She was probably paying more attention than you thought. In fact, a new study co-authored by a researcher from North Carolina State University says the…
The researchers examined how a chemical structure is assembled in a bacterial pathogen called Pectobacterium chrysanthemi (Dickya dadantii) that afflicts…
Wind is variable and can only partially be predicted. The large-scale use of wind power in the electricity system is therefore tricky. PhD candidate Bart…
The gene, called Ctip2, is a “transcription factor” that was already known to have several functions – in immune response, and the development of skin and the…
Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have used genetic markers to examine coral groupings and investigate how these markers…
They've created an immune-system “atlas” that will improve doctors' ability to monitor transplanted organs and shed light on the mechanisms of gradual,…
Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver…
“During the late 1970s, Indonesian Borneo changed from being highly fire-resistant to highly fire-prone during drought years, marking the period when one of…
How, then, has this seemingly life-threatening behavior remained constant among various species of animals?A new study by scientists at North Carolina State…
Their findings illuminate the mechanisms of post-traumatic arthritis and could point to therapies for this condition, which commonly afflicts younger people…
Writing in the journal Nature Materials, Dr Alan Drew from Queen Mary's Department of Physics and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg report on the…
Ever since the “barreleye” fish Macropinna microstoma was first described in 1939, marine biologists have known that it's tubular eyes are very good at…
Prior studies had suggested that aneurysm ruptures affect the offspring or second generation as much as 20 years younger than older generations. This suggests…
Scientists from Leicester and Nottingham have devised a method for identifying levels of exposure to environmental arsenic – by testing toenail clippings. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and people can be exposed to it in several ways, for example through contaminated water, food, dust or soil. The risk of exposure is greater in certain areas of the UK where the natural geology and historic mining activities have led to widespread contamination of the environment with arsenic. Long term exposure to arsenic is associated with increases in lung, liver, bladder and kidney cancers and skin growths. …
“It is the first luminescent nanoparticle that was purposely designed to minimize toxic side effects,” said Michael Sailor, a chemistry professor at the…
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber), Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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