Rewriting Mosquito DNA to End Disease Spread
Understanding mosquito genetics for mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and dengue can lead to better control methods, reducing their spread around the world. Virginia Tech…
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“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It Before” – Unusual 550 Million Year Old Fossil Solves Paleontological Paradox
The research offers new insights into the early evolution of animals. Researchers led by Shuhai Xiao at Virginia Tech have discovered a 550 million-year-old sea…
Global Warming Is Changing Plants’ Pollination Patterns – and It Could Have Disastrous Consequences for Food Stability
A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Nevada, Reno, and Virginia Tech reveals that climate change has…
Scientists Solve the 250-Year-Old Origin Mystery of the Most Common Indoor Urban Pest Insect on the Planet
Scientists have traced the German cockroach’s origins to Asia around 2,100 years ago, debunking the myth of its German origin. This pest, known for its…
Unraveling the Hidden Role of Splay Faults in Cataclysmic Tsunamis
A new study uncovered evidence that splay fault uplift in the Alaskan-Aleutian subduction zone generated additional tsunami activity in half of the last eight earthquakes….
Major Chinese Cities Are Rapidly Sinking, Posing Serious Consequences
New satellite data reveals that a third of China’s urban population faces the threat of city subsidence. According to researchers from Virginia Tech and the…
Innovating Cancer Care: Safely Supercharging Immune Cells To Fight Tumors
Researchers in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering have developed a new cancer immunotherapy to localize cancer-killing cytokines in tumors to improve treatment effectiveness. Cancer is…
Brain Signals: How Dopamine and Serotonin Influence Social Behavior
International team decodes intricate dance of dopamine and serotonin in human brains, shedding light on social decisions. In a study published in Nature Human Behavior,…
Submerging Skylines: Major East Coast Cities Including NYC and DC Rapidly Sinking
U.S. Atlantic coast cities are sinking faster than the global sea level is rising, posing risks to infrastructure in densely populated areas like New York…
Feathered Paradox: The Unexpected Social Habits of Sick House Finches
Social distancing when sick has become second nature to many of us in the past few years, but some sick animals appear to take a…
Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Dramatic Antioxidant Deficit in Alzheimer’s Patients: Could a Healthy Diet Be the Key to Prevention?
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease estimated to impact 6 million individuals in the United States and 33 million globally. A significant portion of…
An Unexpected New Way To Recycle – Scientists Transform Plastic Waste Into Soap
Researchers have developed a new method to recycle plastics, such as those from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags, into soap. The method: Heat…
Surprising Findings – Scientists Discover Super Low-Noise Genes
Silke Hauf and her research team made a surprisingly quiet discovery during their study on cell division. They observed that the expression of RNA in…
Scientists Uncover Source of Unusual Deformation in Earth’s Largest Continental Rift
Computer simulations confirm that the African Superplume causes the unusual deformations and rift-parallel seismic anisotropy detected below the East African Rift System. Continental rifting involves…
Washing With the Wrong Soap? It Could Turn You Into a Mosquito Magnet
Various theories have been proposed explaining why mosquitoes are drawn to certain people while others escape unscathed. A group of scientists from Virginia Tech have…
The Cocaine Comeback: Addiction Scientists Turn to Cash Incentives for Answers
Virginia Tech researcher at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute hope the study will inform demand and cravings for a substance involved in nearly one in…
Geoscientists Unearth New Insights Into Life’s Evolution 800 Million Years Ago
Although the oceans from ancient times have disappeared, the events that occurred in them have been recorded in rocks. By examining these rocks, we can…
First “Unmistakable” Triassic-Era Caecilian Fossils Discovered, Revealing Origins of Living Amphibians
New geosciences study reveals Triassic fossils that expose origins of living amphibians. A team of Virginia Tech paleontologists, led by doctoral candidate Ben Kligman, have…