Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein’s structure...
Ecological Society of America announces 2024 Fellows
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2024 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways...
Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology
Link to release:Credit: Nature Materials Link to release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/04/30/oects/ Researchers who want to bridge the divide between biology and...
Inexpensive spring truffles or exquisite piedmont truffles?
Some truffles are particularly expensive and therefore often the target of food fraud. For example, high-priced Piedmont truffles (Tuber magnatum)...
Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel in plasma chemistry leap
New research could help create a circular economy for waste-generated greenhouse gas emissionsCredit: Image: Professor PJ Cullen, Dr Tianqi Zhang...
Believing environmental damage is done by others can cause ‘race to the bottom’
A study shows that if communities think outsiders are stealing their forest resources, they are more likely to want to...
Insilico Medicine moves its headquarters to Boston
Clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) has announced that the Company will move its headquarters...
Rice, Baylor College of Medicine centers jointly award seed grants
Rice University’s Synthesis X Center (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded...
Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, a new study shows
The grazing of both domestic and wild animals is shaping landscapes across Europe. It can also contribute to multiple ecosystem...
Biodegradable ‘living plastic’ houses bacterial spores that help it break down
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California...
Loneliness grows as we age
CHICAGO --- Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it’s higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle...
Purdue-created technology makes 3D microscopes easier to use, less expensive to manufacture
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers in Purdue University’s College of Engineering are developing patented and patent-pending innovations that make 3D...
Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions
With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to...
Coal emissions reductions and mortality in China
In 2012, China was the largest consumer of coal in the world. In 2013, the State Council of China issued...
Great strides in the development of high refractive index polymers for optoelectronics
Optoelectronic devices have found their way into many aspects of our daily lives, from OLED displays to photodetectors, security systems,...
Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial
It is possible to engineer increased mesophyll conductance in plants according to new research from the University of Illinois. Mesophyll conductance...
Abrupt permafrost thaw intensifies warming effects on soil CO2 emission
According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have found that soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more...
Scientists discover over 100 new genomic regions linked to blood pressure
National Institutes of Health researchers and collaborators have discovered over 100 new regions of the human genome, also known as...
U of T researchers target neurogenesis in new approach to treat Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a way to better control the preclinical generation of key neurons depleted in...
Unveiling nature’s custodians: groundbreaking study highlights crucial role of scavengers in wetlands
A pioneering study highlights the importance of carrion and scavengers in wetlands on a global scale. A study by researchers...