Leo Wilson

Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according … Read more

Psychologist publishes most thorough compilation of sleep and emotion research to date

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Losing sleep is actually something to lose sleep about. It doesn’t just make us tired — it can increase anxiety, degrade mood and altogether undermine our emotional functioning, according to a study by University of Houston Professor of Psychology Candice Alfano, who is senior author on the report. The study, published by the American Psychological … Read more

Novel solution for Pichia pastoris enzyme production platform

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Researchers successfully utilize cyanobacterial biomass as a novel feedstock in a cutting-edge P. pastoris platform. The extended toolkit exhibits promising results for offering a sustainable alternative for enzyme expression. Credit: Dr. Doris Schieder, Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Germany The demand for industrial enzymes … Read more

Researchers solve mystery behind DnaA protein’s role in DNA replication initiation

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In a breakthrough discovery, published in Nature Communications, scientists from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with researchers at Newcastle University and The Francis Crick Institute have unraveled the intricate mechanism behind how DnaA, the master initiator of DNA replication in bacteria, specifically opens replication origins, the gateways to DNA duplication. This fundamental understanding … Read more

New study examines perspectives from South Florida practitioners

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study led by researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, assessed the perspectives of 76 diverse South Florida climate adaptation professionals. The study titled, “Practitioner perspectives on climate mobilities in South Florida” was published in the December issue of the journal Oxford Open … Read more

How national policies affect forests in border regions

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A picture is said to say a thousand words, and researchers led by Professor David Wuepper from the Land Economics Group in the Institute for Food and Resource Economics at the University of Bonn took this as their inspiration to investigate the impact of national policies on forest coverage. They had the idea of using … Read more

Big waves pound US West Coast

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Large waves walloped California’s Ventura County as a storm lashed the US West, with more heavy weather expected over the weekend. Huge surf was battering the US West Coast on Friday, with forecasters warning of more danger ahead after a rogue wave swept pedestrians off their feet and swamped a hotel. Rollers as high as … Read more