The invisibility cloak of a fungus
Researchers find out that a fungal pathogen uses an enzyme to hide from the human immune system / Study in ...
Month: February 2020
Waterbug from european rivers found in the Iberian Peninsula
New family of Heteroptera in the fauna of CataloniaCredit: Ekkerhardt Wachmann Aphelocheirus aestivalis, a waterbug found in mid and high ...
A 3D study of a tiny beetle that attacks the fruits of coffee reveals details of its anatomy and secret life that can help fight this pest
Scientists from the University of Granada, thanks to microtomography techniques, reveal secret, and until now unknown, aspects of tunnel construction ...
Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe
XMM-2599 lived fast and died young, says UC Riverside-led international teamCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international ...
Improving adhesives for wearable sensors
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03305 By conveniently and painlessly collecting data, wearable sensors create many new possibilities ...
Colossal oysters have disappeared from Florida’s ‘most pristine’ coastlines
Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (February 5, 2020)- Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much ...
An end-to-end general framework for automatic diagnosis of manufacturing systems
Credit: ©Science China Press The manufacturing sector is envisioned to be heavily influenced by artificial intelligence-based technologies with the extraordinary ...
New study provides criteria for good infant sleep for the first time
Individual variations large in infant sleepCredit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare According to a new study, sleep problems among ...
EPA awards SwRI $25 million contract for emissions testing, analytical services
SwRI to develop emissions procedures, equipment for variety of propulsion systemsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Feb. 5, 2020 ...
Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have discovered that incredibly small particles of an unusual and highly toxic titanium oxide ...
Excessive sports in case of eating disorders: Psychological mechanisms decoded
Results reveal major implications for prevention and therapy -- publication in Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsCredit: Photo: Markus Breig, KIT Excessive and ...
Scientists document collapse of key Central American forest engineer
Populations of white-lipped peccaries, a 'new world' pig-like species usually found throughout Central American tropical forests, are in freefallCredit: Apolinar ...
Parkinson’s and the immune system
MedicineCredit: RUB, Kramer The team was thus able to provide further evidence that there are interfaces between the nervous system ...
Fiber crossings ahead: Key enzymes affecting nervous system pathway identified
Researchers in Japan identify enzymes essential for normal development of the corticospinal tract and skilled movement in miceCredit: University of ...
Targeting the cancer microenvironment
Researchers discover a novel checkpoint in immune cells with the potential to treat the cancer cell microenvironmentCredit: © Wolfram Weckwerth ...
Landscape-level surveys are necessary to address large-scale wildlife losses from poaching
Credit: Tilker/Wilting Widespread poaching in tropical biodiversity hotspots is causing unprecedented declines in wildlife populations, known as defaunation. A new ...
CIGSe thin-film solar cells: EU Sharc25 project increases efficiency
Credit: HZB/Ingo Kniest Producing thin-film solar modules requires much less energy than conventional wafer-based Si PV modules, and therefore their ...
Putting a finger on plant stress response
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba show that a zinc finger domain in Arabidopsis protein SIZ1 is essential for transcriptional ...
Programmed vascular endothelium remodeling using a remote-controlled ‘smart’ platform
Credit: ©Science China Press According to the statistics from World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause ...
Faster than a speeding bullet: Asian hornet invasion spreads to Northern Germany
Credit: Mr. Martin Husemann In early September 2019, an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) was collected alive in Hamburg, Germany, ...
