Research: How transcription factors explore the genome —
Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that regulate the transcription of genes, which is the first step in making a protein. The way TFs...
Research: Road proximity may boost songbird nest success in tropics —
In the world's temperate regions, proximity to roads usually reduces the reproductive success of birds, thanks to predators that gravitate toward habitat edges....
Research: Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey...
Research: Genetic switch for C. elegans —
With their first ever RNA-based inducible system for switching on genes in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), two researchers from the University...
Research: Microplastics potentially threatens future survival of mollusc, new study finds —
A new study shows that microplastics are affecting the ability of mussels to attach themselves to their surroundings -- potentially having a devastating...
Research: Weather at key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality —
Corn is planted on approximately 90 million acres across the United States every year. With all that data, it takes months after harvest...
Research: Scientists explore tick salivary glands as tool to study virus transmission, infection —
The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are transmitted from ticks to mammals, and...
Research: Shellfish could revolutionize human health research —
Shellfish like oysters and mussels have the potential to revolutionize human health research, according to a new paper in Developmental and Comparative Immunology....
Research: New technique enabled first high quality whole genome from a single mosquito —
For the first time, scientists have read the whole genetic code of one single tiny mosquito. Traditionally, it has been difficult to extract...
Research: Satellite data facilitate comprehensive monitoring of major river systems —
Water levels in the Mekong basin, which extends through six countries in South-East Asia, are subject to considerable seasonal fluctuations. A new model...
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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...
