according to new research. When apple trees blossom, the...
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NIFA announces $2.4 million to relieve veterinary shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 3, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $2.4 million in available...
Biochar provides high-definition electron pathways in soil
ITHACA, N.Y. - All plants need electrons to aid biological and chemical tasks. Cornell University scientists have discovered a new high-definition system that allows electrons...
Smoking hot: UC study finds heat of hookah pipe the biggest health culprit for smokers
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, based on research by chemists at...
Drug combination boost PARP inhibitor response in resistant ovarian cancer
About one-third of patients with ovarian cancer who wouldn't be expected to respond to a PARP inhibitor had partial shrinkage of their tumor when a...
Drug combination shows benefit in RAS-driven cancers
BOSTON -- Cancers driven by the RAS oncogene are aggressive and difficult to treat, and thus far precision drugs haven't been able to target the...
A promising strategy to increase activity in antimicrobial peptides
In an article published recently in Plos One, researchers from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre reported a strategy that could lead to the discovery of new...
Researchers ‘iron out’ graphene’s wrinkles
From an electron's point of view, graphene must be a hair-raising thrill ride. For years, scientists have observed that electrons can blitz through graphene at...
When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too
Credit: Kathryn Fiorella A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create health problems for the environment....
New species evolve faster as mountains form
Credit: Photo by Jian Huang. Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren't sure why. For years, they've thought that it might be...
From fish to forests, conflicts to coffee: Humans affected by species on the move
Credit: IMAS A new international study led by scientists from IMAS and the University's Centre for Marine Socioecology has highlighted how humans are being affected...
Study finds more childhood cancer survivors would likely benefit from genetic screening
Loading video... Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors carry germline mutations that put them or their children at increased...
Biomarker identified for likely aggressive, early stage breast cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 3, 2017) - The one-size-fits-all approach to early stage breast cancer creates a paradox: Millions of dollars are spent on unnecessary surgeries...
Researchers obtain Bose-Einstein condensate with nickel chloride
Bose-Einstein condensates - often called the "fifth state of matter", the other four states being solids, liquids, gases and plasmas - are obtained when atoms...
Molecules in the body more visible in new detection system, say scientists
Scientists at the University of York have developed a technique that will enhance the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identifying disease. MRI and...
