Prohibiting sperm donor anonymity could reduce the number of donors
A new study published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences suggests that prohibiting anonymous sperm donation would result in a decline in the...
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Creation of micro muscles aids better understanding of muscle efficiency
Credit: Plymouth University A biomedical research scientist is taking the lead in the creation of muscle cells and micro muscles to test muscle efficiency in...
Allen Institute for cell science releases gene edited human stem cell lines
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science has released the Allen Cell Collection: the first publicly available collection of gene...
Study explains evolution phenomenon that puzzled Darwin
Credit: Douglas Emlen, University of Montana Why do some animals have extravagant, showy ornaments -- think elk and deer antlers, peacock feathers and horns on...
Learning makes animals intelligent
Credit: Johan Lind/N. The fact that animals can use tools, have self-control and certain expectations of life can be explained with the help of a...
Using sound to stop destructive beetles in their tracks
Washington, D. C. Nov. 29, 2016 -- What would the paradise of Hawaii be without swaying coconut palms, with succulent fruit that is almost synonymous...
Combination of new drug, CB-839, with everolimus stops advanced kidney tumors growing
Munich, Germany: The first drug to target a key enzyme that cancer cells need to keep them alive has shown that it is effective in...
‘Listening’ to signals traveling through bridges for diagnosing damage
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2016 - A group of Clarkson University mathematicians and a civil engineer developed a passive and noninvasive approach to "listen" to...
Understanding the way liquid spreads through paper
Credit: Suman Chakrabort WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2016 - Molecules move randomly, colliding with each other in continual motion. You can even smell this process...
HSS offers joint replacement seminar for orthopedic surgeons from Greece
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will host surgeons from Greece for an annual symposium dedicated to teaching the latest techniques and innovations in complex hip...
Study suggests handwashing compliance in child care facilities is insufficient
Credit: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Arlington, VA, November 29, 2016 - Child care personnel properly clean their hands less than a...
NIH welcomes new researchers to third annual BRAIN Initiative meeting
What: The NIH will host a meeting of nearly 1000 people who are part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, a...
Institute on the Environment researchers produce map of farming households across the world
Smallholder and family farms are crucial to feeding the planet, and successful policies aimed at alleviating poverty, boosting food security and protecting biodiversity and natural...
Belize’s Glover’s Reef providing refuge for new generation of sea turtles
Credit: R. Coleman/WCS. NEW YORK (November 29, 2016) --A new generation of threatened hawksbill sea turtles is thriving in the protected waters of Glover's Reef...
Researchers explore 2-D materials to devices faster, smaller and efficient
A new study by an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota highlights how manipulation of 2D materials could make our modern...