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New genome reveals how Arctic microbes survive in cold extreme habitats
The cyanobacterium Phormidesmis priestleyi BC1401 was isolated from cryoconite on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Credit: Nathan Chrismas
Scientists at the University of Bristol have revealed...
Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age
Comparison of grey matter (brown) and white matter (yellow) in sex-matched subjects A (56 years, BMI 19.5) and B (50 years, BMI 43.4) Credit:...
Human-Neanderthal gene variance is involved in autism
The reconstruction of a head of a Neanderthal man, at left, and a Neanderthal skull. One gene identified by UW Medicine and other researchers...
Desert elephants pass on knowledge — not mutations — to survive
This is an elephant in Namibia.Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrew Schaefer
Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants...
Insomnia? Oversleeping? Both may increase your risk of stroke
There is growing evidence that sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea are related to stroke risk and recovery from stroke, according to a...
Researchers inhibit tumor growth in new subtype of lung cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths, accounting for about a third of all tumor-related deaths. Adenocarcinomas, a non-small cell lung...
Big step towards cure for lifelong viral infections
New research has taken us a step closer to finding a cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as other infections including the...
Astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy
Galaxy COSMOS-1908 is in the center of this Hubble Space Telescope image, indicated by the arrow. Nearly everything in the image is a galaxy;...
Most likely Earth-like exoplanets cataloged
This figure shows the habitable zone for stars of different temperatures, as well as the location of terrestrial size planetary candidates and confirmed Kepler...
Global warming, a dead zone and surprising bacteria
A carousel of collecting tubes about four feet in length slide below the surface of the Pacific off the Mexican coast, on its way...
Pregnancy procedure associated with increased risk of preterm birth and neonatal loss
The thicker thread (top) is the multifilament, while the thinner thread (bottom) is the monofilament. Credit: Imperial College London
Researchers are urging surgeons to reconsider...
