New delta Scuti: Rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away is 1 of only 7 in Milky Way
Credit: Palomar Observatory Sky Survey Astronomers are reporting a rare star as big -- or bigger -- than the Earth's sun and that is expanding...
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Researchers identify phosphorylation process vital to cancer growth
Scientists at VIB-KU Leuven have identified a new mechanism that impacts tumor growth. The typical lack of oxygen in tumors doesn't only stimulate proliferation, but...
NASA eyes the heart of Tropical Cyclone Dineo on Valentine’s Day
Credit: Credits: NASA NASA's Terra satellite saw strong thunderstorms spiraling into the heart of Tropical Cyclone Dineo on Valentine's Day as it continued to strengthen...
Researchers develop ‘living diode’ using cardiac muscle cells
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore Scientists are one step closer to mimicking the way biological systems interact and process information in the body -...
Two from UW-Madison contribute to human gene editing report
Credit: Jeff Miller/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine issued a 258-page report Tuesday (Feb. 14) focused on...
New peptide hormone aids waterproof barrier formation in plant roots
Credit: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Nagoya, Japan - Plant growth and development relies on the movement of mineral ions from the soil to the transport system of...
Genes in albino orchids may hold clue to mechanism for non-photosynthetic parasites
Credit: Kobe University How do plants give up photosynthesis and become parasites? A research team in Japan are using comprehensive analysis of gene expression in...
Study rewrites the history of corn in corn country
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation...
Gut feeling essential for migrating fish
Credit: Jeroen Brijs Why do trout spend so much time in potentially dangerous estuaries before migrating to sea? In a new thesis published at University...
Using a simple, scalable method, a material that can be used as a sensor is developed
Credit: Erlantz Lizundia (UPV/EHU) Erlantz Lizundia, a researcher in the UPV/EHU's department of Physical Chemistry and expert in cellulose, started the research during a period...
Black-hole-powered jets forge fuel for star formation
Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF) Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a surprising connection between a supermassive black hole and the galaxy...
Optimizing data center placement and network design to strengthen cloud computing
LOS ANGELES - Telecommunication experts estimate the amount of data stored "in the cloud" or in remote data centers around the world, will quintuple in...
Scripps Florida collaboration awarded $3.3 million to develop next-generation breast cancer therapies
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL, Feb. 14, 2017 - A pair of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Scalp cooling device may help reduce hair loss for women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy
Two studies in the February 14 issue of JAMA examine hair loss among women with breast cancer who received scalp cooling before, during and after...
Cancer survivor and noted physician-scientist Sandra Horning to receive Roth Award
Credit: Genetech Sandra Horning, MD, Chief Medical Officer and executive vice president of global development for Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group,...
