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New Material Coating Technology Mimics Nature's Lotus Effect
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic -- water repelling -- characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy ... full story -
Climate Benefit of Biofuels from Corn Residue: Researchers Cast Doubt
Apr. 20, 2014 — Biofuels made from corn stover -- stalks, leaves and cobs that remain after harvest -- appear to emit more carbon dioxide over their life cycle than federal standards allow, according to new ... full story -
Source of Most Cases of Invasive Bladder Cancer Identified
Apr. 20, 2014 — A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers. The study, conducted in mice, is the first to pinpoint the ... full story -
Link Between Down Syndrome, Leukemia Uncovered
Apr. 20, 2014 — A connection between people with Down syndrome and having a heightened risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia during childhood has been uncovered by researchers. "For 80 years, it ... full story -
Bulletproof Nuclei? Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Absorption Property
Apr. 20, 2014 — Stem cells -- the body's master cells -- demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study. The property -- known as auxeticity -- is one which may have ... full story -
Study of Gut Microbes, Antibiotics Offers Clues to Improving Immunity in Premature Babies
Apr. 20, 2014 — Mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs -— germs that help to kick-start the infant’s immune system. But antibiotics, used to fight bacterial infection, may paradoxically interrupt a ... full story -
Immune Cells to Be Tested on the International Space Station
Apr. 19, 2014 — The human body is fine-tuned to Earth's gravity. Scientists are now conducting an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to study whether this also applies to human cells. We know ... full story -
Researchers Rethink 'Natural' Habitat for Wildlife
Apr. 18, 2014 — Protecting wildlife while feeding a world population predicted to reach nine billion by 2050 will require a holistic approach to conservation that considers human-altered landscapes such as farmland, ... full story -
MRI, on a Molecular Scale: System Could One Day Peer Into the Atomic Structure of Individual Molecules
Apr. 18, 2014 — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that can produce nano-scale images, and may one day allow researchers to peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules, has been developed by ... full story -
No-Till Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Rates Published
Apr. 18, 2014 — For the past 20 years, researchers have published soil organic carbon sequestration rates. Many of the research findings have suggested that soil organic carbon can be sequestered by simply switching ... full story -
Proteins Conspire to Make Breast Cancer Cells Resistant to Drug Treatment
Apr. 18, 2014 — The interaction between two proteins called BCAR1 and BCAR3 is responsible for resistance to antiestrogen drugs, paving the way for improved diagnostic and treatment strategies. “Drug resistance is ... full story -
Plants With Dormant Seeds Give Rise to More Species
Apr. 18, 2014 — Seeds that sprout as soon as they're planted may be good news for a garden. But in the wild, a plant whose seeds sprouted at the first warm spell or rainy day would risk disaster. More than just ... full story -
Gecko-Like Adhesives Now Useful for Real World Surfaces
Apr. 18, 2014 — The ability to stick objects to a wide range of surfaces such as drywall, wood, metal and glass with a single adhesive has been the elusive goal of many research teams across the world, but now a ... full story -
Impact Glass from Asteroids and Comets Stores Biodata for Millions of Years
Apr. 18, 2014 — Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring ... full story -
Mom's Diet Mirrors Child's Food Allergies
Apr. 18, 2014 — A long-term study evaluating maternal diet’s impact on food allergy in later life is expected to uncover causes of allergy in children. A particular focus for the project is the different effects ... full story -
Multitarget TB Drug Could Treat Other Diseases, Evade Resistance
Apr. 17, 2014 — A drug under clinical trials to treat tuberculosis could be the basis for a class of broad-spectrum drugs that act against various bacteria, fungal infections and parasites, yet evade resistance, ... full story -
Target for Treating Dengue Fever Discovered
Apr. 17, 2014 — New research may help scientists develop treatments or vaccines for dengue fever, West Nile virus, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and other disease-causing flaviviruses. More than 40 percent of ... full story -
Five Anthropogenic Factors That Will Radically Alter Northern Forests in 50 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter forest conditions and management needs in the Northern United States have been outlined in a new report. "The northern quadrant of the United ... full story -
How the Immune System Protects Children from Malaria
Apr. 17, 2014 — Children who live in regions of the world where malaria is common can mount an immune response to infection with malaria parasites that may enable them to avoid repeated bouts of high fever and ... full story -
Malaria Pathogen's Cellular Skeleton Under Super-Microscope
Apr. 17, 2014 — The tropical disease malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. For its survival and propagation, Plasmodium requires a protein called actin. Scientists used high-resolution structural biology ... full story
- Climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue: Researchers cast doubt
- Source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer identified
- Link between Down syndrome, leukemia uncovered
- Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property
- Study of gut microbes, antibiotics offers clues to improving immunity in premature babies
- Researchers rethink 'natural' habitat for wildlife
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- No-till soil organic carbon sequestration rates published
- Proteins conspire to make breast cancer cells resistant to drug treatment
- Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies
- Multitarget TB drug could treat other diseases, evade resistance
- Target for treating dengue fever discovered
- Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter northern forests in 50 years
- How the immune system protects children from malaria
- Malaria pathogen's cellular skeleton under super-microscope
- Gene variant raises risk for aortic tear, rupture
- First genetic link discovered to difficult-to-diagnose breast cancer sub-type
- Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder linked to R-loop formation
- Live cell imaging reveals distinct alterations of subcellular glutathione potentials
- Influenza, bacterial superinfections reviewed in journal
- Findings shed light on seagrass needs
- Mutant enzyme RECQ4 connected to cancer's 'Warburg effect'
- New perspective on sepsis published
- More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- Alternative identification methods for threatened species urged
- First structural insights into how plant immune receptors interact
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Re-emergence of Ebola focuses need for global surveillance strategies
- Trisomy 21: How an extra little chromosome throws entire genome off balance
- Saving the lesser prairie chicken: What landowners should know
- New orchid: 'Lophiaris silverarum' is known to grow only in central Panama
- Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
- Food shortages could be most critical world issue by mid-century
- How vision makes sure that little fish do not get carried away
- East African honeybees safe from invasive pests ... for now
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- Refining language for chromosomes
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- For resetting circadian rhythms, neural cooperation is key
- Recommendations on climate change mitigation
- Dual role: Key cell division proteins also power up mitochondria
- Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research suggests
- Fighting malaria drug resistance: Scientists find new way
- Some immune cells defend only one organ
- Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change
- Structure of sodium channels different than previously believed
- Methane climate change risk suggested by proof of redox cycling of humic substances
- In sex-reversed cave insects, females have the penises
- Rapid, accurate mRNA detection in plant tissues
- Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy Eastern U.S.
- The story of animal domestication retold: Scientists now think wild animals interbred with domesticated ones until quite recently
- Genetic study tackles mystery of slow plant domestications
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil
- Bacteria survive longer in contact lens cleaning solution than previously thought, study shows
- Declining catch rates in Caribbean Nicaragua green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing
- Friction harnessed by proteins helps organize cell division
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- Earliest ancestor of land herbivores discovered: 300-million-year-old predator showed way to modern terrestrial ecosystem
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
- World's first successful visualization of key coenzyme
- Immune system research may help predict who gets long-term complications from Lyme Disease
- Tracking down cause of eye mobility disorder
- For cells, internal stress leads to unique shapes
- Mutant protein in muscle linked to neuromuscular disorder
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How intestinal cells build nutrient-absorbing surface
- Scientists unlock secrets of protein produced by disease-causing fungus
- Theoretical biophysics: Adventurous bacteria decide how to preserve species?
- New drug to combat measles developed
- Hide and seek: Revealing camouflaged bacteria
- Ancient shark fossil reveals new insights into jaw evolution
- Sperm meets egg: Protein essential for fertilization discovered
- Novel pathway for parasite invasion, dissemination discovered
- Scientists re-define what's healthy in newest analysis for human microbiome project
- HIV-positive women respond well to HPV vaccine, study shows
- NutNet: New model for global research
- Significant baseline levels of arsenic found in soil throughout Ohio are due to natural processes
- Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production
- A greener source of polyester: Cork trees
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Researchers question emergency water treatment guidelines
- Pressure relief valve in cellular membrane identified
- First metritis vaccine protects dairy cows
- Breakthrough points to new drugs from nature
- Irrigated agriculture: precious habitat for the long-billed curlew
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
- Diverse gene pool critical for tigers' survival, say experts
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Gate for bacterial toxins found in cells
- EU must take urgent action on invasive species, experts urge
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