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Artificial Light Has Drastic Impact on Male Glow-Worms' Ability to Find Mates

The bright lights of big cities are wonders of the modern world; intended to help us work, stay safe and enjoy the world around us long after the sun has set.

14 Jun 2023

Photoacoustic Spectral Analysis Shows Promise for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Tumors

Tumors are not just isolated clumps of abnormal cells but are associated with more complex system known as the "tumor microenvironment" (TME).

14 Jun 2023

Study Sheds Light on the Genetic Basis for Body Plan Development in the Starlet Sea Anemone

Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones appear to have little in common with humans and their vertebrate kin.

14 Jun 2023

Significant Discovery in Understanding the Origin and Geographic Distribution of Cycads

Paleobotanist Mario Coiro of the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna and colleagues at the University of Montpellier (France) have made an important breakthrough in understanding the origin and geographic distribution of cycads.

14 Jun 2023

Virus Plays Important Role in Treating Glioblastoma

A potential advancement in the treatment of glioblastoma was noted by Howard Colman, MD, PhD, the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor of Neuro-Oncology and co-leader of the Neurologic Cancers Disease Center and the Experimental Therapeutics CCSG program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in a recently published manuscript.

13 Jun 2023

Preservation of Genetic Variation in Species and the Effects on Adaptation

Zachariah Gompert, an evolutionary geneticist at Utah State University, stated that genetic diversity is the ultimate source of energy for evolution.

13 Jun 2023

Dual CRISPR Gene Drive Systems Target a Specific Gene

According to recent research from North Carolina State University, scientists have created a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies—so-called “spotted-wing Drosophila” that severely damage soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe, and parts of South America.

13 Jun 2023

Exploring the Regulatory Mechanism and Physiological Significance of P62 Phosphorylation

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a master transcription factor with a role in maintaining oxidative stress response. It can be triggered by both redox-dependent and redox-independent pathways.

13 Jun 2023

New Method for Cell Type-Specific Mapping of Ion Distribution in Plants

Plant roots play a critical role in taking up, selecting, enriching and retaining a range of different mineral elements thereby supplying distant plant tissues with nutrients while sequestering excessive amounts of metals.

13 Jun 2023

Study Examines the Effects of Fatty Fish Consumption on the Lipophilic Index

Eating fatty fish decreased the lipophilic index in people with impaired glucose metabolism or coronary heart disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

13 Jun 2023

AIMPLAS Coordinates a New EU Project to Valorize Slaughterhouse Waste and Paper and Pulp Sludge for Agricultural and Personal Care Applications

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, coordinates a new European project to valorize slaughterhouse waste (bellygrass or rumen content) and paper and pulp sludge, to produce cost-efficient polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) for agricultural and personal care applications, by the coprocessing with other organic wastes (OW) such as sludge from the dairy industry and glycerol from the biodiesel industry, as well as recovering nutrients to produce bio-based fertilizers (BBFs).

13 Jun 2023

Achieving 3D Printing Inside 'Mini-Organs' Growing in Hydrogels

Scientists from the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (a collaboration between GOSH and UCL), London, and University of Padova, Italy, have shown for the first time how 3D printing can be achieved inside 'mini-organs' growing in hydrogels -- controlling their shape, activity, and even forcing tissue to grow into 'molds.'

12 Jun 2023

Miniaturized Wireless Sensor Provides Real-Time Food Spoilage Alerts

Food waste and food-borne diseases are among the most critical problems urban populations face today. They contribute to greenhouse emissions tremendously and amplify economic and environmental costs.

12 Jun 2023

A New Method to Escape from Metastability

Prof. Haojun Liang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) suggested a new way to escape from metastability for self-assembly in a far-from-equilibrium system. The study was published in the journal PNAS.

12 Jun 2023

New Stem Cell Technique to Revolutionize Stem Cell Research

Studies of the interaction between human genetics and biology on a wide scale have been made possible by a potent new stem cell technology.

12 Jun 2023

How Do Plants Resist Clubroot?

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, spearheaded by Yuhang Chen and Jianmin Zhou, have demonstrated how plants fight clubroot, a significant root disease that threatens the productivity of Brassica crops like rape.

12 Jun 2023