In The News: School of Life Sciences
When millions of grasshoppers swarmed the Las Vegas valley a few years ago, tourist and locals alike were taken by surprise. During 2019’s infestation, Channel 13 talked with people who couldn’t stand the sight of the creatures or the crunch sound of dead grasshoppers being walked on.
Current regulations of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes require new species to be grown in a lab and distributed as pure and viable cultures. To prove it, you have to have more than one specimen. A team of scientists presented a new system, the SeqCode, and a corresponding registration portal in an article published in the journal Nature Microbiology.
If you’ve lived through a Las Vegas summer, you’ll know the sound of the cicada.
Those seeking a dystopian postcard for the effects of long-term megadrought and human-caused climate change will find a dandy at Lake Mead.
Provectus (OTCQB: PVCT) today announced that the Company has initiated a new sponsored research program with Kelly Tseng, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Lab Medicine, School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) to characterize the effects of Provectus’ pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal sodium (RBS) on vertebrate tissue regeneration and repair. RBS is the lead member of a class of small molecules called halogenated xanthenes that is entirely owned by Provectus.
Provectus (OTCQB: PVCT) today announced that the Company has initiated a new sponsored research program with Kelly Tseng, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Lab Medicine, School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) to characterize the effects of Provectus’ pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal sodium (RBS) on vertebrate tissue regeneration and repair. RBS is the lead member of a class of small molecules called halogenated xanthenes that is entirely owned by Provectus.
Scientists are just starting to uncover the vast diversity of microbes out there. The only problem? No one can agree on how to name them.
Robot bees could one day help pollinate crops amid rising concerns about a worldwide decline in insect populations that has the potential to wreak havoc on food supplies.
Watch out giant hornets, your next mating could be your last.
Your genes govern appearance and blood type, but they're also responsible for a whole lot more.
A conservation group and a southern Nevada ski resort said Tuesday they settled a federal lawsuit that had blocked plans to put a mountain biking park on steep terrain that is home to the endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly.
The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes recently pulled the rank of phylum into its code of official nomenclature. Experts say the move will help standardize science in the long run but potentially disrupt research now.