A team of researchers led by Dr. Kim V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. A team of researchers led by Dr. Kim V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research…
Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, this decline does not only affect animal life, but also our understanding of their behavior, including tool use. Our environment is…
Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely fossilize. Determining when exactly a particular group of microbes first appeared is especially hard. However, ancient sediments and rocks hold chemical clues of available nutrients that could support the growth of bacteria. Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth,…
Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change. The powerful storms can pose threats ranging from falling limbs to downed power lines to drowning. Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts…
Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is known about how 99% of species globally are faring. Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food,…
Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sonja Lehtinen from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues. Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sonja Lehtinen from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland,…
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Living cells that produce biofuel; robots that assist factory workers; intelligent machines that guide drug discovery—these technologies are “deep” in that they achieve something extraordinary—often thought impossible—and push society forward. Indeed, so-… Living cells that produce biofuel; robots that assist factory workers; intelligent machines that guide drug discovery—these technologies are “deep” in that they achieve something…
She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. McCormick, Katharine (1875-1967), Birth Control and Family Planning, Women and Girls, Sanger, Margaret, Research, Women’s…
The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened. The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened. Scientific American Content: Global