With an uptick in pollen comes the torturous sneezing and watery eyes. Pets get seasonal allergies, too, but they exhibit discomfort in different ways.
Veterinary medicine
May 27, 2020
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Scientists engineering valuable microbes for renewable fuels and bioproducts have developed a fast, efficient way to identify the most promising varieties.
Biotechnology
May 19, 2020
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The UC San Diego researchers who developed algae-based flip-flops and surfboards are at it again. This time they are advancing their brand of renewable and biodegradable materials for use in other products like coated fabrics, ...
Materials Science
May 12, 2020
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Biological structures sometimes have unique features that engineers would like to copy. For example, many types of insect wings shed water, kill microbes, reflect light in unusual ways and are self-cleaning. While researchers ...
Materials Science
Apr 14, 2020
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A team at the University of Bristol has developed a new method of dating pottery which is allowing archaeologists to date prehistoric finds from across the world with remarkable accuracy.
Archaeology
Apr 8, 2020
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They make sauerkraut sour, turn milk into yogurt and cheese, and give rye bread its intensive flavour: bacteria that ferment nutrients instead of using oxygen to extract their energy. Acetobacterium woodii (short: A. woodii) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2020
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Tohoku University researchers in Japan have uncovered a molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Their findings, published in the journal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2020
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Roasted soybeans are a common ingredient in the diets of Pennsylvania dairy cows because they are a great source of fat and protein—including protein that escapes the rumen. Farm-grown and locally available soybeans and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2020
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Tuberculosis still represents the infectious disease with the highest fatality numbers. It is caused by mycobacteria, which mainly attack the lungs but can also affect almost any other organ. The fatty acid biosynthetic factory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2020
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A collaborative team of researchers at Utah State University and the University of Central Florida developed a tool to track cellular events that may lead to obesity-related conditions in people.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 24, 2020
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