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Do ‘Ant Repellents’ Protect Nectar Or Bees?
The amount of ant repelling compounds plants produce correlates to the size of the bee polinators they attract, study says.
Cytokine Cocktail Recipe For Muscle Stem Cells
A cocktail of four cytokines could make muscle stem cells more readily available to treat muscle atrophy and injuries.
Lotus Transcriptome Sequenced
A transcriptome analysis of the lotus could facilitate future functional genomics studies on the ancient plant.
Dairy Queen & Physicist Among 2015 Nikkei Asia Prize Winners
Vietnamese diary industry leader Mai Kieu Lien and Chinese physicist Wang Yifang have won this year's Nikkei Asia Prizes for business innovation and science & technology, respectively.
Mapping The Evolution Of The 2014 Ebola Outbreak
Researchers have sequenced 175 full-length Ebola genomes, detailing the evolution of the virus during the 2014 outbreak.
For Schizophrenics, Integration—Not Attention—Is The Problem
Previous studies showing that schizophrenics have attention disorders were based on systematically exaggerated data, scientists say.
Alzheimer’s Proteins Used To Enhance Transfection
Self-assembling nanosheets made of amyloid-forming proteins have been used to enhance retrovirus transduction.
Mapping Antioxidant Production In Apples
An expression profiling study has identified the genes involved in proanthocyanidin production in apples.
How mRNA Splicing Defects Trigger Cancer
Disruption of normal mRNA splicing can lead to DNA damage and the activation of apoptosis, according to a study in flies.
