Credit: Rhys Probyn WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- A scientific discovery often starts with a chance observation made by open minds who realize its potential. This happens over and over again in the MBL's Advanced Research Training…
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Coalition for epidemic preparedness innovations supports DNA vaccine based on key Wistar technologyCredit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Jan. 23, 2020) -- The Wistar Institute announces today that they are part of a team…
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Publication of 'Expert consensus on low calorie sweeteners: facts, research gaps and suggested actions' by Ashwell et al. in Nutrition Research Reviews The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) welcomes the publication this month of a…
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Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixturesCredit: Bodo Tiedemann Chemicals have improved our quality of life. But at the same time, they pose a considerable risk for humans and the…
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Mitochondria are organelles that are found in the eukaryotic cells. A place of cellular respiration, they are the cells' "batteries" and play a major role in energy metabolism and intercellular communication. Their particularity is to…
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Study predicts black carbon emissions will fuel climate warming in US urban areas New automotive technology that promises enhanced fuel efficiency may have a serious downside, including significant climate and public health impacts,…
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Credit: ILLUSTRATION BY HOLLY WILDER/USC Imagine that you met a charming girl in school. She is an excellent student who concerns about the world welfare and is anti-war and anti-nuclear. Which do you think she is most likely to become…
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We've all felt the effects of an adrenaline rush. Faced with danger, real or perceived, the heart beats faster, breathing quickens and muscles tighten as the body prepares to fight a threat or flee from it. The role of adrenaline in…
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Credit: Photo by Elina Garrison, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. When Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida in September 2017, the Category 5 storm offered a team of wildlife researchers a first-ever opportunity to…
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Thin film studies are suggested as a fast and reliable method to determine the degradation of complex biomacromoleculesCredit: Copyright: HZG/Institute of Biomaterial Science The results have been reported today in the first issue of the…
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Researchers at the University of Bonn use a mathematical model to show how nerve cells control swimmingCredit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn With their translucent bells, moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) move around the oceans in a…
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Credit: Newcastle University, UK The damage visible and infrared light can do to our skin has been revealed for the first time in new research by scientists at Newcastle University, UK. The detrimental effects of exposure to the…
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Tension between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago, a new study suggests Recent tragedies on Everest have exposed growing resentment felt by some Sherpas towards foreign climbers and the foreign companies profiting…
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Credit: Robert Waterhouse An international team of scientists report in the journal Genome Biology results from a pilot project, co-led by Robert Waterhouse, Group Leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and University of…
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Credit: Masayuki Hatta During the early summer, corals simultaneously release tiny balls composed of sperms and eggs, known as bundles, that float to the ocean surface. Here the bundles open, allowing the sperm to fertilize the eggs…
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