More air pollution leads to lower healthy nasal microbes
In Italy, scientists at the University of Milan wanted to find out how higher levels of air pollution leads to increased health issues including...
Save the Redwoods League Launches Genome Project
In California, University of California, Davis, John Hopkins University and Save the Redwoods League are launching an ambitious plan to fully sequence the coast...
Nuritas Gets Rock Star Investment for Diabetes Prevention Research
In Ireland, Nuritas is getting some rock star support from U2’s Bono and The Edge for their work in preventative diabetes research. Founded by...
Earth’s poles offer up valuable biosurfactants for biodiesel, washing clothes and more
In Germany, cold-loving molecules from the Earth’s poles can act as green detergents, fuel additives, and other applications. Researchers think the biosurfactants help bacteria...
Big Data Helps Farmers’ Profits According to USDA
In Washington, DC, the United States Department of Agriculture released data showing that larger farmers (over 2,900 acres) are using more technology and precision-agriculture...
Better Way to Break Down Biomass for Biofuels? Fungi Holds Promise
In California, chemical engineering researchers have discovered that unusual fungi called Anaeromyces robustus can transform lignocellulose from plants into sugars, which could be quite...
Sheep Show Biomarkers and Hope for Huntington Disease
In the United Kingdom, researchers found certain biomarkers that became apparent in sheep before symptoms even developed for Huntington disease, a genetic neurodegenerative disorder...
Hope for Children with Brain Tumors
In Illinois, researchers discovered how the most deadly pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, develops and found a compound that can flip the...
Genetic Information Useful in Detecting Deadly Endometrial Cancers Before It’s Too Late
In New York, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute conducted a genomic study showing mutation similarities between clear cell endometrial cancer and...
Microbes get memory and…ahem…gas in latest engineering project
In Texas, researchers at Rice University successfully engineered microbes to have genetic memories of their environment and events and to give off response signals...