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Life Sciences - Dec 2
Sea urchins and social distance: 12 UChicago students study at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Sea urchins and social distance: 12 UChicago students study at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Pedagogy - Dec 2
New poll reveals more than 70% of parents in the UK have concerns over children’s increasing online exposure during the pandemic
New poll reveals more than 70% of parents in the UK have concerns over children’s increasing online exposure during the pandemic
Social Sciences - Dec 2
UCL leads £2m international policy initiative to reduce social impacts of COVID-19
UCL leads £2m international policy initiative to reduce social impacts of COVID-19
Economics - Dec 2
No country ’immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
No country ’immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
Health - Dec 2
Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
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Life Sciences - 03.12.2020 
Study plots pythons’ hisss-tory in Australia
Pythons first arrived in Australia from Asia around 23 million years ago and then adapted to their new home by becoming incredibly diverse, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Life Sciences - Campus - 02.12.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 02.12.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 02.12.2020
Paleontology - Life Sciences - 01.12.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 30.11.2020 
On the trail of the genetic code
Overlapping gene found in SARS-CoV-2 Viruses are infectious organic structures that spread by transmission and can only multiply within a suitable host cell.
Health - Life Sciences - 30.11.2020
Life Sciences - 30.11.2020
Research Management - Life Sciences - 30.11.2020
Life Sciences - Environment - 26.11.2020 
Urgent action needed as 1 in 3 native mammals at risk of extinction in Wales
A third of native mammals are currently at risk of extinction in Wales, according to a new report. The State of Mammals in Wales report examines for the first time in over 20 years the current situation for species in the country.
Life Sciences - Environment - 25.11.2020 
Wheat Diversity Due to Cross-Hybridization with Wild Grasses
Bread wheat can grow in highly diverse regional environments. An important reason for its great genetic variety is the cross-hybridization with many chromosome fragments from wild grasses. This is shown by the genome sequences of 10 wheat varieties from four continents, which an international consortium including researchers from the University of Zurich has now decoded.
Physics - Life Sciences - 24.11.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 24.11.2020
Physics - Life Sciences - 24.11.2020 
8 Berkeley Lab Scientists Named 2020 AAAS Fellows
New Fellows honored for contributions in fields ranging from astrophysics and science philanthropy to the noncoding genome and high-performance computing The American Association for the Advancement
Life Sciences - Research Management - 23.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 23.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 23.11.2020 
Early, late stages of degenerative diseases are distinct
Two-phase theory applies to diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, muscle atrophy Rice University biochemists Michael Stern and James McNew have studied how neurodegeneration kills cells. They've conducted countless experiments over more than a decade, and they've summarized all they've learned in a simple diagram they hope may change how doctors perceive and treat degenerative diseases as varied as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and muscle atrophy.
Campus - Life Sciences - 23.11.2020
Life Sciences - 23.11.2020
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Research Management - Life Sciences - 18.11.2020
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Environment - Life Sciences - 16.11.2020 
Fish carcasses deliver toxic mercury pollution to the deepest ocean trenches
The sinking carcasses of fish from near-surface waters deliver toxic mercury pollution to the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world's oceans, including the deepest spot of them all: the 36,000-foot-deep Mariana Trench in the northwest Pacific. And most of that mercury began its long journey to the deep-sea trenches as atmospheric emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining operations, cement factories, incinerators and other human activities.
Life Sciences - Health - 16.11.2020 
Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives £12.2 million
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome sequencing of positive SARS-CoV-2 virus samples to map how COVID-19 spreads and evolves.
Life Sciences - Health - 13.11.2020 
Understanding the ’membrane’ in membraneless organelles
Organelles within cells are tiny engines encapsulating processes that allow the cells to live.
Health - Life Sciences - 12.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 12.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 12.11.2020
Life Sciences - Environment - 12.11.2020 
Two lakes, seven whitefish species
In the journal ZooKeys, a group of scientists from Eawag and Bern University have described seven whitefish species endemic to the Bernese Oberland lakes - including four not previously described scientifically, two of which have only been identified as distinct species in the last few years.
Life Sciences - 11.11.2020
Health - Life Sciences - 10.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 10.11.2020 
Microbe "Rewiring" Technique Promises a Boom in Biomanufacturing
A new approach to modifying microbes' metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicals Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved unprecedented success in modifying a microbe to efficiently produce a compound of interest using a computational model and CRISPR-based gene editing.
Life Sciences - Health - 09.11.2020 
When sperm fall by the wayside
In fairy tales, the king's son usually has to solve three tasks in order to win the princess's hand. This, however, is nothing compared to the challenges which await sperm on its way to the egg - or, increasingly, which spell failure. According to a number of studies and reports in the media, male fertility is in danger.
Health - Life Sciences - 09.11.2020
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Health - Life Sciences - 06.11.2020
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Materials Science - Life Sciences - 06.11.2020 
New light on cellular hydration
Researchers from EPFL's Institute of Bioengineering and the University of Geneva have teamed up to develop new tools for studying water flow across cell membranes.
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2020
Life Sciences - Health - 05.11.2020 
A new generation of optogenetic tools for research and medicine
The European Research Council (ERC) is providing 10 million euros in funding for an interdisciplinary, collaborative project in the structural and biophysical analysis of selected photoreceptors and t
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2020 
Genetic testing: Employee perk or privacy hazard?
New $3.3 million study will examine ethical, policy implications of workplace genomic testing Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Jackson Laboratory for
Campus - Life Sciences - 05.11.2020
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Life Sciences - Health - 04.11.2020 
Big babies, little mothers: tsetse flies show extreme mothering
The tsetse fly is an exception to the almost universal law of nature that babies are born smaller than their mothers.
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Pythons first arrived in Australia from Asia around 23 million years ago and then adapted to their new home by becoming incredibly diverse, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Sea urchins and social distance: 12 UChicago students study at the Marine Biological Laboratory
The 12 University of Chicago students who arrived at the Marine Biological Laboratory for the first-ever " Autumn Quarter at MBL " found an interesting box on their room desks: a kit with the parts to build a simple microscope, and two prepared samples for imaging.
The 12 University of Chicago students who arrived at the Marine Biological Laboratory for the first-ever " Autumn Quarter at MBL " found an interesting box on their room desks: a kit with the parts to build a simple microscope, and two prepared samples for imaging.
Prof. Claire Brown receives Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative imaging scientist grant to advance bioimaging
By Maureen McCarthy The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has an incredible idea: by supporting science and technology development, it will be possible to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of this century.
By Maureen McCarthy The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has an incredible idea: by supporting science and technology development, it will be possible to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of this century.
William Clemens, expert on fossil mammals, dies at 88
Bill Clemens had been excavating fossils in eastern Montana's Hell Creek Formation for more than 10 years, focusing primarily on the small mammals that scurried around the feet of dinosaurs and other
Bill Clemens had been excavating fossils in eastern Montana's Hell Creek Formation for more than 10 years, focusing primarily on the small mammals that scurried around the feet of dinosaurs and other
Overlapping gene found in SARS-CoV-2 Viruses are infectious organic structures that spread by transmission and can only multiply within a suitable host cell.
Gene therapy gives man with sickle cell disease the chance for a better future
For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon. “But it's a marathon where as you keep going, the trail gets rockier and then you lose your shoes,' the 27-year-old said.
For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon. “But it's a marathon where as you keep going, the trail gets rockier and then you lose your shoes,' the 27-year-old said.
UCL academics recognised in annual global list of influential researchers
49 UCL academics are included in the 'Highly Cited Researchers 2020' list from Clarivate, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world.
49 UCL academics are included in the 'Highly Cited Researchers 2020' list from Clarivate, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world.
A third of native mammals are currently at risk of extinction in Wales, according to a new report. The State of Mammals in Wales report examines for the first time in over 20 years the current situation for species in the country.
Bread wheat can grow in highly diverse regional environments. An important reason for its great genetic variety is the cross-hybridization with many chromosome fragments from wild grasses. This is shown by the genome sequences of 10 wheat varieties from four continents, which an international consortium including researchers from the University of Zurich has now decoded.
Eight U-M scientists, engineers named 2020 AAAS Fellows
Eight University of Michigan faculty members have been elected 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Eight University of Michigan faculty members have been elected 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
New Fellows honored for contributions in fields ranging from astrophysics and science philanthropy to the noncoding genome and high-performance computing The American Association for the Advancement
52 UC San Diego Researchers Are Named Highly Cited in 2020 Listing
Fifty-two faculty members and researchers at the University of California San Diego are among the world's most influential in their fields. Clarivate Plc, a global leader in information and insights that accelerate the pace of innovation, compiled its 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list of more than 6,000 scientists from around the world whose studies were among the top 1% of most-cited publications in their field over the past 11 years.
Fifty-two faculty members and researchers at the University of California San Diego are among the world's most influential in their fields. Clarivate Plc, a global leader in information and insights that accelerate the pace of innovation, compiled its 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list of more than 6,000 scientists from around the world whose studies were among the top 1% of most-cited publications in their field over the past 11 years.
37 UCLA scientists among world’s most influential researchers
Thirty-seven UCLA scholars have been named as the world's most influential scientific researchers. Clarivate released its annual list of the most highly cited researchers, which includes dozens of UCLA scientists across various disciplines.
Thirty-seven UCLA scholars have been named as the world's most influential scientific researchers. Clarivate released its annual list of the most highly cited researchers, which includes dozens of UCLA scientists across various disciplines.
Two-phase theory applies to diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, muscle atrophy Rice University biochemists Michael Stern and James McNew have studied how neurodegeneration kills cells. They've conducted countless experiments over more than a decade, and they've summarized all they've learned in a simple diagram they hope may change how doctors perceive and treat degenerative diseases as varied as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and muscle atrophy.
New Grant Seeks to Fill Knowledge Gaps Regarding Spina Bifida
It's well known that folic acid reduces risk, but not how or why; NIH funding will support genomic investigations and international patient registry Researchers at University of California San Diego
It's well known that folic acid reduces risk, but not how or why; NIH funding will support genomic investigations and international patient registry Researchers at University of California San Diego
McGill celebrates 14 researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List
By Meaghan Thurston (Office of Research and Innovation) The annual Highly Cited Researchers (TM) list from Clarivate Analytics was released today and 14 of McGill's most influential academics have made the cut.
By Meaghan Thurston (Office of Research and Innovation) The annual Highly Cited Researchers (TM) list from Clarivate Analytics was released today and 14 of McGill's most influential academics have made the cut.
A network of transcriptional repressors modulates auxin responses
Skip to main page Skip to contain Skip to sitemap Skip to search Skip to accessibility Skip to contact Skip to legal notice The regulation of signalling capacity, combined with the spatiotemporal dist
Skip to main page Skip to contain Skip to sitemap Skip to search Skip to accessibility Skip to contact Skip to legal notice The regulation of signalling capacity, combined with the spatiotemporal dist
The sinking carcasses of fish from near-surface waters deliver toxic mercury pollution to the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world's oceans, including the deepest spot of them all: the 36,000-foot-deep Mariana Trench in the northwest Pacific. And most of that mercury began its long journey to the deep-sea trenches as atmospheric emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining operations, cement factories, incinerators and other human activities.
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome sequencing of positive SARS-CoV-2 virus samples to map how COVID-19 spreads and evolves.
Organelles within cells are tiny engines encapsulating processes that allow the cells to live.
When the Language of Cells is Interrupted
New Cell Signaling Center supports research on the most fundamental of cellular function—and development of therapeutics that target them As Alexandra Newton took the stage late last year to gi
New Cell Signaling Center supports research on the most fundamental of cellular function—and development of therapeutics that target them As Alexandra Newton took the stage late last year to gi
Six early-career researchers receive leadership grants
By Shawn Hayward Six McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers - Boris Bernhardt, Mark Brandon, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, Jo Anne Stratton and Masha Prager-Khoutorsky - have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.
By Shawn Hayward Six McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers - Boris Bernhardt, Mark Brandon, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, Jo Anne Stratton and Masha Prager-Khoutorsky - have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.
In the journal ZooKeys, a group of scientists from Eawag and Bern University have described seven whitefish species endemic to the Bernese Oberland lakes - including four not previously described scientifically, two of which have only been identified as distinct species in the last few years.
A new approach to modifying microbes' metabolic processes will speed up production of innovative bio-based fuels, materials, and chemicals Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved unprecedented success in modifying a microbe to efficiently produce a compound of interest using a computational model and CRISPR-based gene editing.
In fairy tales, the king's son usually has to solve three tasks in order to win the princess's hand. This, however, is nothing compared to the challenges which await sperm on its way to the egg - or, increasingly, which spell failure. According to a number of studies and reports in the media, male fertility is in danger.
Queensland-made proteins and sophisticated antibody test for COVID-19 detection
Locally made coronavirus proteins produced in a state-of-the-art laboratory in Brisbane are proving highly useful in a sophisticated blood test for COVID-19. The University of Queensland's Protein Expression Facility (PEF) partnered with the Public Health Virology team at Forensic and Scientific Services (FSS), Queensland Health to develop SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins These synthetic proteins can be used in a blood test to safely screen patient antibodies for prior exposure to COVID-19.
Locally made coronavirus proteins produced in a state-of-the-art laboratory in Brisbane are proving highly useful in a sophisticated blood test for COVID-19. The University of Queensland's Protein Expression Facility (PEF) partnered with the Public Health Virology team at Forensic and Scientific Services (FSS), Queensland Health to develop SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins These synthetic proteins can be used in a blood test to safely screen patient antibodies for prior exposure to COVID-19.
Four early-career researchers receive leadership grants
Brain Canada program supports paradigm-shifting neuroscience that improves the lives of Canadians Four researchers at The Neuro - Boris Bernhardt, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, and Jo
Brain Canada program supports paradigm-shifting neuroscience that improves the lives of Canadians Four researchers at The Neuro - Boris Bernhardt, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, and Jo
Researchers from EPFL's Institute of Bioengineering and the University of Geneva have teamed up to develop new tools for studying water flow across cell membranes.
The European Research Council (ERC) is providing 10 million euros in funding for an interdisciplinary, collaborative project in the structural and biophysical analysis of selected photoreceptors and t
New $3.3 million study will examine ethical, policy implications of workplace genomic testing Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Jackson Laboratory for
Teams win big in new ’Omics’ cancer competition
Teams from McGill took honours in four of five research grants in the first-ever competition, earning a share of $1.5 million in funding in projects that combine AI, genomics and cancer Earlie
Teams from McGill took honours in four of five research grants in the first-ever competition, earning a share of $1.5 million in funding in projects that combine AI, genomics and cancer Earlie
Listening or lip-reading? It’s down to brainwaves
Researchers have discovered that neural oscillations determine whether the brain chooses eyes or ears to interpret speech.
Researchers have discovered that neural oscillations determine whether the brain chooses eyes or ears to interpret speech.
The tsetse fly is an exception to the almost universal law of nature that babies are born smaller than their mothers.
News in Brief
Life Sciences - Dec 2
Sea urchins and social distance: 12 UChicago students study at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Sea urchins and social distance: 12 UChicago students study at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Pedagogy - Dec 2
New poll reveals more than 70% of parents in the UK have concerns over children’s increasing online exposure during the pandemic
New poll reveals more than 70% of parents in the UK have concerns over children’s increasing online exposure during the pandemic
Social Sciences - Dec 2
UCL leads £2m international policy initiative to reduce social impacts of COVID-19
UCL leads £2m international policy initiative to reduce social impacts of COVID-19
Economics - Dec 2
No country ’immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
No country ’immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
Health - Dec 2
Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Roche receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for new test to measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies