Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Credit: National Center for Chimpanzee Care in Bastrop, Texas Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in ...
Month: October 2020
Novel method for measuring spatial dependencies turns less data into more data
NYU Tandon researcher devises a mathematical system for identifying influences between geographic phenomena that makes small data sets as effective ...
Genome archeologists discover path to activate immune response against cancer
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Parinaz Mehdipour, Dr. Sajid Marhon and Mr. Ilias Ettayebi. (Toronto - Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020) -- ...
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
UC Riverside-led study shows how variations in SARS-CoV-2 host gene expression can be linked to variations in COVID-19 susceptibility and ...
How do snakes ‘see’ in the dark? Researchers have an answer
New insights explain how snakes convert infrared radiation into electrical signalsCredit: University of Houston Certain species of snake - think ...
At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’
Rice University scientists ID structures of protein-encoding DNACredit: Illustration by Ryan Cheng/CTBP HOUSTON - (Oct. 21, 2020) - How life ...
MonoEye: A human motion capture system using a single wearable camera
Credit: ACM, UIST Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Carnegie Mellon University have together developed a new ...
3D hand pose estimation using a wrist-worn camera
Credit: ACM, UIST Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, ...
Journal calls for use of objective data in root cause analyses of adverse medical events
George Mason University professor edits special issue of Quality Management in Healthcare journal calling for change in methods of risk ...
Paper: Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Genome editing of human embryos represents one of the most contentious potential ...
A flexible color-changing film inspired by chameleon skin (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Chameleons can famously change their colors to camouflage themselves, communicate and regulate their temperature. Scientists have ...
Hidden states of the COVID-19 spike protein
Computational and experimental research by joint UC Berkeley-ITU team seeks unknown vulnerabilities of coronavirusCredit: Ahmet Yildiz, University of California, Berkeleky; ...
Delivering proteins to testes could someday treat male infertility
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04936 According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and ...
Chili-shaped device could reveal just how hot that pepper is
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Nano Materials 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c02079 Some people love spicy food -- the hotter, the better. ...
New research projects to explore use of drones for medical delivery purposes
Credit: Skyfarer Cranfield University is participating in two new research projects that focus on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles ...
UVA’s David S. Wilkes elected to prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Credit: UVA Health David S. Wilkes, MD, dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been elected to ...
Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease with skin samples could lead to earlier detection
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - New research shows a simple skin test can accurately identify Parkinson's ...
UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect
Southern California's diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by carCredit: David Kisailus / UCI Irvine, Calif. - ...
It’s all about the right balance
Credit: © Anna Liess During cell division specific target proteins have to be turned over in a precisely regulated manner. ...
Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region
A study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they ...
