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…
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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…
Scientists Discover 83 Genetic Mutations That Help Determine Your Height
Ever wonder how much of your height you inherited from your parents? A large-scale genetic study published recently in the journal Nature is helping shed some light on the factors that…
Important Information About the Federal and California Earned Income Tax Credit
In accordance with the Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act, the university includes a notice with all Form W-2 statements notifying employees that they may be eligible for the federal…
A Better Carrier – New Gene-Delivery Therapy Restores Partial Hearing, Balance in Deaf Mice
Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice born with a genetic…