Credit: Molecular Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.08.006 Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology have revealed a new secret regarding senescence, a cellular state similar to sleep that is more likely to affect aged cells. This drowsy condition is known to provide health benefits under certain conditions while also potentially causing … Read more
Biostasis drug selection methodology based on (a) drug predictions obtained with Network Models for Causally Aware Discovery (NeMoCAD) using transcriptional inputs and (b) chemical similarity of the predicted compounds to SNC80. LINCS: Library of Integrated Network-Based Cellular Signatures. CTD: Comparative Toxicogenomics Database. KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. TRRUST: Transcriptional regulatory relationships unraveled by … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australian government research scientists and Swinburne University have published a paper that finds good quality studies show no effect from radio waves on plants and animals, while poor-quality studies show an effect. The systematic map, published in the International Journal of Environmental Studies in July 2024, was led by the Australian … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Five hundred young sturgeon were released at four locations into the Saginaw River system last week as part of an ongoing effort by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University to rebuild the giant fish’s population. The sturgeons came from the Black Lake Stream Side Rearing Facility in … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated a technology capable of a suite of data storage and computing functions—repeatedly storing, retrieving, computing, erasing or rewriting data—that uses DNA rather than conventional electronics. Previous DNA data storage and computing technologies could complete some but not all of … Read more
More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze on two main fronts on the island. Portugal on Wednesday appealed to EU partners for assistance in fighting a wildfire on the Atlantic island of Madeira that has raged for a week and threatened a UNESCO-listed forest. The country will shortly trigger the EU Civil Protection Mechanism … Read more
The relief map of the study area. The black dots show the distribution of sample points across Canada. Credit: Climate, (2024). DOI: 10.3390/cli12080119 A recent study by the University of Ottawa and Laval University shows that climate change may cause many areas in Canada to experience significant droughts by the end of the century. In … Read more
In this image made from a video shot and provided by Gary Shattuck, a Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, was spotted walking along a rural road, Aug. 17, 2024, in Shrewsbury, Vt. Credit: Gary Shattuck via AP A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Antarctica’s unique ecosystems could be threatened by the arrival of non-native marine species and marine pollution from Southern Hemisphere landmasses, new oceanographic modeling shows. In a study published today in Global Change Biology, scientists from UNSW Sydney, ANU, University of Otago and the University of South Florida suggest that floating objects … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Deaths from heat could triple in Europe by 2100 under current climate policies, mostly among people living in southern parts of the continent, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. The findings highlight the need to strengthen policies to limit global warming to protect vulnerable regions and … Read more
