A one-step diagnostic may bring faster, cheaper cancer testing to remote settings
Credit: Scientists have created a rapid and affordable test for breast cancer that is designed for use in developing regions, ...
Month: August 2020
New acid mine drainage treatment turns waste into valuable critical minerals
Credit: Penn State A new way to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) could help transform the environmental pollution problem into ...
Move over Akita: Introducing ‘Kuma mutant’ mice for islet transplantation research
Credit: Tokyo Tech Diabetes seldom occurs in newborns--a condition known as neonatal diabetes. But when it does, it's mostly due ...
Interpreting the human genome’s instruction manual
A long-running national collaboration has produced a comprehensive catalogue of the molecular elements that regulate our genesCredit: Ella Maru Studio ...
Journalists’ Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles
Credit: Photo courtesy Nikki Usher Usher and Ng, journalism professors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, identified nine clusters of ...
Study clarifies kinship of important plant group
Analysis with participation of the University of Bonn is the most detailed work on the group of asterids worldwide so ...
An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil
The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima ...
Climate change may melt the “freezers” of pygmy owls and reduce their overwinter survival
Credit: Photo: Erkki Korpimäki Ecologists at the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered that the food hoards pygmy owls collect ...
Algal symbiosis could shed light on dark ocean
Credit: Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander ...
NIH harnesses AI for COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
Collaborative network to enlist medical imaging and clinical data sciences to reveal unique features of COVID-19Credit: RSNA photo The National ...
NASA data helps uncover our solar system’s shape
Credit: Opher, et al. Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system ...
Save black lives
A call for racially-responsive strageties and resources for the Black community during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: CJR WASHINGTON - The Center ...
Researchers capture X-ray images with unprecedented speed and resolution
Ghost imaging approach could enable detailed movies of the heart with low-dose x-raysCredit: Sharon Shwartz, Bar-Ilan University WASHINGTON -- Researchers ...
IKBFU researchers study the Curonian Spit plants adaptation mechanism
IKBFU Institute of Living Systems biology scientists study protective mechanisms of the Curonian Spit wild plants.Credit: Dr. Maslennikov IKBFU Institute ...
Geothermal brines could propel California’s green economy
Berkeley Lab scientists to help advance lithium extraction, geothermal energy, thanks to California Energy Commission grantsCredit: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Deep ...
Massey scientist suggests COVID-19 should be treated as an acute inflammatory disease
Credit: Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on global infrastructure sectors, including economic, ...
The curious genome of the tuatara, an ancient reptile in peril
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tuatara, revealing its unique evolutionary historyCredit: Bernard Spragg (Flickr, CC0) 5 August 2020, ...
Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
Credit: Jason McLellan/University of Texas at Austin The experimental vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that was the first to enter human trials ...
Rock debris protects glaciers from climate change more than previously known
A new study which provides a global estimate of rock cover on the Earth's glaciers has revealed that the expanse ...
High-sensitivity atomic force microscopy opens up for photosensitive materials
Credit: Scientific Reports Atomic force microscopy (AFM) brought the atomic scale imaging resolution of scanning tunnelling microscopy, a technique that ...
