New eco-friendly technique protects rice plants against devastating fungal infection
Credit: Tsutomu Arie, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Researchers have developed a new technique to protect rice seeds against ...
Month: February 2021
Mast cells: Sentinels and high-speed messengers of the immune defense
A team of scientists from the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg unravels a crucial mechanism of cell-cell-communication during the defense against pathogensCredit: ...
Surprising new research: We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed
Credit: Dr. Guojie Zhang People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition ...
New quantum receiver the first to detect entire radio frequency spectrum
Credit: (U.S. Army illustration) ADELPHI, Md. -- A new quantum sensor can analyze the full spectrum of radio frequency and ...
Why banana candy doesn’t taste like banana (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2020 -- Have you ever eaten a Laffy Taffy and thought, "Wow, ...
New combination therapy offers chance of healing hepatitis B
Credit: CDC/Dr. Erskine Palmer The new therapeutic approach is based on shutting down the viral hepatitis B genome located in ...
Quasicrystal-clear: Material reveals unique shifting surface structure under microscope
Scientists reveal peculiar surface structure in materials resembling quasicrystals with interesting implications for its magnetic propertiesCredit: Ryuji Tamura of Tokyo ...
COVID-19 vaccine from new vaccine platform effective in mice
Credit: John Sennett. It is necessary to develop additional COVID-19 vaccines, as different vaccine approaches have their advantages and disadvantages ...
Fast-flying bats rely on late-night updrafts to reach great heights
Credit: Teague O'Mara Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of over 1,600 meters (or approximately one mile) ...
City, University of London academic tracks COVID-19 dark web marketplaces
In new research, Dr. Andrea Baronchelli and colleagues highlight the importance of the continuous monitoring of dark web marketplaces (DWMs), ...
SARS-CoV-2 under the helium ion microscope for the first time
Bielefeld researchers provide 3D images of coronavirusesCredit: Photo left: Bielefeld University/M.-D. Müller, photo right: Thomas Popien Scientists at Bielefeld University's ...
How metal atoms can arrange themselves on an insulator
Bielefeld researchers publish study in Nature CommunicationsCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University/M.-D. Müller In order to produce tiny electronic memories or sensors ...
Book developed at Cincinnati Children’s helps identify risks of reading difficulties
MRI results also the first to indicate relationships between screened skills and early brain development in preschool-age childrenCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
New methods for exploring the ‘dark matter’ of biology
New tools and methods have been described by WEHI researchers to study an unusual protein modification and gain fresh insights ...
Student awarded NIH Fellowship to examine balance, walking in children with cerebral palsy
Credit: Virginia Tech Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Probiotics or prebiotics? Exploring the complex world of ‘gut’ health
University of Missouri researchers develop a noninvasive way for identifying the major functions of the gastrointestinal tract.Credit: Illustration is courtesy ...
PNNL technology strengthens grid, earns national awards
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer grants three national awards to PNNL technology teamsCredit: (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific ...
Global warming found to be culprit for flood risk in Peruvian Andes, other glacial lakes
Credit: Stuart-Smith et al./Nature Geoscience As the planet warms, glaciers are retreating and causing changes in the world's mountain water ...
Story of COVID’s mental health impact – a thread
Researchers have analysed 94 million tweets to track COVID-19's effect on mental health.Credit: Edar from Pixabay (cc) Twitter has long ...
Researchers receive $1.5 million+ from DARPA
Credit: courtesy photo The capabilities and reach of 5G are expanding, but with new capabilities come new security challenges. Four ...
