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An international team of researchers led by University of California, Davis, geneticists has publicly released the first public genome sequence of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica). Roasted beans of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica). Image credit: University of California, Davis. In 2014, researchers led by Dr Philippe Lashermes of the French Institute …

According to an international team of scientists from New Zealand and Australia, up to 76% of the world’s population is overfat. This amounts to an astonishing 5.5 billion people. Estimated number and percentage of overfat and underfat adults and children worldwide (based on 2014 world population numbers of 7.2 billion). …

A novel method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug called Tideglusib has been discovered by scientists at King’s College London, UK. Tideglusib treatment shows complete repair with vital dental pulp after 6 weeks. Image credit: V.C.M. Neves et al, doi: 10.1038/srep39654. …

A team of materials scientists and physicists from the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the National Institute of Standards and Technology has discovered a way to confine the behavior of electrons by using extremely high magnetic fields. The team’s results are published in the …

A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, has discovered a way to inactivate the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system using newly identified bacteriophage proteins. The study was published on Dec. 29 in the online edition of the journal Cell. Four newly identified CRISPR-Cas9 inhibitor proteins encoded by Listeria …

An international team of researchers from Spain and the UK has found that the protein TLR2 (Toll-like receptor 2) — a critical detector of the microbiota found in the intestine — regulates levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter intimately connected to the brain’s regulation of appetite, sleep, and mood. Escherichia coli, …

According to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports, the secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain’s ability to process sound. Kraus et al show that children who sustained a concussion exhibit a signature neural profile. Image credit: Pete Linforth. “Concussions — diffuse, non-penetrating brain injuries following …

The mesentery, which connects the intestine to the abdomen, had for hundreds of years been considered a fragmented structure made up of multiple separate parts. However, new research by University Hospital Limerick scientists found the mesentery is one, continuous structure. Digital representation of the small and large intestines and associated …

The high quality genome sequence of the dry jujube cultivar ‘Junzao,’ along with sequences from trees throughout its range, have illuminated the domestication history of this popular Asian fruit tree. ‘Junzao’ jujube in Xinjiang, China. Image credit: Xingang Li. The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) is one of the oldest cultivated …

A novel technique developed by a team of researchers in Australia has made it possible to produce some of the first reliable radiocarbon dates for Australian rock art. Aboriginal rock art from western Arnhem Land depicts style known as Northern Running Figures. Image credit: Tristen Jones. “Indigenous Australian rock art …