Biological Sciences
The same menace that spreads malaria — the mosquito bite — could help wipe out the deadly disease, according to researchers working on a new vaccine at Tulane University.
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According to new research from Johns Hopkins, the fusion of muscle cells is a power struggle that involves a smaller mobile antagonist that points at, pokes and finally pushes into its larger, stationary partner using a newly identified...
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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) and the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) hosted the Capitol Hill briefing, The Science of Cosmetics on Wednesday, February 9, with a reception following. Featuring physicians...
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The problem with phosphorus, a critical element in fertilizers and food, is, as comedian Rodney Dangerfield would say, that it “can’t get no respect.”
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Finding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover. In a recent paper published online in the journal Planetary and Space Science, a team of...
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Construction of a biological research station in Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary on the east slope of the Andes mountains will allow faculty and students from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Francis Marion University to study one of..
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RTI International has hired pioneer in the field of microbial ecology Daniel (Niels) van der Lelie, Ph.D., to lead the new center for Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology, which seeks to unlock the mysteries of the..
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Unraveling the molecular basis of life is a long-standing quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature, detailing a new method developed to determine..
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Without a host, a virus is a dormant package of proteins, genetic material and occasional lipids. Once inside a living cell, however, a virus can latch onto cell parts and spring into action - mutating, replicating and spreading into new cells.
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Advancements in understanding rotational motion in living cells may help researchers shed light on the causes of deadly diseases, such as Alzheimers, according to Ning Fang, an associate scientist at the U.S. Department of Energys Ames Laboratory and
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In the year since the earthquake in Haiti, Hach Company has donated over $124,000 in water quality testing equipment to the devastated country. To raise the funding for this equipment, Hach employees donated money and hosted a bake sale and raffle wi
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