Plant hormones to help prevent Striga invasion
As part of a multipronged approach to prevent infestations by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica, researchers are unravelling the role of ...
Month: November 2022
“Global Jukebox” performing arts database now publicly available
Extensive data behind the Global Jukebox (http://theglobaljukebox.org) —an online tool for exploring recordings of music and other performing arts from around the ...
Do you speak extra-terrestrial?
What does humanity do when we discover we are not alone in the cosmos? A new international research hub at ...
Research team discovers central functions of innate immune cells
Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms of worm infections and allergies. This immune response involves our innate immune ...
Sensitivity to musical rhythm supports social development in infants
Engaging infants with a song provides a readymade means for supporting social development and interaction, according to a study published ...
A new look at brain function and psychiatric disorders
New images from scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reveal for the first time the three-dimensional structures of a set ...
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants ...
Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tons of carbon
Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tonnes of carbon Credit: Greenpeace/Kevin McElvaney Climate change could trigger ...
Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.9 million NIH grant to develop novel approaches to diagnose and treat sepsis
Sepsis is a severe and life-threatening condition caused by bacterial infection and is one of the most common causes of ...
DECT assesses postoperative lung volume, perfusion changes
Leesburg, VA, November 2, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), metrics derived from ...
Traumatized communities
War and violence have a psychological impact on everyone involved. Victims of organized, sexual, and domestic violence are scarred by ...
Higher speeds in free-space optical communications in the midinfrared band
Telecommunications have reshaped many aspects of our lives over the past few decades by providing incredibly convenient ways to share ...
Why fish look down when they swim
Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when they swim, a new ...
IPK researchers use Cas9 gene scissors to establish new resistances of winter barley to viruses
Besides fungi and insects, viruses are also serious pathogens of crops. In the case of cereals, viruses that are transmitted ...
New insights into nanochannel fabrication using femtosecond laser pulses
Recent progress in the fabrication of nanostructures has led to their application in several fields, including biomedicine, chemistry, materials engineering, ...
The beta cell whisperer gene
Diabetes, which affects millions of people worldwide, develops when the body either generates insufficient amounts of the hormone insulin– a ...
Funding for French-German research project on quantum technology
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking work in this ...
A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibres and fur
The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu ...
NIH grant funds HIV research
The United States has set a goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections by 75% by 2025 and ...
Control hub for skin inflammation discovered
As the largest organ of the human body, the skin literally provides a major barrier exposed to environmental stimuli and ...
