Study: Bacteria can ‘divide and conquer’ to vanquish their enemies — (Details)
Some bacteria can release toxins that provoke their neighbours into attacking each other, a tactic that could be exploited to fight infections.
Bacteria often...
Study: Gip1 structure places G proteins in lockdown — (Details)
Heterotrimeric G proteins are important in G protein-coupled receptor signaling, which plays many roles in the detection of various environmental stimuli, including hormones,...
Study: Indian ocean may be more disruptive to tropical climate than previously believed —...
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the last ice age than previously believed and may disrupt...
Study: Alternative to anti-inflammatory therapies reduces IBD symptoms in mice — (Details)
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) live with frequent, miserable episodes of abdominal pain, diarrhea and in severe cases, rectal bleeding. Standard treatments...
Study: Scientists discover cellular structures with extreme longevity, leading to insights for age-associated diseases...
Scientists once thought that neurons, or possibly heart cells, were the oldest cells in the body. Now, Salk Institute researchers have discovered that...
Study: Contraceptive jewelry could offer a new family planning approach — (Details)
Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring.
A report published recently in the Journal of Controlled...
Study: How invading jumping genes are thwarted — (Details)
Since Carnegie Institution's Barbara McClintock received her Nobel Prize on her discovery of jumping genes in 1983, we have learned that almost half...
Study: Minimally invasive patch delivers exact doses directly into cells, lessens pain, toxicity —...
Purdue University researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into...
Study: Great apes and ravens plan without thinking — (Details)
Planning and self control in animals do not require human-like mental capacities, according to a study from Stockholm University. Newly developed learning models,...
Study: ‘Backdoor’ pathway to masculinity involves androsterone from multiple tissues, including the placenta —...
Proper development of the fetal penis requires not just testosterone from the testes, but a second hormone produced by other tissues, including the...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
