Ten million tons of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks

Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tons of good fish back into the ocean every…

Pulling the tablecloth out from under essential metabolism

Most organisms share the biosynthetic pathways for making crucial nutrients because it is is dangerous to…

Microscope can scan tumors during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D

A new microscope could provide accurate real-time results during cancer-removal surgeries, potentially eliminating the 20 to…

Cloning thousands of genes for massive protein libraries

Discovering the function of a gene requires cloning a DNA sequence and expressing it. Until now,…

Using ‘sticky’ nanoparticles, researchers develop strategy to boost body’s cancer defenses

Strides have been made in the development of a strategy to improve the immune system's detection…

Peanut family secret for making chemical building blocks revealed

The peanut and its kin -- legumes -- have not one, but two ways to make…

Is there an association between socioeconomic status in childhood and the heart?

Socioeconomic inequalities are a public health challenge in cardiovascular disease and a new study examined the…

New tool to identify and control neurons

One of the big challenges in the neuroscience field is to understand how connections and communications…

Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining will be unavoidable

Biodiversity losses from deep-sea mining are unavoidable and possibly irrevocable, an international team of scientists, economists…

Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought

Researchers have discovered a new, yet simple, way to increase drought tolerance in a wide range…