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Rare bee found after 100 years

Rainforest degradation, wildfire reducing species Credit: James Dorey Photography A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century...

64 human genomes as new reference for global genetic diversity

Publication in Science Credit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome...

A cat of all trades

Credit: Photo by Brutus Östling Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized diet and position at the top of the...

Study: Bladder cancer is more advanced in South Texas

Credit: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents ­than...

Harnessing the power of proteins in our cells to combat disease

UNLV scientist Gary Kleiger at the forefront of a potential new drug modality; research published in the journal Nature. Credit: Lonnie Timmons III/UNLV Photo...

A solid solvent for unique materials

Credit: (Source: IFJ PAN) Materials impossible to obtain with existing methods can be produced using a solid, nanostructured silica solvent. Scientists from the Institute...

Sea turtle: Sentinels and victims of plastic pollution in the Adriatic Sea

Credit: Carlo Marinacci Sea turtles are witnesses and victims of the high level of plastic pollution of the Adriatic Sea. A group of researchers...

New saliva tests rolled-out to hospital staff to cut COVID transmission rates

Credit: Earlham Institute (EI) Frontline staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUH) are among the first in the country to benefit from the...

UM scientists achieve breakthrough in culturing corals and sea anemones cells

MIAMI–Researchers have perfected the recipe for keeping sea anemone and coral cells alive in a petri dish for up to 12 days. The...

‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics

Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments for...

Future Founders Initiative aims to increase female entrepreneurship in biotech

The gender disparity in biotech really got Sangeeta Bhatia’s attention while she was on sabbatical. Bhatia had taken a year to focus on...

Abundance of iron drives cell death and could inform novel treatments for neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops in nerve tissue, most commonly in the glands around the kidneys. The gene MYCN is overexpressed...

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