Development of screening tests for endocrine-disrupting chemicals
A new article published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry looks under the hood of how US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists develop and validate testing...
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Special focus issue of Bioanalysis explores bioanalytical outsourcing strategies
As the bioanalytical field continues to evolve with the development of more complex molecules and the demand to outsource work continues to increase, models and...
Countries in Europe with the richest biodiversity do not always receive more funding
Credit: Javier Ábalos Alvarez A recent study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, reveals that the investments and resources allotted for conservation only partially tally...
VTT and Fläkt Woods have developed an intelligent flow sensor for demand-controlled ventilation — high-quality indoor air, energy efficiency
(VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Fläkt Woods Oy have developed a flow sensor which enables ventilation to...
‘Shapeshifter’ that regulates blood clotting is visually captured for the first time
We are normally born with a highly sophisticated array of molecules that act as "sentries," constantly scanning our bodies for injuries such as cuts and...
Comparing food allergies: Animals and humans may have more in common than you think
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna Diarrhea after a glass of milk, an itchy palate after eating apples, swelling in the face after consuming chicken eggs or...
Wing shape helps swifts glide through storms, study suggests
They are among nature's best fliers, spending most of their time in flight ... now scientists have shed new light on how swifts can glide...
New insights into the world of trypanosomes
Credit: (Picture: Chair of Zoology I / eLife) Single specimens of the vermicular pathogens causing sleeping sickness swim inside the gut of the tsetse fly...
Lego proteins revealed
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science When hemoglobin undergoes just one mutation, these protein complexes stick to one another, stacking like Lego blocks to form long,...
Reducing infant mortality in Nigeria
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A doctor in Nigeria and a professor at Michigan State University have teamed up to reduce infant...
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry. From a psychiatric...
Scientists explore more about how sugary drinks make us fat
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 23, 2017) - These hot summer days may tempt some of us to reach for a cold sugary drink,...
The toes tell the tale
If you want to understand the history of modern horses, start with their toes. With just one toe per foot, horses are something of an...
Fatal attractions for disease-carrying mosquitoes
Credit: Photo by Jesse Saroli, ISCA Technologies Mosquitoes, mostly through the transmission of malaria, are the deadliest animals on Earth. Malaria claims the lives of...
New research finds deep evolutionary origins of a unique mammalian anatomical pattern
By performing detailed dissections and corresponding examinations of embryological development, researchers at Midwestern University, led by Margaret Hall, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Plochocki, Ph.D., show tha..
