Molecules responsible for radio-resistant glioblastoma identified
Credit: Jin-Min Nam Scientists have identified key molecules that mediate radioresistance in glioblastoma multiforme; these molecules are a potential target ...
Month: September 2020
Scientists help reboot 50 years of plant advice to solve one of nature’s biggest challenges
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have come up with a ...
“Immortal” in tree resin
An international team led by researchers at the University of Bonn extracted DNA from resin-embedded insectsCredit: Georg Oleschinski / Universität ...
How the Humboldt squid’s genetic past and present can secure its future
Marine biologists studying the genetic structure of the Humboldt squid population found it is vulnerable to overfishing by fleets on ...
Aquatic hitchhikers: Using mobile technology to predict invasive species transmission
Credit: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation A cooler full of fish might not be the only thing anglers bring back ...
Intelligent camera technology to revolutionize plastics recycling
A new research project is aiming to develop a camera-based separation system that can separate plastic waste according to type. ...
Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well-tolerated, generates immune response in older adults
Credit: NIAID WHAT: A Phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown that the ...
Artificial intelligence in art: a simple tool or creative genius?
A study shows how language humanizes AICredit: Obvious (collective), Public Domain Intelligent algorithms are used to create paintings, write poems, ...
Early MRI scans can predict motor development risks for preterm infants
With new software quantification, volume of diffuse white matter abnormality (DWMA) can serve as biomarker, according to experts at Cincinnati ...
Science snapshots September 2020
2D electronics, plant biofactories, transforming waste, and vaccine developmentCredit: Alex Zettl/Berkeley Lab An Innovative Pattern: Scientists Rewrite Rules for 2D ...
Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings
Long thought a disease of environmental triggers, new study finds rare mutations in single genes that can cause disorderCredit: Kruer ...
FAU receives $5.3 million NIH grant to detect cognitive change in older drivers
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators will develop, use in-vehicle sensors to monitor abnormal drivingCredit: Florida Atlantic ...
Study explores link between methamphetamine use and risky sexual behavior
The illicit drug makes some users more likely to risk sex without a condomCredit: Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns ...
Wildcats threatened by their domestic cousins
Wildcats in the Swiss Jura will undergo an irreversible genetic replacement by domestic cats if no preventive measures are takenCredit: ...
The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Credit: Professor Svante Pääbo and Professor Hugo Zeberg. This figure appeared in the publication in Nature. Since first appearing in ...
UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has ...
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922 The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to ...
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
Credit: University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work ...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Researchers engineer RNA-targeting compounds that disable the pandemic coronavirus' replication engineCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Sept. ...
Mosquitos lost an essential gene with no ill effects
UMD study suggests caution is needed for research that presumes closely related species use the same genes for similar functionsCredit: ...
