Newswise – in the results published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)Researchers and colleagues at Saint Louis University report that elephants play a key role in creating forests that store more carbon in the atmosphere and maintain forest biodiversity in Africa. If the already endangered elephants become extinct, the rainforests of Central … Read more
Newswise – Tsukuba, Japan – It’s often assumed that the island’s collections of flora and fauna are just plain, crunchy cousins to those on the mainland. But now, researchers from Japan have discovered that the islanders may be tougher and more complex than previously thought. In a recently published study, a research group led by … Read more
Newswise – The first laboratory investigation of the ancient, previously unconfirmed theory of the puzzling formation of planets, stars and supermassive black holes has been produced by spinning surrounding material at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This startling confirmation culminates more than 20 years of experimentation at PPPL, the … Read more
Newswise — Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a zebrafish model of NEDBEH — a rare genetic disorder that can cause coloboma, in which parts of the eye are missing due to developmental defects. The model provides a new tool for understanding the embryonic development of the eye. NEI is part of … Read more
Newswise – Philadelphia – recently welcomed 27 Penn Medicine employees and students Penn Medicine Care Grants for projects designed to improve well-being, health equity, and inclusion in the region’s most diverse and underserved populations. In addition, HopePHL He was selected as the 2022 Penn Medicine CAREs Community Champion. This annual honor, in its fourth year, … Read more
