Yeon-Kyun Shin, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at ISU, has shown that the protein called synaptotagmin1 (Syt1) is the sole trigger…
Soon after birth, the still-developing brain of a mammal produces too many nerve connections that create “noise” in the nervous system. The brain finds it hard…
The pulp mills of today could gain additional value from the wood used in pulp production, if valuable wood components from forest residue and side-streams…
The research also showed that arrestin interacts with several other proteins within cells to regulate longevity. The human version of one of these proteins is…
The study “Community-Based Assessment of Human Rights in a Complex Humanitarian Emergency: The Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis” is…
Semiconductor sensors, spectrometers as well as components from the Institute are used in the automobile industry, environmental analysis, building technology,…
Some people have streets named after them. Warren Piers, a chemistry professor at the University of Calgary, has a catalyst penned after him. And in a paper…
A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in…
McGill Psychology Prof. Jeffrey Mogil, UBC Psychology Prof. Kenneth Craig and their respective teams have discovered that when subjected to moderate pain…
In findings that advance scientists' understanding of a whole class of inherited disorders, a team from The Scripps Research Institute has shed light on a…
The research reveals that these patients typically have other medical problems of greater significance and that many should receive more conservative…
Chin receives the award for his pioneering work on reprogramming the genetic code. Chin’s work allows designer amino acids to be encoded at specific,…
Now, a North Carolina State University study suggests that this intuition is true: out-of-work agricultural laborers from small farms that do not provide…
Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology sailed late Tuesday on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples…
Despite ongoing threats to rain forests in the Amazon and Congo river basins and in Indonesia, losses were greatest in those boreal forests, followed by humid…
Now research led by Michigan Technological University scientists has identified the molecular mechanism that Populus—the scientific name for common poplars,…