Arup SenGupta awarded second Fulbright research fellowship
Water technology expert returning to India to explore new opportunities to deploy HIX-Nano to mitigate drinking water crisis in affected ...
Month: December 2019
Long-dormant disease becomes most dominant foliar disease in New York onion crops
Credit: Frank S. Hay, Sandeep Sharma, Christy Hoepting, David Strickland, Karen Luong, and Sarah J. Pethybridge New York is the ...
How do conifers survive droughts? Study points to existing roots, not new growth
Scientists can't see underground, but computational models are providing a new way to investigate how root systems might be changingCredit: ...
Study: Children who drank whole milk had lower risk of being overweight or obese
Review analyzing almost 21,000 children suggests children who drank whole milk were less likely to be overweight or obeseCredit: Unity ...
How bacteria control their cell cycle
Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University have demonstrated how bacteria coordinate cell division with ...
Better anchor roots help crops grow in poor soils
Credit: © 2019 KAUST A metabolite in plants that regulates the growth of anchor roots--vital for sustaining water and nutrient ...
Learning from the bears
Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer from the lack ...
NASA finds heavy rain potential in tropical storm Sarai
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Sarai using infrared light to determine ...
Samara Polytech scientists has developed a new concept of mathematical modeling
Using unique models, new technologies for producing nanomaterials and nanocoatings will be createdCredit: @SamaraPolytech A team of scientists from the ...
Harnessing hot carriers for high efficiency solar cells
Credit: © 2019 Jun Yin Two-dimensional solar materials may offer a way to extract more energy from sunlight. By tuning ...
How cells learn to ‘count’
Credit: Andrew Holland One of the wonders of cell biology is its symmetry. Mammalian cells have one nucleus and one ...
Women with single dose of HPV vaccine gain similar protection as multiple doses
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from ...
NASA finds an elongated Phanfone now a tropical storm
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image ...
Which of these mushrooms could kill you? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2019 -- There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, ...
Diet has rapid effects on sperm quality
Credit: Ulrik Svedin/LiU Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study ...
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer
Credit: Mis et al., 2019 Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that supports the growth ...
New insights into the earliest events of seed germination
Thiol redox switches regulate how plant seeds use their stored energy reserves / Study published in "PNAS"Credit: Bettina Richter Plant ...
Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations
HKU scientists develop a deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sitesCredit: @The University of Hong Kong ...
FEFU scientists participate in development of ceramic materials that are IR-transparent
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB ...
High BMI may improve cancer survival
Study shows link to immunotherapyCredit: Flinders University Above average or high BMI - often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and ...
