MDI biological scientists identify pathways that extend lifespan by 500%
Discovery of cellular mechanisms could open door to more effective anti-aging therapiesCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — Scientists ...
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New MPMI focus issue seeks to improve management of virus-induced disease in crops
Credit: Taiyun Wei and Aiming Wang Viruses subvert or remodel host cells from the inside, relying on the host cellular ...
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.Credit: ...
New study reveals the origin of complex malaria infections
Single cell sequencing could lead to new intervention strategiesCredit: Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, Texas (January 8, 2020) - ...
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Study: How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensiveCredit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Stanford, CA-- Corals depend ...
How do corals make the most of their symbiotic algae?
New work indicates how sea anemones control the size of their algal populations that reside within their tissueCredit: Photograph is ...
100 million years in amber: Researchers discover oldest fossilized slime mold
Team from Göttingen, Helsinki and New York gets new insights into the evolution of myxomycetesCredit: Alexander Schmidt, University of Göttingen ...
Virus surfaces help MTU engineers study vaccine and gene therapy applications
Credit: Jess Brassard/Michigan Tech Viruses are not easy to characterize. But we need to because being able to quickly predict ...
Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years
Credit: Ryan Crutchfield/FishMap.org GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sometimes scientists make mistakes. Case in point is the chanchita, a South American freshwater ...
Are some antidepressants less risky for pregnant women?
A research team at INRS studies the effects of antidepressants on the placentaCredit: Cathy Vaillancourt laboratory (INRS) Montreal, January 8 ...
Scientists improve yield predictions based on seedling data
Credit: Photo by Kurt Stepnitz EAST LANSING, Mich. - A doctor diagnosing a 50-year-old patient based on a blood test ...
Two drugs used in combination prove to be effective against most aggressive asbestos cancer in mice
CNIO researchers and authors of the finding want to start clinical trialsCredit: CNIO Exposure to asbestos is the major risk ...
How the rice blast fungus ‘eats’ its own cell wall to launch an attack
Cells of rice blast fungus undergo major changes when it infects its host plant, which includes using the components of ...
Milestone in Advanced Light Source upgrade project will bring in a new ring
Construction of innovative accumulator ring as part of ALS-U project will keep Berkeley Lab at the forefront of synchrotron light ...
A response key for survival of Mycoplasma genitalium in the urogenital tract uncovered
Credit: IBB-UAB Metals (iron, zinc, nickel, cobalt, etc.) participate in numerous enzymatic reactions and are essential nutrients for bacteria. Inside ...
Fish species benefit from marine protection to varying extents
Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species ...
Ocean acidification is damaging shark scales
HHU marine biologists publish article in Scientific ReportsCredit: Lutz Auerswald (left) / Jacqueline Dziergwa (right) While regular fish have flat ...
Research team traces evolution of the domesticated tomato
UMass Amherst biologists led evolutionary detective work on fruit's originsCredit: University of Georgia/Alexis Ramos AMHERST, Mass. - In a new ...
Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana
Credit: Virginia Tech In 2006, more than 400 children under the age of 5 died during an outbreak of diarrheal ...
