2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (643+ words) Sedimentation is more important than other factors in the 'time averaging' of marine fossils The investigators analysed more than 7,500 fossils, which were collected from a variety of oceanic environments around the world ANSTO has contributed to a large international study…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (444+ words) Chemotherapy, which saves the lives of many children with cancer, causes previously unknown DNA alterations in the liver and leaves genetic footprints in other healthy cells as well. These findings could potentially explain the higher risk of health problems later…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (602+ words) Those born in more recent decades may be at greater risk, exploratory analysis suggests High quality, long term studies needed to determine if eradication therapy lowers risk Exposure to the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori may be associated with more than…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (185+ words) Activity Database on Education and Research However, assessing the death of a particular plankton population out of a community consisting of hundreds of coexisting species poses a complex challenge. A team of researchers at Kyoto University addressed this by focusing…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (928+ words) An international team of scientists featuring faculty at Binghamton University has recreated a 1,000-year timeline documenting the ecological changes and human impact to the area surrounding Crawford Lake, the famed location of the proposed Anthropocene. By analyzing sedimentary ancient DNA…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (568+ words) A "peculiar" new species of Jurassic squid-like animal has been unearthed in Wyoming, USA, following the discovery of two exceptionally rare fossils dating back around 160 million years. The newly named species, Wyoteuthis linsterorum, has been identified as a type of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (634+ words) More than two decades after scientists first sequenced the entire human genome — all 3 billion "letters," or base pairs, of DNA code — the meaning of much of this code remains a mystery. Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a new genomic…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (228+ words) Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical negative charges to pair up, solving a mechanism that has puzzled scientists for more than 20 years. Using high-powered atomic force microscopy, scientists at the University of Sheffield…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (468+ words) Reposted from U of U Health. A new study has used a type of machine learning called a neural network to reveal how different kinds of training can change how learning happens-both in machines and in living brains. "We can…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (596+ words) A major manufacturer of environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling technologies has collaborated with researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to develop new materials for one of its key products. These materials deliver improved performance and…...