Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
Controlling a DNA-synthesizing enzyme with photolithographic methods from the computer chip industry facilitates multiplexed writing and storage of digital data ...
Month: October 2020
UTA civil engineer leads study aimed at assisting state transportation departments
COVID-19 challenge: keeping transportation infrastructure operatingCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington is determining ...
Fats fighting back against bacteria
Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland ...
Internet connectivity is oxygen for research and development work
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Fast and reliable internet access is fundamental for research and ...
New study highlights the role of risk communication in coping with COVID-19
Credit: Zheng JIN The mental effects of pandemics on people can arise not only from the burden of preventive measures, ...
Arctic Ocean sediments reveal permafrost thawing during past climate warming
Credit: Björn Eriksson Sea floor sediments of the Arctic Ocean can help scientists understand how permafrost responds to climate warming. ...
Are climate scientists being too cautious when linking extreme weather to climate change?
Credit: Eric Meola In this year of extreme weather events -- from devastating West Coast wildfires to tropical Atlantic storms ...
Better measures reveal more COVID-19 smell loss
Credit: https://vicente-ramirez.shinyapps.io/COVID19_Olfactory_Dashboard/#section-home PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2020) - Smell loss is a frequently reported symptom of COVID-19 but reports of prevalence ...
USask scientists develop model to identify best lentils for climate change impacts
Credit: Debra Marshall Photography With demand for lentils growing globally and climate change driving temperatures higher, a University of Saskatchewan-led ...
New study may reveal link to lipids playing a key role in Parkinson’s disease
Possible first step in discovering and developing potential new Parkinson's disease therapiesCredit: McLean Hospital In a novel research study conducted ...
University of Arkansas chemist to develop computational models of influenza virus protein
NIH grant will support research to provide a computational framework for developing novel vaccines and therapeutics for the fluCredit: Mahmoud ...
Is sitting always bad for your mind? A new study suggests maybe not
Credit: Colorado State University It's generally accepted health advice that adults of all ages should sit less, move more, and ...
World’s greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness
Credit: Credit: Mike Benton, University of Bristol. Animal images are by Nobu Tamura, Wikimedia. Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, ...
Long-term data show a recent acceleration in chemical and physical changes in the ocean
Two open-ocean hydrographic stations record 40 years of change in the subtropical North Atlantic OceanCredit: Ella Cedarhold, Bermuda Institute of ...
Virginia Tech researchers still have much to learn from flying snakes
Credit: Virginia Tech Autonomous flight comes in many forms, in both nature and systems engineered by humans. While insects, birds ...
Additional data, advanced analytics improve performance of machine learning referral app
Uppstroms incorporates personal and population-level social determinants of healthCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana ...
Lineage tracing of direct astrocyte-to-neuron conversion for brain repair
Credit: Jinan University Regeneration of functional new neurons to repair injured human brain is a long-term unsolved problem up till ...
A flash of light to identify tumors: the results of the VIBRA project of the Politecnico di Milano
Funded by ERC and just completed, the project uncovers the cellular mechanisms underlying various diseases thanks to a new optical ...
uOttawa researchers find cheaper, faster way to measure the electric field of light
Credit: Aleksey Korobenko Researchers at uOttawa have created a new method to measure the temporal evolution of electric fields with ...
Plastic film protects surfaces against novel coronavirus on contact
Laboratory tests showed film containing silver-silica nanoparticles to be capable of eliminating 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 particles after exposure for two ...
