Ancient southern China fish may have evolved prior to the ‘Age of Fish’
Credit: Brian Choo An ancient fish species with unusual scales and teeth from the Kuanti Formation in southern China may have evolved prior to the...
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Leaf-cutting ants learn to identify unsuitable plants from cues within the colony
Credit: Erik Frank Leaf-cutting ants can learn which plants are not suitable for the fungus gardens that supply their food before they even leave the...
Stanford biologists identify ancient stress response in corals
Credit: Image credit: Zack Gold Stanford marine biologists have discovered that corals activate a specific group of ancient, defensive genes when exposed to stressful environmental...
Student team competition provides real-world experience for O.R. and analytics students
CATONSVILLE, MD, March 7, 2017 - Eight student teams from around the world have been selected as finalists in the inaugural INFORMS O.R. and Analytics...
In battle for real estate, a disordered protein wins out
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - March 8, 2017 - Research findings that first had scientists scratching their heads have turned out...
Researchers link methane in groundwater in Parker and Hood counties to natural sources
Credit: J.P. Nicot The University of Texas at Austin Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have found that high levels of methane in...
Antioxidants and lung cancer risk
An epidemiological study published in Frontiers in Oncology suggests that a diet high in carotenoids and vitamin C may protect against lung cancer. The study...
Grant awarded to Sanford Simon will fund research to treat rare liver cancer
NEW YORK -- Dr. Sanford Simon, head of the Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics at Rockefeller University, has been awarded a $600,000 grant by the Fibrolamellar...
Cancer-causing benzene found in e-cigarette vapors operated at high power
Portland State University scientists have found that significant levels of cancer-causing benzene in e-cigarette vapors can form when the devices are operated at high power....
Oral delivery system could make vaccination needle-free
Loading video... Credit: UC Berkeley Patients could one day self-administer vaccines using a needleless, pill-sized technology that jet-releases a stream of vaccine inside the mouth,...
NSF awards $6.1 million to accelerate advanced wireless research, push beyond 5-G
Credit: US Ignite, Inc Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $6.1 million, five-year award to accelerate fundamental research on wireless communication and networking...
Drug resistance of cancer cells crucially affected expression levels of ABC-transporters
How is drug resistance of cancer cells affected by ABC-transporters? A new research paper, published in the open access journal BioDiscovery, looks at the complex...
Women at high risk for breast cancer more likely to get MRI when informed directly
A study published in the journal Health Communications shows that women at high risk for breast cancer who received a letter informing them of their...
USDA awards $500,000 through new behavioral science grant program
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced two grants totaling $500,000 to...
Crocodiles and dolphins evolved similar skulls to catch the same prey: Study finds
A new study involving biologists from Monash University Australia has found that despite their very different ancestors, dolphins and crocodiles evolved similarly-shaped skulls to feed...
