New 'jumping' superbug gene discovered, resistant to last-resort antibiotic

While sifting through the bacterial genome of salmonella, food scientists discovered mcr-9, a new stealthy, jumping…

Eye's vulnerability to macular degeneration revealed

Scientists have found significant differences in the shape and biology of the same type of cell…

Threatened sturgeon learns for the fitness

An international team is providing one of the first proofs of the complex learning behavior of…

Teaching CRISPR and antibiotic resistance to high school students

A team has developed BioBits, a suite of hands-on educational kits that enable students to perform…

Teen girls more vulnerable to bullying than boys

Girls are more often bullied than boys and are more likely to consider, plan, or attempt…

Freshwater mussel shells were material of choice for prehistoric craftsmen

Researchers have discovered that 6000-years-ago people across Europe shared a cultural tradition of using freshwater mussel…

Arctic rivers provide fingerprint of carbon release from thawing permafrost

The feedback between a warming climate and accelerated release of carbon currently frozen into permafrost around…

Vaccine for African swine fever may save our bacon

Wild boar can be immunized against African Swine Fever by a new vaccine delivered to the…

New material also reveals new quasiparticles

Researchers have investigated a novel crystalline material that exhibits electronic properties that have never been seen…

Stem cells make more 'cargo' packets to carry cellular aging therapies

Scientists report that adult cells reprogrammed to become primitive stem cells, called induced pluripotent stem cells…