Day December 13, 2018

For six months, rats were fed a diet containing either GM maize (MON 810 or NK603) or non-GM maize, in varying concentrations. The researchers, using high-throughput biology techniques, did not identify any significant biological markers related to the transgenic maize…

IMAGE: This is Partha Pande, Boeing Centennial Chair, left, and Janardhan Rao Doppa, assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. view more  Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University research team has uncovered significant and…

Humans aren’t the only species that have dinner parties. Scientists have observed many animals, including bats, eating in groups. However, little was known about whether bats actively help each other find food, a process known as social foraging. With the…

IMAGE: Bacteria from sewage tend to build up in Hudson River sediments, especially mucky ones like this, a new study finds. These researchers from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory were collecting… view more  Credit: Kevin Krajic/Earth Institute, Columbia University A new…

IMAGE: Michigan State University post-doctoral scholar Andrea Glassmire, an entomologist, checks out the leaves of the tropical shrub Piper kelleyi, nicknamed “pink belly ” because of the color of its young… view more  Credit: Michigan State University Michigan State University scholar…

IMAGE: Fig 6. TG pigs exhibit antiviral responses during CSFV infection. H. Histopathological changes in the NTG pigs were confirmed by HE staining. These histopathological changes included a decrease in splenic… view more  Credit: Xie Z, et al. (2018) Researchers have…

IMAGE: A collagen fibril mounted on a MEMS mechanical testing device. At the bottom is a single human hair for size comparison. view more  Credit: University of Illinois Department of Aerospace Engineering Collagen is the fundamental building block of muscles, tissues,…

IMAGE: This artist’s illustration shows a giant cloud of hydrogen streaming off a warm, Neptune-sized planet just 97 light-years from Earth. The exoplanet is tiny compared to its star, a red… view more  Credit: NASA, ESA and D. Player (STScI) Fishermen…

IMAGE: Content creators who produce videos, photos and commentary are rewarded when their followers purchase products after clicking on affiliate marketing links included in their social media posts. view more  Credit: Illustration by Beatrice Trinidad Federal regulators require social media personalities…

EVANSTON, Ill. — Exercise has been called a double-edged sword for women when it comes to body image as some types of exercise seem to improve body esteem, whereas others have the potential to lower it. In other words, from…