Scientists Assemble Zika Virus Mosquito Genome From Scratch
A team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can…
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Overuse of Antibiotics Brings Risks for Bees — and for Us
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have found that honeybees treated with a common antibiotic were half as likely to survive the week after treatment compared with a…
Biochemists Develop New Way To Control Cell Biology With Light
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new method of controlling biology at the cellular level using light. The tool—called a photocleavable protein—breaks into two pieces when exposed…
UCLA Study Aims To Improve Interaction Between LA Residents, Wildlife
UCLA researchers are studying how wildlife mammals live in urban Los Angeles to improve the relationship between animals and humans. With a prize of $225,000 from UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand…
Zika-linked Birth Defects More Extensive Than Previously Thought, UCLA-led Research Finds
New UCLA-led research finds that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive — and severe — than previously thought, with 46 percent of 125 pregnancies among Zika-infected…
Seahorses are Weird, and Their Genome Knows Why
Male pregnancy. A long, tube-shaped mouth with no teeth. A body covered with bony plates. These are the odd, quintessential features of seahorses, but why? Scientists dove into this question…