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GHIT Announces Ten New Funding Partnerships
The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has ten new funding partners that include major global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Vibrating Male Fiddler Crabs Shake It Up For Love
To lure females into their burrows, male fiddler crabs produce vibrations that indicate their suitability as a mate.
Generating Clean Electricity From Torpedo Rays
Scientists in Japan have developed a new type of electric generator inspired by electric rays.
The Way To A Zebrafish’s Heart Is Through Its Nose
As part of their courtship and mating rituals, female zebrafish release a pheromone that activates the males’ brains through their smell receptors.
Supermassive Black Hole Winds Turn Up The Heat, Stopping Star Formation
Stars form when gases cool and collapse, but supermassive black holes release winds that heat up the gases in their host galaxy, preventing this from happening.
Gaps In Young Star’s Gas Disk Could Indicate Baby Planets
Two gaps in the gas disk around the young star, HL Tauri, are evidence of what might be newly-formed planets—challenging the belief that planets take millions of years to form.
Dengue Hotspots More Likely To Spread Zika Virus: Study
Subtropical and tropical countries with a history of mosquito-borne diseases have the greatest risk of the virus spreading once it hits the country.
Need To Stop A Bacterial Invader? Pull On Its Tail
A protein called Lypd8 defends the body from inflammation by binding to the bacterium's tail and stopping it in its tracks.
Brain ‘Conductor’ Keeps Time in Memory Orchestra
In mice, memories became useless and jumbled when a region of the brain called CA3 was shut down.
