Fear, explained in 90 seconds
Throughout our lives, personal experiences lead to our individual fears — the clown Pennywise made that very clear in this year’s film reboot of the Stephen King novel “It.” (more…)
Technology
Birth of a New Protein: How Evolution Does More Than Tinker
A UA-led team has found that a protein from a new gene can fold like more ancient proteins, contrary to what had been believed.
A yeast protein that evolved from scratch can fold into a three-dimensional shape — contrary to the general understanding of young proteins — according to new research led by the University of Arizona. (more…)
Subsurface phosphorus
UD study looks to clean up subsurface phosphorus risk assessment
When it comes to advancing nutrient management planning for croplands across the United States, it is important to evaluate phosphorus indices to ensure accurate phosphorus loss risk assessment. (more…)
Warum es für Pflanzen gut sein kann auf Sex zu verzichten
Sexuelle Fortpflanzung ist die dominante Reproduktionsform im Tier- und Pflanzenreich. Trotzdem gibt es Arten, die sich teilweise oder ausschließlich asexuell vermehren. Überraschenderweise sind diese asexuellen Arten oft weiter verbreitet als ihre nächsten sexuellen Verwandten. (more…)
Research shows how industry spends to influence the legislative agenda
Harris scholar Alex Fouirnaies examines high value on access to agenda setters
Every year companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on elections in the United States. Yet studies of roll-call votes have shown that donations to specific office holders do not regularly yield the votes donors want. So why do industries continue to pour billions into the coffers of legislators? (more…)
Wie sich Muskeln erholen
Das Enzym Lsd1 entscheidet darüber, ob sich Fettzellen oder Muskelzellen im Körper bilden
Nur mithilfe ihrer Skelettmuskulatur können sich Wirbeltiere bewegen und atmen. Außerdem spielen die Muskeln eine bedeutende Rolle bei der Erzeugung von Wärme und im Stoffwechsel des Körpers. Um diese Funktionen zu gewährleisten, muss der Organismus beschädigte Muskeln schnell und effizient reparieren. (more…)
Reducing salt in restaurant food: Some progress made but more needed
ANN ARBOR — Restaurants are reducing sodium in some newer items on their menus, but when it comes to existing fare and use of sodium overall there has been little change, according to research led by the University of Michigan. (more…)
Treating Depression: An Expert Discusses Risks, Benefits of Ketamine
Controversial option seems to work when other methods fail
Up to a third of patients with depression don’t respond to traditional forms of treatment. For those patients, the dark fog that hovers over their lives feels like it will never lift. But a new treatment called ketamine has recently made waves all over the internet. Hailed as a “miracle drug” and the first major antidepressant breakthrough in three decades, ketamine has improved the lives of many patients whose depression had dominated their lives for years. And yet, many of these articles also convey a note of skepticism. That’s because ketamine is also a street drug, a popular hallucinogenic known as “special K.” (more…)