SUTD researchers turn to age-old molding technique to 3D-print cell-laden vascular models
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain to be one of the leading causes of mortality around the world. There is an urgent need ...
Month: November 2022
Cellular mechanisms explain differences in species biology and help to understand their evolution
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University have published in the journal Molecular Ecology a comprehensive study ...
Single-cell raman-based tool developed for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature
Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function from an environment is ...
Ambrosia beetles breed and maintain their own food fungi
Ambrosia beetles practice active agriculture: A bark beetle species breeds and cultivates food fungi in its nests and ensures that ...
CItyU researchers invent smart mask to track respiratory sounds for respiratory disease identification
Wearing face masks has been recognised as one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, even ...
Now we know how plants steer clear of salt
Credit: Wenna Zheng To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. ...
UiB and Wild Space Productions collaborate on new Netflix documentary
The University of Bergen proudly announces a unique collaboration agreement with Wild Space Productions. The collaboration involves the University of ...
What a ‘cat friendly’ veterinary experience looks like
Good feline healthcare necessitates visiting the veterinary clinic, but many components of a veterinary visit or stay may potentially result ...
Revealed: oldest star clusters in the universe
A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of ...
Digital twin intelligent system for industrial internet of things-based big data management and analysis in cloud environments
This study surveyed multiple open challenges and problems in the field of sustainable industrial IoTbased big data management and analysis ...
Water for drinking? Nope, water for batteries
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a ...
500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle ...
Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on the early peopling of South America
The Americas were the last continent to be inhabited by humans. An increasing body of archaeological and genomic evidence has ...
Study investigates male and female travellers’ ‘transformations’
A new University of Otago-led study has revealed men and women experience change while travelling in similar ways.Credit: University of ...
Study: More than one way to build a black bird
Ithaca & Rochester, NY—When it comes to the biological imperatives of survival and reproduction—nature often finds a way. Sometimes more ...
Rare and iconic Atala butterflies retain an ancient pattern of wing symmetry
Nature seems to have an inexhaustible supply of inspiration when it comes to butterflies. With over 18,000 species, each with ...
Study: First-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD at risk of liver disease
Approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, known as NAFLD, an umbrella term for a ...
Gut bacteria are essential for development of social behavior in fish
Microorganisms are essential for normal social development in zebrafish via their influence on pruning of neural connections in the developing ...
Rare human intestinal disorder is due to reduction in protein synthesis
A decrease in protein synthesis in cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive ...
A new method for studying ribosome function
Inside tiny cellular machines called ribosomes, chains of genetic material called messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are matched with the corresponding transfer ...
