Newly launched biotech company pioneers groundbreaking potential treatments for COVID-19
Credit: University of Bristol Halo Therapeutics Ltd is preparing for clinical trials into pivotal, cost-effective antiviral treatments for COVID-19, after ...
Month: April 2021
Reducing ocean acidification by removing CO2: Two targets for cutting-edge research
Credit: Butenschön et al., 2021 Is it possible to simultaneously address the increase of the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
The amount of time children spend watching screens influences their eating habits
A study evidences how exposure to mobile phones and video games is associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean dietCredit: ...
Skoltech studies collective behavior of nanosatellites
Credit: Skoltech Scientists from the Skoltech Space Center (SSC) have developed nanosatellite interaction algorithms for scientific measurements using a tetrahedral ...
Silk moth’s diapause reverts back to ancestors’ through gene editing!?
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Kunihiro Shiomi, Shinshu University Diapause is a phenomenon in which animals and insects foresee changes in ...
Combining mask wearing, social distancing suppresses COVID-19 virus spread
Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne virusesCredit: Anna Sawulska and Maurizio Porfiri WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 ...
Anti-reflective films: What high-tech can learn from plants
KIT spinoff phytonics develops an antireflective film modeled on petals - innovation to be experienced digitally at Hannover Messe 2021 ...
Study shows powered prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions for amputees
Credit: Aaron Fleming A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
IOS Press announces the relaunch of LD Connect
This completely rebuilt and rebranded linked data portal connects data and accelerates researchCredit: IOS Press Amsterdam/Santa Barbara, April 13, 2021 ...
Scaling up genome editing big in tiny worms
Credit: : Rajewsky Lab, MDC Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions - the sections of DNA ...
Smell you later: Exposure to smells in early infancy can modulate adult behavior
Scientists explore how 'imprinting' on some smells by newborn mice affects adult social behaviorsCredit: Hirofumi Nishizumi from University of Fukui ...
Study shows multiple factors shape timing of birth in mule deer
Credit: Joe Riis A five-year study of mule deer does and newborn fawns in western Wyoming shows that migrating deer ...
ISSCR launches new podcast
The Stem Cell Report with Martin Pera highlights the stories behind impactful scienceCredit: Credit: ISSCR Skokie, IL - The International ...
Almond production remains stable in the long term, despite deficit irrigation
Credit: University of Cordoba Spain boasts the largest cultivated area of almond trees in the world, with more than 700,000 ...
Consumers are willing to pay for ecosystem services
Credit: Diverfarming Many consumers are willing to pay for improved environmental quality and thus non-market values of impacts of food ...
Simple genetic modification aims to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new ...
Student’s second-year homework picked up by Amazon quantum researchers
Elegant code could shorten timeline to achieve scalable quantum computationCredit: Louise Cooper/The University of Sydney What started out as a ...
“Shedding light” on the role of undesired impurities in gallium nitride semiconductors
Scientists uncover the mechanism underlying the effect of carbon impurities on the charge carriers of gallium nitrideCredit: Image courtesy: Masashi ...
Abandoning the old ways: Progress in the low-cost electrochemical synthesis of ammonia
Scientists develop high performing electrocatalyst to synthesize ammonia in an effort to replace conventional eco-unfriendly methodsCredit: Freepik Ammonia (NH3) is ...
NTU Singapore study investigates link between COVID-19 and risk of blood clot formation
Credit: NTU People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing ...
