National Zoo closes panda habitat for possible pregnancy
Paws are crossed at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, where a panda baby watch is underway.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2018
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Tiny device takes big step in non-invasive fetal blood test technology
A small microfluidic device that can separate maternal and fetal cells is being developed to detect genetic abnormalities in early pregnancy through non-invasive blood tests.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 14, 2018
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Identification of bovine IVF embryos without chromosome abnormalities by live-cell imaging
In vitro fertilized (IVF) embryo transfer has become an important innovation in the agricultural sectors, such as in cattle production. Approximately half of all bovine embryos produced worldwide were derived from IVF. However, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2018
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Higher humpback whale pregnancy rates suggest they are rebounding
A team of researchers with members from several institutions in the U.S. has found that pregnancy rates for humpback whales living near Antarctica are increasing. In their paper published in Royal Society Open Science, the ...
Investing in public education earns high marks for greater upward mobility
Investing in education may help boost economic opportunities for the next generation, according to a team of economists.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2018
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How #MeToo, awareness months and Facebook are helping us heal
If we have learned anything on social media in 2017 it's that everything isn't okay. Far from it. But we are finally starting to talk about it - according to researchers at Drexel University who study our relationships with ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2018
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To improve dipstick diagnostic and environmental tests, just add tape
Simple paper-strip testing has the potential to tell us quickly what's in water, and other liquid samples from food, the environment and bodies—but current tests don't handle solid samples well. Now researchers have developed ...
Materials Science
Nov 29, 2017
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Test strips for cancer detection get upgraded with nanoparticle bling
The most common test strip people might think of for diagnosis is a home pregnancy test. Pregnant women have steadily increasing levels of the biomarker human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is easily detectable in urine ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 13, 2017
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Edinburgh Zoo: panda Tian Tian won't give birth this year
Edinburgh Zoo says giant panda Tian Tian won't give birth this year.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2017
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Why are coyote populations difficult to control?
Conventional wisdom suggests that coyote control efforts actually result in an increase in the number of coyotes due to increasing litter sizes and pregnancy rates among individuals that survive. New research published in ...
Ecology
Aug 31, 2017
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