A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis
New call for funding, advocacy for botanical gardens to lead efforts to avert plant extinctionCredit: © The Morton Arboretum LISLE, ...
Month: August 2020
New tool for identifying endangered corals could aid conservation efforts
Credit: Iliana Baums, Penn State Coral conservation efforts could get a boost from a newly developed genotyping "chip"--the first of ...
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
Credit: Michigan Tech A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that ...
Preclinical study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows potent T-cell responses
These potent CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses were stimulated in the lungs following a single intranasal administrationCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
The Forsyth Institute serving as a critical resource for COVID-19 saliva diagnostic test development
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute As a world leader in oral biology and salivary diagnostics, the Forsyth ...
Importance of rainfall highlighted for tropical animals
Credit: Cristian Bonilla Poveda URBANA, Ill. - Imagine a tropical forest and you might conjure up tall trees hung with ...
Enzyme prisons
Credit: Charlotte Konrad, MDC There are up to a hundred different receptors on the surface of each cell in the ...
Changing landscapes, changing diets
Researchers use fossilized teeth to reveal dietary shifts in ancient herbivores and homininsCredit: Zeresenay Alemseged A new study published this ...
Three-dimensional quantum Hall effect and global picture of edge states in Weyl semimetals
Credit: International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University Since Von Klitzing discovered the quantum Hall effect in a two-dimensional electron ...
Scientists create protein models to explore toxic methylmercury formation
Credit: Connor Cooper, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy. A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...
How effective does a COVID-19 vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic?
This question as well as coronavirus-related discrimination, population vulnerability, anxiety, and depression are explored in recent articles in the American ...
Effectiveness of cloth masks depends on type of covering
Credit: Padmanabha Prasanna Simha, Indian Space Research Organisation WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020 -- Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a ...
UBCO researcher uses computer modelling to predict reef health
'Virtual' coral reefs become diagnostic tool to help manage the planet's reefsCredit: Jean-Philippe Maréchal. A UBC Okanagan researcher has developed ...
Polymers prevent potentially hazardous mist during dentist visit
During a pandemic, the problem of aerosolized saliva droplets at a dentist's office is acute. Thanks to polymer viscoelasticity, dentists ...
SciLifeLab fellows part of new Plant Biotechnology National Center
Credit: Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research The six-year-long program is part of a large-scale initiative from the SSF, aligned with ...
NASA’s terra satellite catches the demise of post-tropical cyclone Marco
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Gulf of Mexico early on Aug. 25 and found a very ...
Study shows socioeconomic status linked to heart failure mortality in United States
Research highlights importance of addressing socioeconomic factors to improve outcomesCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND -- Heart failure is a medical condition ...
New blood, new hope: Transfusions protect the brain from stroke damage
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University Muscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It's a ...
Discovery of new genes that influence the success of cancer treatment
Credit: UKRO/ Insel Gruppe Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of today's cancer treatment. About half of all people suffering from cancer ...
Universities join forces to develop materials for the fight against COVID-19
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers around the world are racing to find treatments to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused ...
