A Policy Forum article calls for a new approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops, arguing that current approaches for triggering safety testing vary dramatically among countries and generally lack scientific merit -- particularly as advances in crop breeding have blurred the lines between conventional breeding and genetic engineering.
People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them
High levels of hydroxyl radicals (OH) can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone.
New approach predicts disease transmission among wildlife and humans
A new methodology predicts disease transmission from wildlife to humans, from one wildlife species to another and determines who is at risk of infection.
Scientists discover compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms.
Push, pull or swirl: The many movements of cilia
Researchers know about many of cilia's roles, but not exactly how they beat in the first place. A new mathematical model aims to uncover the secret to cilia's beating motions.
Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring
Researchers have documented that corals can pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to their offspring, providing increased genetic diversity for potential evolutionary adaptation.
Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain
A new study points to possible new treatments for chronic pain with a surprising link to lung cancer. Findings of the research, conducted in laboratory mouse models, open up multiple therapeutic opportunities that could allow the world to improve chronic pain management and eclipse the opioid epidemic.
Using nanopores to detect epigenetic changes faster
Changes known as epigenetic modifications play an important role in cancer development, among other things. Being able to analyze them quickly and reliably could, for example, contribute significantly to the further development of personalized therapy. A research team has now succeeded in characterizing the chemical changes in proteins that are...
Discovery and naming of Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton -- incredibly, mostly intact -- was found over the course of two digs, in 2017 and 2019.
How the brain generates rhythmic behavior
Neuroscientists discovered the mechanism underlying the oscillator circuit that controls the rhythmic extension and retraction of whiskers in mice.