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Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation
June 10, 2013 — Scientists have found the first example of how micro-RNA regulates wood formation inside plant cells and mapped out key relationships that control the ... > full story -
Potential New Target to Thwart Antibiotic Resistance: Viruses in Gut Confer Antibiotic Resistance to Bacteria
June 10, 2013 — Bacteria in the gut that are under attack by antibiotics have allies no one had anticipated, scientists have found. Gut viruses that usually commandeer the bacteria, it turns out, enable them to ... > full story -
Whitebark Pine Trees: Is Their Future at Risk?
June 10, 2013 — There's trouble ahead for the whitebark pine, a mountain tree that's integral to wildlife and water resources in the western United States and Canada. Over the last decade, some populations of ... > full story -
Flowering at the Right Age: Alpine Rock Cress Uses a Ribonucleic Acid to Measure Its Age and Tell When It's the Right Time to Flower
June 10, 2013 — Perennial plants flower only when they have reached a certain age and been subjected to the cold. These two circumstances prevent the plant from starting to flower during winter. Botanists have now ... > full story -
River Dredging Reduced Fish Numbers, Diversity
June 10, 2013 — Comparing dredged and undredged sections of the Allegheny River, reduced populations of fish and less variety of aquatic life occurred in areas where gravel extraction took place, according to ... > full story -
Pollinators Easily Enhanced by Flowering Agri-Environment Schemes
June 10, 2013 — European agri-environment schemes enhance wild pollinators on farmland, new research shows. The effects increased with the number of flowers brought back by the schemes. Recent studies have shown ... > full story -
How Cells Get a Skeleton
June 10, 2013 — Stress generated by nano-motors within animal cells can lead to the creation of a condensed layer of filaments beneath the outer cell membrane. The mechanism responsible for generating part of the ... > full story -
Mice Give New Clues to Origins of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive behaviors. The finding suggests possible approaches to treating or preventing certain ... > full story -
Self-Fertilizing Plants Contribute to Their Own Demise
June 10, 2013 — Many plants are self-fertilizing, meaning they act as both mother and father to their own seeds. This strategy -- known as selfing -- guarantees reproduction but, over time, leads to reduced ... > full story -
Catching Individual Molecules in a Million With Optical Antennas Inside Nano-Boxes
June 10, 2013 — Detecting one individual biomolecule amongst millions of other neighboring molecules has been technically impossible until now. Scientists have now devised the smallest optical device capable of ... > full story
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