'Friend or foe' bacteria kill their algal hosts when coexisting is no longer beneficial
6:20pm By NULLScientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, where they change from…Residential green space is associated with higher birth weight
4:27pm By NULLA new study assessed the associations between maternal exposure to green and blue spaces during…Traffic pollution impairs brain function
4:27pm By NULLA new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in…Economics trump environment to save big cats, say ecologists
4:27pm By NULLRapid economic growth has pushed rare species of big carnivores to the brink of extinction, but…Reducing steel corrosion vital to combating climate change
3:38pm By NULLEvery year, the United States spends nearly a trillion dollars fighting metallic corrosion, an…How cells prevent harmful extra DNA copies
3:16pm By NULLA protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out…Genome editing procedures optimized
3:15pm By NULLScientists succeed in boosting the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 and related methods and modifying…Botany: Chloroplast from the father
3:15pm By NULLUnder cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass on its…New mosquito repellents that work better than DEET
1:53pm By NULLIn the age-old battle against mosquitoes, DEET has proven effective at keeping this nemesis at bay,…Global study of hypoxia in rivers shows it is more prevalent than previously thought
1:03am By NULLNew research shows hypoxia in rivers and streams is generally much more prevalent across the globe…Immense diversity and interdependence in high temp deep-sea microorganism communities
1:03am By NULLA new study finds that microorganisms live in richly diverse and interdependent communities in…Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date
1:03am By NULLScientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture by creating a system that efficiently captures…Environment law fails to protect threatened species in Australia
1:02am By NULLFederal environmental laws are failing to mitigate against Australia's extinction crisis, according…Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Mon 8:15pm By NULLMicroplastics -- tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment -- pose a growing threat…The key to weathering rapid sea-level rise may lie in a Massachusetts salt marsh
Mon 5:49pm By NULLResearchers recently announced that salt marshes, critical habitats threatened by rapid sea-level…Targeted test for antibiotic resistance in clinical Enterobacter species
Mon 5:33pm By NULLBacteria of the genus Enterobacter are among the most dangerous bacteria associated with hospital…Agriculture linked to changes in age-independent mortality in North America
Mon 5:33pm By NULLThe transition to agriculture from hunting and gathering in pre-colonial North America led to…Pheasants at risk on unfamiliar ground
Mon 5:32pm By NULLPheasants are most likely to be killed by predators on unfamiliar ground, new research shows.Sweet salvation -- how a sugar cane pathogen is gearing up a new era of antibiotic discovery
Mon 5:32pm By NULLA potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the…DNA sequencing method lifts 'veil' from genome black box
Mon 5:32pm By NULLMany life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists…
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