New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees
Research News Discovery has implications for bolstering long-lived trees, other crops December 11, 2019 Chocolate-producing cacao trees that are resistant to a major pathogen were identified by an international team…
Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment
Research News Research finds that the internal structure of bone can be strengthened December 11, 2019 NSF-funded researchers have made a new discovery about how seemingly minor aspects of the…
Foreign National Sentenced to Prison for His Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
A Honduran national was sentenced to 24 months in prison yesterday for theft of government funds in connection with his role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, announced…
ALMA spots most distant dusty galaxy hidden in plain sight
Research News Radio telescopes detect light of massive galaxy seen 970 million years after the Big Bang December 11, 2019 Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have spotted…
NSF releases JASON report on research security
News Release 19-023 NSF-commissioned study by the independent JASON group calls foreign influence threat a complex issue that ‘can be addressed within the framework of research integrity’ December 11, 2019…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks at the Valor Survive and Thrive Conference
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Scientists show ‘Red Queen’ evolutionary principle at work in microbes in waters off Southern California
Research News Evolutionary principle of the ‘Red Queen’ leaves viruses and bacteria at stalemate December 12, 2019 In the waves off Southern California, germ warfare occurs in a struggle as…
Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought
Research News Mini-microplastics uncovered in the stomachs of filter-feeding marine organisms December 12, 2019 Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. A new study by NSF-funded researchers at the Scripps Institution…