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March 7, 2017

Small Molecules Fighting Aging-Related Diseases

Mar. 7, 2017 — For the first time an international research network has succeeded in producing small molecules able to activate the enzyme sirtuin 6. Furthermore, the scientists were able to reveal the structural ... read more

Controlling Energy Production by Calcium Is an Organ-Specific Affair

Mar. 7, 2017 — Researchers have shown that the composition of the mitochondrial calcium portal (the protein that regulates when and how much calcium enters) is different depending on the organ in the body, and this ... read more

First Underwater Video Footage of the True's Beaked Whale

Mar. 7, 2017 — The True's beaked whale is a deep-diving mammal so rarely seen that it often defies recognition at sea by researchers. As a result, we have little data about its distribution, abundance and ... read more

Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People

Mar. 7, 2017 — Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, according to new ... read more

Bumblebees' Smelly Feet Help Determine Where to Find Lunch

Mar. 7, 2017 — Bumblebees have the ability to use 'smelly footprints' to make the distinction between their own scent, the scent of a relative and the scent of a stranger, scientists have ... read more

Fruit Flies Halt Reproduction During Infection

Mar. 7, 2017 — A protective mechanism that allows fruit flies to lay fewer eggs in response to bacterial infection is explained in a new ... read more

Risks from Eating Undercooked Fish: Clonorchiasis Risk Across China Mapped

Mar. 7, 2017 — Clonorchiasis, a neglected tropical disease usually acquired by eating undercooked freshwater fish, affects an estimated 15 million people around the globe. More than 85 percent of cases are ... read more

Identification of Genes Controlling Mouthpart Development Key to Insect Diversity

Mar. 7, 2017 — New research revealed roles for genes responsible for insect limb formation in the development of stag beetle mouthparts. Different genes were shown to control mandible size and generation of inner ... read more

Rangers Fight Loss of Wildlife With Fire

Mar. 7, 2017 — Native animals are declining on Australia's second largest island with brush-tailed rabbit-rats, black-footed tree-rats and northern brown bandicoots the worst ... read more

Future Climate Change Will Affect Plants and Soil Differently

Mar. 7, 2017 — A new study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions soil carbon ... read more

Nothing Fishy About New Solution for Aquaculture Wastewater Treatment

Mar. 6, 2017 — Aquaculture, or fish farming, is one of the fastest growing sectors of agriculture in the world today. However, farmers in the United States who wish to capitalize on this momentum face regulatory ... read more

Unique Protein Partly to Blame for Worm's Digestive Distress

Mar. 6, 2017 — A fusion protein unique to the Orsay virus that disrupts the digestive system of only one type of worm may be modified to treat infectious diseases, according to ... read more

How Nature Creates Forest Diversity

Mar. 6, 2017 — Forest ecologists have long sought to understand why so many different species of trees can coexist in the same niche. A modeling study provides new ... read more

Study Shows How Skates, Rays and Sharks Sense Electrical Fields

Mar. 6, 2017 — Sharks, rays and skates can hunt for prey hidden in the sandy sea floor by 'listening' for faint traces of bioelectricity -- they can literally sense their prey's heart beating. The ... read more

Tree Growth Model Assists Breeding for More Wood

Mar. 6, 2017 — A meeting in a forest between a biologist and a mathematician could lead to thicker, faster growing ... read more

Turning Food Waste Into Tires

Mar. 6, 2017 — Food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has been used in manufacturing tires for more than a century, scientists have discovered. In tests, rubber made with the new fillers ... read more

Stream of Surprises from the Atlantic Cod Genome

Mar. 6, 2017 — Researchers keep discovering surprises in the Atlantic cod genome. The most recent study has revealed an unusual amount of short and identical DNA sequences, which might give cod an evolutionary ... read more

Evidence Disproving Tropical 'Thermostat' Theory

Mar. 6, 2017 — As the world warmed millions of years ago, conditions in the tropics may have made it so hot some organisms couldn't survive, new research findings ... read more

One-Two Punch May Floor Worst Infections

Mar. 6, 2017 — Scientists have discovered the antiprotozoal drug pentamidine disrupts the cell surface of Gram-negative bacteria, even the most resistant. The anti-fungal medication was particularly potent when ... read more

World-First Synthetic Receptor Mimics How Cells 'Talk' to the World Around Them

Mar. 6, 2017 — Researchers have found a way to mimic the way cells in living organisms 'talk' to the world around them by creating a world-first synthetic receptor which can respond to chemical signals ... read more
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