Invite: Protecting the Crown Jewel of the Caribbean – Cuba’s Marine Ecosystems
Cuba has some of the healthiest coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean, with largely intact coastal mangroves and many of the best coral reefs in the...
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Method developed by biomedical scientists could help in treatment of several diseases
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - In cells, DNA is first converted to RNA, and RNA is next converted to proteins--a complicated process...
Identifying vaccination capacity for future foot-and-mouth outbreaks
Credit: Ryan McGuire CC0 A new reactive vaccination strategy for future foot-and-mouth disease epidemics shows that significant cost savings can be achieved by accurately identifying...
Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawater
ITHACA, N.Y. - Seagrass meadows - bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal ecosystem on Earth - can...
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment
Credit: Graphic created by Steven P. Brady using symbols courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/symbols/). HANOV..
Food additive found in candy, gum could alter digestive cell structure and function
Credit: Gretchen Mahler BINGHAMTON, NY - The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier to pathogens is "significantly decreased"...
WCSJ2017 organizers announce program themes, fellowships, speakers
BOSTON, MA (February 16, 2017) --Organizers of the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2017) unveiled details of the upcoming event at an information session...
UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to Birmingham
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically...
Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of US, to be honored at Research!America Advocacy Awards Dinner
ARLINGTON, VA - February 16, 2017 - Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, will receive Research!America's Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award...
A case where smoking helped
Credit: Olson Lab/Rice University There's at least one person in the world for whom smoking has a beneficial effect, and it took an international collaboration...
Research at MDI Biological Laboratory sheds light on mechanisms underlying aging
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Scientists have known for decades that drastically restricting certain nutrients without causing malnutrition prolongs health and lifespan...
CWRU research team finds radial acceleration relation in all common types of galaxies
The distribution of normal matter precisely determines gravitational acceleration in all common types of galaxies, a team led by Case Western Reserve University researchers reports....
A single mutation may impact infectivity of West Nile and similar viruses
Credit: A. Wilson; Brian W.J. Mahy, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, DSc, USCDCP A mutation that impacts changes in the shape of an essential viral protein...
Mouse study reveals potential drug target for arthritis caused by chikungunya virus
Credit: Wilson et al. (2017) An immune system proteinase called granzyme A appears to promote arthritic inflammation in mice infected with chikungunya virus, scientists report...
Ceres hosts organic compounds, and they formed on the asteroid, not beyond
Aliphatic organic compounds - carbon-based building blocks that may have a role in the chemistry that creates life - have been detected for the first...
