The fellowship of the wing: Pigeons flap faster to fly together
Credit: Lucy Taylor New research publishing June 18 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, led by Dr Lucy Taylor from ...
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A dietary supplement improves skills of an atypical Rett syndrome patient
Credit: IDIBELL A multicentric translational research study carried out by groups of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Sant Joan ...
Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this ...
Monitoring biodiversity with sound: How machines can enrich our knowledge
Research team lead by Göttingen scientist compares traditional and modern survey methodsCredit: Kevin Darras For a long time, ecologists have ...
Inhaling air pollution-like irritant alters defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension
New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air ...
Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life
Scientists didn't find ancient DNA or proteins in fossils, but they did find lots of strange microbesCredit: Nobu Tamura Bad ...
How to keep fish in the sea and on the plate
Pacific temporary fishing bans are better than permanent closuresCredit: © Emily Darling/WCS Temporary bans on fishing can be better than ...
‘The fabric of life is disintegrating’
Gunnerus Award in Sustainability ScienceCredit: Thor Nielsen, NTNU The Big Challenge Professor Díaz likes to compare the complexities of nature ...
CNIO researchers describe new functions of protein that plays key role in some tumors and rare diseases
Credit: Molecular Cytogenetics Unit. CNIO Cohesin is a protein complex that is essential for chromosome segregation in dividing cells. Recent ...
Dark centers of chromosomes reveal ancient DNA
Credit: Charles and Sasha Langley Geneticists exploring the dark heart of the human genome have discovered big chunks of Neanderthal ...
Scientists identify plant that flowers in Brazilian savanna one day after fire
Rapid resprouting and flowering of Bulbostylis paradoxa is proof of the Cerrado biome's superb resilience and its capacity to evolve ...
Origin of life – A prebiotic route to DNA
DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich chemists ...
Elsevier launches Current Research journals
New titles will meet growing demand for gold open access, and build on the Current Opinion legacy of editorial excellence, ...
New methods from material sciences in physics find their way into cancer research
Credit: Murillo Longo Martins Cancer research: A new study on the behavior of water in cancer cells shows how methods ...
New grant funds anti-aging study
Already approved FDA drug could impact brain cell functionCredit: Kathy West Studios San Antonio, Texas (June 17, 2019) - The ...
The Nanoscience Days 2019 in Finland
The abstracts of Plenary Speakers now on web #NSDays2019 The Nanoscience Days 2019 (#NSDays2019) will be held on 8th--9th of ...
Redundancies in T cells
Oncologists have had great success with cancer immunotherapy in recent years, especially with the approach known as immune checkpoint inhibition, ...
Methods in belowground botany
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systemsCredit: Image credit Huskey ...
Promising esophageal reconstruction based on engineered constructs
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019-The loss of complete segments of the ...
Researchers report longest duration of therapeutic gene expression
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 14, 2019--A therapeutic gene delivered into the spinal ...
