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New breeding technologies could enhance shape, size, color, and health benefits of produce

Forget vegetables with dull colors and fuzzy skin or fruits that lack of flavor--the produce aisle of the future could offer plant products that are designed for creative cooks and fussy eaters.

20 Jul 2018

Researchers develop systematic way to spot blends of steviol glycosides with superior taste

A team of 27 scientists working with a major stevia supplier has created a systematic way to spot blends of steviol glycosides with outstanding taste performance.

18 Jul 2018

Researchers study broader effects of neonics on wildlife

Health impacts of neonicotinoids may go well beyond bees, according to a new University of Guelph study.

21 Jun 2018

MAARA to celebrate its 50th anniversary with lecture titled 'The Future of Asthma'

50 years of pioneering asthma research which has benefited patients and sufferers throughout the UK will be celebrated at an event hosted by the University of Leicester on Wednesday 20 June.

19 Jun 2018

Anguil Environmental Systems celebrates 40th anniversary

Starting an environmental company in the late 1970’s was not nearly as well received as it would be today, but Gene Anguil, Founder of Anguil Environmental Systems, persevered. Four decades later, Anguil is recognized as a worldwide leader of industrial air pollution control and wastewater treatment technologies.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 14 Jun 2018

Eminent biologist resigns over allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Eminent biologist and cancer researcher Inder Verma has resigned from the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, California according to an announcement made by the institute on the 11th of June 2018

13 Jun 2018

NUST MISIS study demonstrates high toxicity of silver nanoparticles

NUST MISIS scientists and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences have proved the high toxicity of silver nanoparticles by conducting an experiment with embryos of Danio fish (Danio rerio).

6 Jun 2018

Regeneron collaborates with Zoetis to research antibody therapies for animals

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Zoetis Inc. today announced a five-year collaboration to research the use of Regeneron's monoclonal antibody therapeutics in animals and discover new veterinary treatments.

6 Jun 2018

New rebreather system enhances capabilities of Navy divers

The muscular U.S. Navy diver hoisted a 60-pound life-support regulator onto his back, then donned a 30-pound metal helmet.

1 Jun 2018

Scientists develop natural, non-toxic hair dye from blackcurrant skins

Whether they're trying to hide some gray or embrace a new or quirky color, people adore hair dyes. But some of these dyes may be harmful to humans and the environment.

30 May 2018

New way of grouping atoms could herald novel materials, drugs and computers

Scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules - opening up the possibility of a new area of chemistry and the development of countless new drugs, microelectronics and materials with novel characteristics.

22 May 2018

Raising Awareness of Childhood Dementia

The Dementia Strikes Children Too campaign aims to raise awareness of childhood dementia, drive for better clinical education of this group of diseases, and put in place the systems and tools for earlier diagnosis.

18 May 2018

Smoke from fires may pose threat to orangutans, finds study

Orangutans, already critically endangered due to habitat loss from logging and large-scale farming, may face another threat in the form of smoke from natural and human-caused fires, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.

15 May 2018

US Nobel Prize productivity is approaching its end, shows study

Since first being awarded in 1901, most Nobel Prizes for science have gone to the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

10 May 2018

A simple information card with program details can help food-aid recipients

Even for poor villagers in rural Indonesia, information is power. That is the implication of a newly published study co-authored by MIT economists, which finds that recipients of government aid collect more of the goods intended for them when they know more about the aid program they're enrolled in.

10 May 2018