UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice -- an important step before any Phase ...
Month: March 2020
Can sea anemones show us how to regrow brain tissue?
Lehigh University biologist Michael Layden earns NSF Career Award for his work to identify the mechanism of neurogenesis during development ...
Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
Credit: University of Exeter Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our ...
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devicesCredit: Courtesy of the researchers The brain is one of ...
La Jolla Institute for Immunology to host coronavirus immunotherapy clearinghouse
Led by LJI scientist Erica Ollmann Saphire, the global effort will streamline and accelerate the development of effective treatments for ...
Psychiatric disorders after first birth reduce likelihood of subsequent children
Credit: Human Reproduction Women who suffer from psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, mania and schizophrenia following the live birth ...
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
New insights into phase transitions using artificial intelligenceCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have ...
In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction
New dates for fossils indicate land animal turnover extended for hundreds of thousands of yearsCredit: Photo courtesy of John Geissman ...
Oncotarget Characterization of iPS87, a prostate cancer stem cell-like cell line
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 12 reported outside its natural niche, the cultured prostate cancer stem cells lost their tumor-inducing capability ...
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Rice University calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panelsCredit: Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 27, ...
Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions
Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State Bosons and fermions, the two classes into which all particles--from the sub-atomic to atoms themselves--can ...
Physicist from Hannover develops new photon source for tap-proof communication
New method for generating quantum-entangled photons in a spectral range of light previously inaccessible developedCredit: Michael Kues/PQT An international team ...
Scientists predict the size of plastics animals can eat
New equation could help determine risk of plastics to any species -- and amount of plastic entering food chainsCredit: Cardiff ...
Multi-stage deformation process in high-entropy alloys at ultra-low temperatures revealed
Pave the way to design new structural materials with superior mechanical propertiesCredit: © Professor Wang Xunli / City University of ...
Animals keep viruses in the sea in balance
Credit: NIOZ A variety of sea animals can take up virus particles while filtering seawater for oxygen and food. Sponges ...
Bubbles go with the flow
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The ...
New in vivo priming strategy to train stem cells can enhance cardiac repair effectiveness
Credit: © City University of Hong Kong / Science Advances Human stem cells have been regarded as one of the ...
Zero-energy bound states in the high-temperature superconductors at 2-dimensional limit
Credit: Wang Jian A quantum computer works based on qubits. By manipulating quantum states to realize specific logical operation, quantum ...
Astronaut urine to build moon bases
Credit: ESA, Foster and Partners The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate ...
Triple-threat genetic toolkit aids with eco-friendly chemical production
CABBI researchers have developed three innovative tools to facilitate production of high-value compounds from yeast strain Issatchenkia orientalisCredit: Center for ...
