UT Arlington student links worm behavior to brain disease
As an undergraduate student in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Honors College, Hannah Selvarathinam knew she wanted to conduct research. Near the end of her...
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Activity in a room stirs up nanoparticles left over from consumer sprays
Common household products containing nanoparticles – grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye – could be contributing to a new...
Cover paper: Senescent characteristics of human corneal endothelial cells upon UV-A exposure
“ these findings may help to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of corneal endothelial disease and may lead to the discovery of new therapies...
Researchers parse oddity of distantly related bats in Solomon Islands that appear identical
LAWRENCE — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable species on different islands. Credit: RG...
Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein’s structure is critical to its function....
Ecological Society of America announces 2024 Fellows
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2024 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute...
Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology
Link to release:Credit: Nature Materials Link to release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/04/30/oects/ Researchers who want to bridge the divide between biology and technology spend a lot of...
Inexpensive spring truffles or exquisite piedmont truffles?
Some truffles are particularly expensive and therefore often the target of food fraud. For example, high-priced Piedmont truffles (Tuber magnatum) are often difficult to distinguish...
Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel in plasma chemistry leap
New research could help create a circular economy for waste-generated greenhouse gas emissionsCredit: Image: Professor PJ Cullen, Dr Tianqi Zhang and Dr Emma Lovell. Methane...
Believing environmental damage is done by others can cause ‘race to the bottom’
A study shows that if communities think outsiders are stealing their forest resources, they are more likely to want to increase their own harvest.Credit: Matt...
Insilico Medicine moves its headquarters to Boston
Clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) has announced that the Company will move its headquarters from New York to Boston....
Rice, Baylor College of Medicine centers jointly award seed grants
Rice University’s Synthesis X Center (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded their first innovation seed grants...
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, a new study shows
The grazing of both domestic and wild animals is shaping landscapes across Europe. It can also contribute to multiple ecosystem services, such as providing habitat...
Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California San Diego have developed a...
Loneliness grows as we age
CHICAGO --- Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it’s higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, reports a new Northwestern...
