Cancer-causing virus masters cell’s replication, immortality
Credit: National Cancer Institute DURHAM, NC -- Viruses are notorious for taking over their host's operations and using them to their own advantage. But few...
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New book by UW’s David R. Montgomery addresses how to rebuild Earth’s soils
Credit: W.W. Norton In the introduction, University of Washington geologist David R. Montgomery writes that he never thought he'd write an optimistic book about the...
Woods named 2017 Minnie Stevens Piper professor
Credit: UT Arlington Bob Woods, a longtime UTA mechanical engineering professor and founder of the UTA FSAE racing team, has been named a 2017 Piper...
Novel designs for interference microscopy objectives earn Rudolf Kingslake Medal
Credit: The authors BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA , and CARDIFF, UK -- Two researchers from Zygo Corporation are recipients of the Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize...
Wayne State receives $7.5 million NIH renewal for environmental center
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes...
People could be genetically predisposed to social media use
Washington, DC (May 2, 2017) It's easy to think in terms of linking genetics to behavior in simple ways. Are you calm or do you...
Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Stanford researchers develop new wave of electronics
Credit: Bao Lab As electronics become increasingly pervasive in our lives - from smart phones to wearable sensors - so too does the ever rising...
Research aims to protect eagles from wind turbines
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research from Oregon State University will aim to make eagles less likely to collide with wind-turbine blades. The U.S. Department of...
Biology’s need for speed tolerates a few mistakes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 2, 2017) - Biology must be in a hurry. In balancing speed and accuracy to duplicate DNA, produce...
PET/CT helps predict therapy effectiveness in pediatric brain tumors
Credit: Sophie Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Marc Jansen, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brain cancers are difficult to treat, and it can be...
Study reveals first recording of cuttlefish fighting over a mate in the wild
Credit: Justine Allen, Derya Akkaynak PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On a research dive in 2011 off the Aegean Sea coast of the fishing village Çe?mealt?, Turkey,...
UTIA chancellor recognized with national award for extension and land grant leadership
Credit: Photo courtesy ASRED. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tim Cross is well respected for his leadership of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture within the...
Fierce mating battle between wild cuttlefish is captured on video for first time
Credit: Credit: Justine Allen and Derya Akkaynak WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- It sounds like Shakespearean drama: A male fights to protect his mate after a...
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Credit: Brooke Crowley Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution...
Putting students closer to explosive solar events
NJIT has a long-established reputation as a leader in researching phenomena originating on the star closest to Earth -- the Sun. NJIT's optical telescope at...
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