Unraveling the mystery of wheat herbicide tolerance
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Genetically speaking, the loaf of bread you stress-baked during the ...
Month: July 2020
About half of health care workers positive for COVID-19 by serology have no symptoms
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The IVY Research Network has completed initial studies evaluating the epidemiology of COVID-19 in health ...
Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked
A ton of lead dust may have been deposited near the cathedralCredit: Interactive map by Jeremy Hinsdale/Earth Institute. Photos by ...
Intimate partner violence, history of childhood abuse worsen trauma symptoms for new moms
Postnatal screenings are a vital intervention pointCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study assessed the interaction ...
Brookhaven and Forge Nano to mature noble gas-trapping technology
Through DOE's Technology Commercialization Fund, the national lab-startup team will develop "nanocages" for nuclear applicationsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--A ...
Sustained support for WHO “vital to us all as we age,” say AGS experts
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today joined organizations across health care, international development, and ...
Looking at linkers helps to join the dots
Credit: © 2020 Ahmad R. Kirmani Better understanding the science that underpins well-known techniques for developing quantum dots--tiny semiconducting nanocrystals--can ...
Flaring, massively
KyotoU's new Seimei telescope detects enormous 'superflare' on nearby starCredit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Japan -- The cold, dark ...
Liquid water is more than just H2O molecules
Credit: Skoltech Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Stuttgart showed that the concentration of short-lived ions ...
Breast cancer cells can reprogram immune cells to assist in metastasis
Credit: Isaac Chan, M.D. Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing ...
How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...
UCLA-led team develops ways to keep buildings cool with improved super white paints
Credit: Jyotirmoy Mandal A research team led by UCLA materials scientists has demonstrated ways to make super white paint that ...
A new nanoconjugate blocks acute myeloid leukemia tumor cells without harming healthy ones
Credit: CIBER-BBN Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease which usual treatment is very aggressive and produces severe side ...
Multi-university center aims to minimize mine tailings risk
Increased concern over the sustainability of handling mine waste has led to a joint venture dedicated to mine tailings research ...
Fishing for a theory of emergent behavior
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba study the collective swimming of ayu fish and quantify the degree of group cohesion ...
Medical cannabis put to test in first ever real-world evidence clinical trial led by UHN
Credit: UHN (Toronto - July 9, 2020) - Medical cannabis is finally being put under the microscope, in a first-of-its-kind ...
Scientists from Russia and Germany to develop new biotechnology using algae
Project to create a resource and CO2-neutral energy closed-loop technology from microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and duckweed Lemna minor.Credit: Peter the ...
Fine-tuning excited state of Ru(II)-photosensitizers for boosting CO2-to-CO conversion
Credit: ©Science China Press Solar-driven reduction of CO2 into energy-rich fuels, such as CO, HCOOH, and CH3OH, has been conceived ...
OPTN-ATG9 interaction accelerates autophagic degradation of ubiquitin-labeled mitochondria
Credit: TMiMS Researchers at TMIMS have revealed that PINK1 (a serine/threonine kinase) and Parkin (a ubiquitin ligating enzyme: E3) work ...
Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
DNA hypermethylation responsible for reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.A) CpG site where the structure ...
