Seeking structure with metagenome sequences
Credit: Image of Great Boiling Spring by Brian Hedlund, UNLV. Protein structure and composite image by Sergey Ovchinnikov, UW For proteins, appearance matters. These important...
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System links data scattered across files, for easy querying
The age of big data has seen a host of new techniques for analyzing large data sets. But before any of those techniques can be...
New genetic engineering technique could help design, study biological systems
Credit: Robert Boston A new technique will help biologists tinker with genes, whether the goal is to turn cells into tiny factories churning out medicines,...
Breast cancer prognosis of African-American patients may improve with chemotherapy before surgery
ATLANTA--Administering chemotherapy to African-American breast cancer patients prior to surgery could improve their prognosis and survival rates from the disease, according to a new study....
New, old science combine to make faster medical test
Credit: Courtesy University of Central Florida A UCF researcher has combined cutting-edge nanoscience with a magnetic phenomenon discovered more than 170 years ago to create...
Team discovers how bacteria exploit a chink in the body’s armor
Credit: Photo courtesy the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have discovered how a unique bacterial enzyme can blunt the...
New book explores why the discovery of sex in plants took so long
Credit: Oxford University Press Sexual reproduction in animals has been recognized since ancient times and used in the breeding of domesticated animals for more than...
How much drought can a forest take?
Credit: USFS Region 5 Why do some trees die in a drought and others don't? And how can we predict where trees are most likely...
USDA announces $8.8 million available for agricultural programs at Hispanic serving institutions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture today announced availability of $8.8 million in funding...
USDA invests $13.6 million in citrus greening research
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced four grants totaling more than...
Queen’s researcher publishes new findings on how plants manage immune response
KINGSTON - New research, being published tomorrow in the journal Science, has uncovered a previously unknown means by which plants are able to regulate how...
Scientists uncover the genetic history of cocoa in Brazil
The saga of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in southern Bahia is part of Brazil's economic and cultural history. Brazil was once the world's second-largest cocoa producer...
Study discusses model for understanding nutrition and brain development
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. -Pediatric nutrition research has sh own the important effects of early-life nutrition on a baby's development--especially...
UTA works with Boeing, NASA, MIT to improve online students’ completion rates
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are working with Boeing, NASA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to better understand the role...
New smartwatch application for accurate signature verification developed by Ben-Gurion U
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 19, 2017 - An innovative, new system that uses smartwatch devices and software to verify handwritten signatures and detect even the most skilled...
