Tasmanian devil cancer unlikely to cause extinction, say experts
Credit: Dr Rodrigo Hamede A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil ...
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La Jolla Institute awarded renewal of NIH contract to host of Immune Epitope Da
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been awarded a $22 million ...
New science details discovery of bacterial pathogen in brains of Alzheimer's patients
UofL researcher part of international team of scientists, findings published today in Science AdvancesCredit: UofL New science uncovers how an ...
When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals
Credit: Georgia Tech / Cody Clements Waves of annihilation have beaten coral reefs down to a fraction of what they ...
New fellowship program will support the next generation of African scientific leaders
NIH collaborates with African Academy of Sciences and Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationCredit: Photo by Chia-Chi Charlie Chang for NIH ...
Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking
A promising drug slows cancer's circadian clock, halts its spreadCredit: USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience A new drug shows ...
When species compete, physical structures and ecological relationships matter
University of Oregon researchers use supercomputer simulations to clarify the science of competitive exclusion EUGENE, Ore. - Jan. 23, 2019 ...
In surprising reversal, scientists find a cellular process that stops cancer before it starts
Salk research shows that cellular recycling process, thought to fuel cancer's growth, can actually prevent itCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January ...
An icy forecast for ringed seal populations
New mathematical model shows dramatic decreases in ringed seal populations due to projected low snow conditionsCredit: Ian Stirling Arctic sea ...
More than ruffled feathers: Mockingbirds show heightened aggression after lead exposure
Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead in urban areas display significantly heightened aggression, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at ...
Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others, study finds
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Land conservation programs that have converted tens of thousands ...
National Academy of Sciences honors 18 for major contributions to science
The National Academy of Sciences will honor 18 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a ...
A muscle protein promotes nerve healing
Credit: © RUB, Marquard Typically, damaged nerve fibres of the central nervous system (CNS) in the brain, the optic nerve ...
Protein engineering extends the language of immune cells
Evolution of signaling molecules opens door to new sepsis therapy approachesCredit: Matthias Feige / TUM Small infections can be fatal: ...
Copy cats: When is a bobcat not a bobcat?
Telling similar animals apart challenges even the expertsCredit: James Gagnon Two UBC Okanagan biologists, who have publicly solicited images of ...
Plants can smell, now researchers know how
First steps to understanding biochemistry of how plants detect odors Plants don't need noses to smell. The ability is in ...
Dual control: Plant peptide hormone generates distinct cell structures for water flow
Researchers from Osaka University, in collaboration with laboratories in China, Germany and Japan, discover how a single plant peptide hormone ...
Mice transmit acquired adaptability to their offspring
Research team at the University of Göttingen investigates neuronal plasticity in rodentsCredit: Siegrid Löwel If mice grow up in a ...
Humpback whales' songs at subarctic feeding areas are complex, progressive
And resemble tropical winter breeding-associated songsCredit: The University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík, 2019 Humpback whales overwintering in feeding ...
How male dragonflies adapt wing color to temperature
New evolutionary research could help explain color differences in other species, predict some animal survival and reproduction in warming climateCredit: ...
