OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Biosensor detects early fungal outbreaks, advances plant biotechnology * A new biosensor developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory detects the emerging presence of fungus on plants at the molecular level, paving the way for next-generation crop protection and the development of stress-tolerant plants. The innovation advances tech more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 23 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * PFAS--'forever chemicals'--directly shown to alter thyroid structure and function * Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are used across industries, and are present in waterproof clothing, makeup, carpets, upholstery, cookware, fast-food containers, and myriad other items we encounter in our daily lives. PFAS are known for their confirmed and potentially detrimental hea more PR

MIAMI, Florida, March 23 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Top Chemistry Journal Highlights Miller School Discovery Linking Ketone Metabolism to Cell Signaling * Research led by Zhipeng Wang, Ph.D., uncovers a previously unknown mechanism by which ketone bodies regulate protein function and cellular signaling. The highly respected chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie recently published a paper by Desai Sethi Urology Institute's (DSUI) Zhip more PR

DAVIS, California, March 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Unlocking Longevity Insights From Ancient Bristlecone Pine Scientists Sequence Genome of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, Earth's Oldest Living Individual Organism By Kat Kerlin What can the world's longest living individual teach us about longevity? A team of scientists coordinated by the University of California, Davis, sequenced the Great Basin bristlecone pine genome, which could hel more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 24 -- The University of Michigan Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * 'They are not standing at the edge of discovery -- they are inside it' Associate Professor of Biochemistry Besa Xhabija, a cancer researcher, explores ways to inhibit cancer cell growth. She's training undergraduates to assist her in making new discoveries. * On a recent afternoon Wiam Almahdi, a junior majoring in biochemistry, examined cells through a microscope in Associate Profess more PR