This image shows a wax worm chewing a hole through plastic. Polyethylene debris can be seen attached to the caterpillar.
Credit: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe
Generally speaking, plastic is incredibly resistant to breaking down. That's certainly true of...
In her lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Pamela Weathers, professor of biology and biotechnology, has developed several high-producing cultivars of the plant Artemisia annua, which she propagates using tissue culture. The plants are used in research that has...
While Penicillia are already industrially used in the production of antibiotics, other pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes and in the manufacturing of food products, new research reveals that their potential for production of novel antibiotics is far from exhausted. Penicillia are...
This is a reconstructed skull of Homo floresiensis.
Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU
The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, has found that they most...
The shapes of the end of the nose, the area above and below the lips, cheekbones and the inner corner of the eye were found to be highly influenced by genetics.
Research published this week in Scientific Reports uses computer...
Medical applications of isotopes produced at BLIP Top: BLIP produces Strontium-82, a relatively stable isotope that can be transported and used in hospitals to generate Rubidium-82, a radiotracer that reveals reduced blood flow in heart muscle under stress. This...
A serial electron microscopy reconstruction of a single synaptic connection.
Credit: Image courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla have revealed new clues to the wiring of the brain. A team led...
Why do people and animals naturally favor one side over the other, and what does it teach us about the brain's inner workings?
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Most left-handers can rattle off a list of their eminent comrades-in-arms: Oprah Winfrey,...
A new twin study sheds light on epigenetic patterns in stem cells.
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Salk scientists and collaborators have shed light on a long-standing question about what leads to variation in stem cells by comparing induced pluripotent stem...
The comb jelly, or ctenophore, is an ancient marine invertebrate that may be the key to understanding the transition from single-celled to multicellular animals and the evolution of tissues, Vanderbilt University researchers reported this week.
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The...
Bacteriophages can potentially be used to combat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
Credit: Sabrina Green/Baylor College of Medicine
Viruses that specifically kill bacteria, called bacteriophages, might one day help solve the growing problem of bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotic treatment. Researchers...
