Bacterial competition in situations of food scarcity prevents survival of mutants
Study compares the phenomenon observed in the species E. coli to a "tragedy of the commons", in which individual interests ...
Month: March 2021
Helpful behavior during pandemic tied to recognizing common humanity
Credit: Barragan et al., 2021, PLOS One During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who recognize the connections they share with others ...
New IceCube detection proves 60-year-old theory
Credit: IceCube Collaboration On December 6, 2016, a high-energy particle called an electron antineutrino was hurtling through space at nearly ...
Scientists aim to root out rapid apple decline culprit
Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Since 2013, a mysterious phenomenon has been killing apple trees across North ...
Epidemiological model links spread of respiratory virus to a rare, paralyzing disease
Credit: Harnessing a predictive algorithm, Sang Woo Park and colleagues have mapped out new trends in the incidence of the ...
Research underway to better understand eye condition prevalent among Down syndrome adults
Adults with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing the eye disease, which can result in loss of visionCredit: ...
Deciphering the impacts of small RNA interactions in individual bacterial cells
Credit: Anustup Poddar Bacteria employ many different strategies to regulate gene expression in response to fluctuating, often stressful, conditions in ...
Scientists have synthesized a new high-temperature superconductor
Credit: Ivan A. Troyan, et.al./Advanced Materials An international team led by Artem R. Oganov, a Professor at Skoltech and MISIS, ...
In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
By enriching soils, they benefit forest recovery and carbon storageCredit: Credit: Sarah Batterman. A new study, published this week in ...
Forget the fly swatter: Biologists map genes to fight stable flies
Stable flies cause $2B in agriculture losses each year -- and they're so annoyingCredit: Pia Untalan Olafson Researchers hope to ...
NPS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory expand collaboration on applied research
Credit: Courtesy Graphic. Conducting applied research to strengthen national defense is something the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Lawrence Livermore ...
Riding the wave to memory-forming genetics
Study identifies the key genes in the brain involved in encoding memoriesCredit: Melissa Logies DALLAS - March 10, 2021 - ...
Delmic licenses Cryo Workflow Tools developed together with Max Planck scientists
New product to be launched in March simplifies cryo electron tomographyCredit: MPI of Molecular Physiology In comparison to the conventional ...
Producing highly efficient LEDs based on 2D perovskite films
Credit: Figure source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-021-21522-8 Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in our everyday life for many decades. ...
Dartmouth-led team awarded NASA grant to assess changes in biodiversity hotspot in Peru
Team to use remotely sensed data to assess land cover changes in the Madre de DiosCredit: Photo by Jason Houston ...
Scientists develop new magnetic nanomaterial for ?ounterfeit money prevention
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov, NUST MISIS An international research team led by NUST MISIS has developed a new iron-cobalt-nickel nanocomposite with ...
University of Minnesota scientists discover attacking fungi that show promise against emerald ash borer
Credit: N/A Since its introduction, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the ...
Black engineer awards expand Sandia Labs spotlight
Ten pre-eminent problem solvers honored for scientific, community featsCredit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Ten Sandia National Laboratories engineers received ...
Study offers insights into management of invasive paperbark trees
Credit: Photo credit: P. W. Tipping. WESTMINSTER, Colorado - March 10, 2021 - The paperbark tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia) was introduced ...
TGen seeks help from Arizona dog and cat owners for COVID-19 study
Project builds on 'One Health' testing and disease surveillance collaborations in ArizonaCredit: Photo: Courtesy of TGen. PHOENIX, Ariz. -- March ...
