Life sciences
08 Nov 2017
New technique predicts risk of plant disease and infestation
Algorithms described Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics provide maps of potential hotspots for plant disease and infestation worldwide.
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Life sciences
07 Nov 2017
New fund to endow fellowship in bioinformatics
Specialty Chief Editor Dr Douglas Ruden is raising funds to endow a graduate student fellowship in memory of his late wife Dr Xiangyi Lu.
Life sciences
02 Nov 2017
Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses
The finding that DNA injected into damaged horse tendons can cure lameness has big implications for future of human medicine: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Life sciences
30 Oct 2017
Habitat restoration can maximize the benefits of marine protected areas
Spillover of oyster larvae from marine protected areas is only beneficial if harvested areas contain suitable oyster habitat, finds research in Frontiers in Marine Science.
Life sciences
28 Oct 2017
Virtual coasts improve understanding of possible coastal planning outcomes
A simulation described in Frontiers in Marine Science helps people to assess the aesthetic aspects of proposed coastal developments and their effect on the marine environment.
Life sciences
16 Oct 2017
Taking the brakes off plant production: not so good after all
Speeding up the slowest part of photosynthesis to increase plant yield doesn’t work in practice, finds a study in Frontiers in Plant Science
Life sciences
10 Oct 2017
Frontiers in Materials welcomes Professor Nicola Pugno as its new Field Chief Editor
Frontiers in Materials is delighted to announce Professor Nicola Pugno as its new Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Materials
Life sciences
09 Oct 2017
DNA in albatross feces reveals diet of fishery discards
A new, non-intrusive way to assess seabird diet could help improve fisheries management and monitor marine biodiversity.
Life sciences
06 Oct 2017
House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
City sparrows have higher levels of free-radical damage than their country cousins, especially during breeding season, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Life sciences
05 Oct 2017
Join us in Orlando, Florida, for the American Society of Human Genetics 2017 conference (ASHG 2017)
Between the dates of 17th – 21st October 2017, Frontiers in Genetics will be in sunny Orlando for #ASHG17 (http://www.ashg.org/2017meeting/).
Life sciences
28 Sep 2017
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Children from high-fat diet mothers have altered brain circuitry into adulthood. Research from Frontiers in Endocrinology explains how a preference for unhealthy foods can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy.
Life sciences
28 Sep 2017
Influence of C-section, formula feeding and antibiotics on infant gut microbiome
Formula feeding and Cesarean section affect the development of gut microbiota in later infancy, finds a study in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Life sciences
27 Sep 2017
Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer
Researchers have identified new networks of related genes that may be involved in autism spectrum disorder, including those related to cancer, as described in Frontiers in Genetics.
Life sciences
26 Sep 2017
What was the population of Easter Island?
Recent research in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals Easter Island’s population may have reached 17,500 people during its prime, far off early estimates of a much smaller population.
Life sciences
25 Sep 2017
New hope for ‘bubble baby disease’
A faster way to diagnose Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) syndrome, described in Frontiers in Immunology, aims to help more infants get life-saving treatment in time.