Stem cells point to origin of deadly ovarian cancer
CORNELL (US) — An aggressive form of ovarian cancer most likely originates in stem cells located in a layer of tissue that links the ovary to the rest of the body. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Sex life of plants can alter their defenses
CORNELL (US) — The evolution of a plant’s defense system is tied to the method the plant uses to mate, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2013 12:00 - 1 Comment
Viruses infect tiny ocean creatures, too
CORNELL (US) — Scientists have found evidence that previously unknown viruses infect marine crustaceans called copepods, which are key to ocean carbon cycling. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 12:23 - 0 Comments
How cells take a break when under stress
CORNELL (US) — When under stress, cells quickly stop making proteins, but are able to start again once the stress has passed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 10, 2012 10:20 - 5 Comments
Why organic labels can be a turn-off
CORNELL / U. MICHIGAN (US) — Whether an organic food label is a good thing or not depends on the values of the person reading it. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 26, 2012 11:17 - 2 Comments
Beetles in paradise: 14 new species in Tahiti
CORNELL (US) — Entomologists have discovered 14 new beetle species in the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 29, 2012 16:57 - 1 Comment
Protein ‘snapshot’ may improve flu vaccine
CORNELL (US) — A new method for looking at how proteins fold inside mammal cells may one day lead to better flu vaccines. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2012 11:07 - 0 Comments
Absent gene may drive some breast cancers
CORNELL (US) —A specific gene is missing in almost 28 percent of human breast cancers, playing a role in some 60,000 breast cancer cases in the US and 383,000 worldwide. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2012 10:15 - 1 Comment
Very early in life, stem cells fix heart
CORNELL (US) — Following a heart attack, stem cells in mice are able to grow new heart cells—but only if the attack occurs very early in life. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 23, 2012 12:17 - 0 Comments
Mutant tomato reveals how plants grow skin
CORNELL (US) — For the first time, scientists have identified how a plant’s skin is assembled. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 21, 2012 15:03 - 0 Comments
Population explosion comes with genetic risk
CORNELL (US) — Earth’s human population has skyrocketed—from a few million to 7 billion during the last 10,000 years. So, too, has the number of rare genetic variants. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2012 8:58 - 0 Comments
Fight parasites with compounds in worms
CORNELL (US) — A class of molecules used by all nematodes could lead to news ways to treat parasites that infects humans, animals, and crops. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 30, 2012 14:04 - 0 Comments
Tiny and tinier: new frog species found
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have discovered two new tiny frog species in Papua New Guinea, one of which may be the smallest known vertebrate. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 29, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments
Got (more) milk? Cows fed new alfalfa might
CORNELL (US) — A new highly digestible alfalfa variety could boost milk production by more than three pounds a day, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2012 11:04 - 0 Comments
Why some honeybees itch to explore
CORNELL / U. ILLINOIS (US) — Honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains that are similar to those in people who seek the new and different. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 7, 2012 17:10 - 0 Comments
Coffee pest steals genes from gut bacteria
CORNELL (US) — A bacterial gene from a coffee pest’s gut has evidently become a permanent part of the insect’s genome. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 6, 2012 13:11 - 0 Comments
Choosy parasites pick hosts by sex
CORNELL (US) — Some parasites favor hosts of one sex over the other, possibly because of sex-specific immune responses or behavior. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2012 13:15 - 1 Comment
Compound halts foodborne bugs
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have found a compound that is safe for mammals but stops the foodborne bacteria Listeria in its tracks. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments
Bees keep up as Earth heats up
CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)
