Results of a new study represent a step toward improving our understanding of Crohn's disease and the factors that cause its intestinal inflammation.
Fishers facing pressure from wildfires, salvage logging
The recovery of the fisher, a charismatic, long-tailed forest carnivore, will likely be hindered by the increasing frequency and intensity of future wildfires, new research indicates.
The ‘surprisingly simple’ arithmetic of smell
Researchers studying locusts have found that the presence of smell can be determined by simply adding and subtracting the presence of certain neurons.
Unexpected benefits from food competitors
A research team has found that gravid tobacco hawkmoths (Manduca sexta) show an unusual preference for Datura plants that are already infested with leaf beetles when laying their eggs. The beetles and their larvae actually compete with tobacco hornworms, the larvae of Manduca, for food. Plants infested by beetles change...
Cancer therapy using on-site synthesis of anticancer drugs
Researchers have successfully treated cancer in mice using metal catalysts that assemble anticancer drugs together inside the body. This study is the first report of therapeutic in vivo synthetic chemistry being used to make anticancer substances where they are needed simply by injecting their ingredients through a vein. Because this...
Pheasants lose their cool after fighting
Pheasants' heads cool rapidly as they prepare to fight -- then heat up afterwards, new research shows.
Medieval warhorses were surprisingly small in stature
Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows.
Current marsh pollution has dramatic, negative effects on sea anemone’s survival
The starlet sea anemone Nematostella's growth, development, and feeding ability are drastically impacted by present levels of common pollutants found in one of its native habitats, the U.S. East Coast.
Biotechnology could provide an environmentally more sustainable alternative to egg white protein production
Egg white is one of the most important protein ingredients for the food industry. The first assessment of the environmental impact of egg white protein -- ovalbumin -- production by fungus Trichoderma reesei shows that the ovalbumin produced by precision fermentation reduced land use requirements by almost 90 per cent...
Scientists uncover the distribution and physiological role of planteose
The findings of this study are intended to aid botanists who specialize in crop protection in better understanding the distribution of planteose throughout the endosperm, perisperm, and seed coat of Orobanche minor -- a root parasitic weed, which is consistent with planteose's role as a storage carbohydrate. The findings of...