IN THE LAB
Snow Monkeys Take Hot Baths To Destress
Taking hot spring baths during winter reduces the levels of stress hormones in Japanese macaques, researchers say.
Bat Virus Behind The Death Of 25,000 Pigs In China
Chinese scientists have identified a coronavirus originating in bats that was responsible for the deaths of 25,000 piglets in China from 2016 to 2017.
How HIV Possibly Jumped From Monkey To Man
Researchers have discovered that the evolution of a protein in the simian immunodeficiency virus may have allowed it to be transmitted to human hosts.
Generating Biofuel From Wheat Straw And Saw Dust
Using a natural bacterium isolated from mushroom crop residue, scientists have developed a way to directly convert plant-based material to butanol.
Seeking The Link Between Stress And The Body Clock? Just Ask
Researchers in Japan have discovered three genes—Ask1, 2 and 3—linking the 'internal clock' of cells and mice to environmental stresses.
Getting Clarity On Glass Formation
Scientists in Japan have found that the two modes of glass formation share a common structural origin.
Seeing The Brain Without Opening The Skull
A research group in South Korea has devised a strategy to perform bioimaging through opaque tissues.
How Imperfections Help 2D Quantum Materials To Grow
Defects formed at the interface between two semiconducting monolayer materials help drive the growth of 2D quantum well superlattices, researchers say.
An Evolutionary Trade-Off For Walking Upright
A research group in Japan has revealed that walking upright has made humans more prone to limb ischemia than mice.
