NOAA scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population. The model…
Flax has been part of human history for well over 30,000 years, used for weaving cloth, feeding people and animals, and even making paint. Now, researchers…
Concern about the capacity of individuals with schizophrenia to consent to clinical research studies has largely focused on impairment due to psychotic…
“In essence, we have built a replacement sphincter that we hope can one day benefit human patients. This is the first bioengineered sphincter made with both…
As the rate of thyroid cancer continues to climb, doctors are urging patients to be more cautious about thyroid nodules, a common disorder that is responsible…
“This research gives us hints to looping morphogenesis, how organs form from a single tube to the rotating structure of intestines,” said Natasza Kurpios,…
Suraj Unniappan, associate professor in York's Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Engineering, is delving into the metabolic effects of a protein…
Instead of systems based on standard solar panels, Duke engineer Nico Hotz proposes a hybrid option in which sunlight heats a combination of water and methanol…
What makes the event so intriguing is that the scientists had forecast the eruption starting five years ago – the first successful forecast of an undersea…
A forthcoming paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, by Bernd Figner, Research Scientist…
The natural enantiomer of the RNA precursor molecules formed a crystal structure visible to the naked eye. MERCED — A relatively simple combination of…
In the study, CU-Boulder Research Associate Ruth Barrientos and her colleagues showed that aging rats that ran just over half a kilometer each week were…
Fusion proteins are created by two genes — originally coding for separate proteins — joining together. Translation of the fusion gene into an active protein…
The number of solar flares increases approximately every 11 years, and the sun is currently moving towards another solar maximum, likely in 2013. That means…
Antibiotic use in conventional animal food production in the United States has created public health concern because it has been shown to contribute to the…
Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using…
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