A new University of Florida co-authored study in Science found that African elephants are a keystone species whose loss can trigger ecosystem collapse, including major declines in dung beetles and the ecological services they provide.

W. M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative grants $600,000 to Salk scientist, graduate student pairings. The three teams will each tackle their own projects, spanning cancer, neuroscience, and genetics. The grants accelerate high-risk, high-reward science that otherwise would be difficult to pursue in today’s science funding landscape.

Researchers have found that your heart already has its own 'natural bypass' system that can predict whether the heart muscle beyond it is alive or dead. A new study reveals how tiny hidden vessels could hold the key to deciding who really needs complex and risky surgery - and who doesn’t. The team found that a simple angiogram scoring system could help identify patients whose heart muscle is still alive - even when a major artery has been completely blocked for months. It is hoped that the breakthrough could change how cardiac patients are treated.

LMU researchers show that certain cell organelles can efficiently compensate for mistranslated proteins – a possible key to their acclimation to environmental stress.