From waste to wealth: Researchers to transform anaerobic digestion
Multi-institutional team awarded $5.1 million by Department of Energy to tackle the organic waste problemCredit: Walter Scott, Jr. College of ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology
Study based at UVA and other centers show safety, efficacy benefits for people with type 1 diabetesCredit: Tandem Diabetes Care ...
Old friends and new enemies: How evolutionary history can predict insect invader impacts
Credit: Jeff Garnas/University of New Hampshire About 450 nonnative, plant-eating insect species live in North American forests. Most of these ...
UMass Amherst scientists developing small device to improve understanding of schizophrenia
NIH-funded study aims to create objective assessment tool and personalized treatment options for patientsCredit: UMass Amherst Two high-tech health researchers ...
First Genome of Spotted Lanternfly Built from a Single Insect
Credit: ARS-USDA HILO, HAWAII, October 16, 2019--Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences and Penn State University, ...
UC Riverside helps secure the future of food
$3 million program to train tomorrow's plant scientistsCredit: Stan Lim/UCR If you're eating fruits, nuts, grains, or vegetables in a ...
Clemson researcher creating perennial grasses that need less water and are fuel source
Credit: Clemson College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Clemson University College of Science Professor Hong Luo has received a $500,000 grant ...
Rice blast fungus discovery will drive crop innovation
Credit: Nick Talbot A secret weapon used by the killer rice blast fungus to infect host plants has been discovered ...
Findings bridge knowledge gap between pheromone sensitivity and courtship
Study in flies links fertility and the response strength of pheromone-sensing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Just as humans use their ...
Piranha fish swap old teeth for new simultaneously
Credit: University of Washington Piranha fish have a powerful bite. Their teeth help them shred through the flesh of their ...
Study reveals how mucus tames microbes
Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infectionCredit: Katharina Ribbeck CAMBRIDGE, MA -- More than 200 ...
Unlocking the biochemical treasure chest within microbes
A new genetic engineering tool will help open the floodgates of microbial metabolite applicationsCredit: Wayne Keefe/Berkeley Lab Secondary metabolites - ...
SLAS Discovery releases special issue
'Membrane proteins: New approaches to probes, technologies and drug design' now availableCredit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - October's ...
Family of crop viruses revealed at high resolution for the first time
Credit: Univeristy of Leeds For the first-time we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world's deadliest crop ...
New test diagnoses Lyme disease within 15 minutes
Rapid diagnostic test for Lyme disease matches and outperforms standard testing approaches; could be used in a clinician's officeCredit: Sia ...
SLAS Technology releases part 1 of special 2-part issue
Engineering innovations for fundamental biology and translational medicine now availableCredit: David James Group October's SLAS Technology Special Issue Focuses on ...
Improving neural implants
Pitt bioengineer Xinyan Tracy Cui receives $2.37M NIH award to deliver improved neural recording technologyCredit: University of Pittsburgh/Swanson School of ...
Scientists at the MDI biological laboratory are decoding the genetic mechanisms of aging
Discoveries could one day lead to new drugs to prolong healthy human lifespanCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- ...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives federal grant to study aging
Award to Aric Rogers, Ph.D., could lead to therapies to extend healthy lifespanCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- ...
BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets
Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain ...
