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Reviving degraded ecosystems with genomics

The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers say.

28 Jun 2022

Exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased death risk, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers get deep insights into the functionality of human genome

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center, in partnership with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, have introduced a new method for assessing the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, as well as how the genome folds, on a large scale.

27 Jun 2022

Study reveals how amphioxus model analyze the genesis and vertebrates evolution

The two rounds of whole-genome duplication that occurred throughout the evolution of vertebrates were followed by functional divergence in terms of regulatory circuits as well as gene expression patterns.

27 Jun 2022

Research sheds light on innovative techniques to improve drugs for diseases

In a paper that was just published in Science, scientists from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab explain how they were able to enhance a protein’s capacity to repair oxidative DNA damage while also giving the protein a new role.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers understand and collect a diverse range of bee genomes

The USDA Agricultural Research Service is directing the “Beenome100” project, which aims to create high-quality maps of the genomes of at least 100 bee species.

27 Jun 2022

Research shows the molecular pathways for trichrome formation and cannabis production

Many compounds known as cannabinoids are found in cannabis, a plant that is receiving more and more attention for its extensive medical potential.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers examine successional difference in biocrusts as well as their relationships with microbial ecosystems

Soil carbon has been an important topic of study in climate change due to the increasing prominence of greenhouse effects.

27 Jun 2022

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers from the University of Tokyo pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

20 Jun 2022

Differentiation protocol can develop safe and efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for AMD

As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems.

16 Jun 2022

Study confirms the second-ever documented case of a plant creating blue berries

On a beautiful fall day in 2019, Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong was walking down Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado when something caught her eye: a small, particularly shiny blue fruit, on a shrub known as Lantana strigocamara.

15 Jun 2022

Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Understanding how plants process light is key to improving crop yields. Light helps plants know when to grow and flower at the right time.

15 Jun 2022

Life science sample tracking and management

Ziath has published a new catalogue that provides an informative technical introduction to its extensive range of innovative readers, scanners, software, automated tube selectors and accessories for tracking and management of life science samples.

From Ziath Ltd 15 Jun 2022

Urban nighttime light alters the natural circadian rhythms of plants, study finds

A new study led by Iowa State University researchers shows how artificial light has affected the natural seasonal processes of plants in urban regions of the United States.

14 Jun 2022

A signaling molecule can make plants more resistant to flooding, research shows

Extreme weather phenomena are on the rise worldwide, including frequent droughts and fires. Floods are also a clear consequence of climate change.

13 Jun 2022

Scientists develop tiny probe for minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural probe that can be implanted for longer time periods to record and stimulate neural activity, while minimizing injury to the surrounding tissue.

10 Jun 2022

Study describes the importance of the autoimmune response in bacteria

CRISPR has made headlines in recent years for its potential to help patients with conditions as diverse as blindness and sickle cell disease. However, bacteria were already using CRISPR as an immune system to combat viruses long before humans adopted it to combat genetic disorders.

3 Jun 2022

Study shows how genetic database offers strong implications for chimpanzee conservation

Chimpanzees live in the savannahs and forests of tropical Africa. In contrast to the hominid sites that have been preserved to this day—mostly in caves and temperate climates—chimpanzee habitats have produced few specimens that have been preserved or discovered in the archaeological record.

2 Jun 2022

Researchers discover distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible light-activated synthetic molecular machine

Infectious-bacteria-killing molecular machines have been persuaded to reconsider their goal.

2 Jun 2022

Dads' close involvement during adolescence can have a lasting impact on sons' testosterone production

University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Anthropology Lee Gettler and his collaborators have drawn on data collected over more than 30 years from almost 1,000 men in the Philippines to help shed light on the importance of adolescence and father-son experiences to sons' adult testosterone patterns.

2 Jun 2022

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Reviving degraded ecosystems with genomics

Exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased death risk, study shows

Researchers get deep insights into the functionality of human genome

Study reveals how amphioxus model analyze the genesis and vertebrates evolution

Research sheds light on innovative techniques to improve drugs for diseases

Researchers understand and collect a diverse range of bee genomes

Research shows the molecular pathways for trichrome formation and cannabis production

Researchers examine successional difference in biocrusts as well as their relationships with microbial ecosystems

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Differentiation protocol can develop safe and efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for AMD

Study confirms the second-ever documented case of a plant creating blue berries

Discovery may reveal new ways to control plant growth

Life science sample tracking and management

Urban nighttime light alters the natural circadian rhythms of plants, study finds

A signaling molecule can make plants more resistant to flooding, research shows

Scientists develop tiny probe for minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Study describes the importance of the autoimmune response in bacteria

Study shows how genetic database offers strong implications for chimpanzee conservation

Researchers discover distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible light-activated synthetic molecular machine

Dads' close involvement during adolescence can have a lasting impact on sons' testosterone production

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