New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
Rice's programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteinsCredit: Hilton Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 9, 2021)...
Researchers study how lifelong environmentalists want their remains handled after death
Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 LAWRENCE -- Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take...
Scientists suggested using non-symmetrical magnets for target drug delivery
Credit: IKBFU To achieve target delivery of drugs to cells and organs, scientists have to be able to transport the...
UK scientists build core components of global neutrino experiment
Credit: Photo: STFC Engineers and technicians in the UK have started production of key piece of equipment for a major...
Vaccine confidence grows under new administration, latest CUNY SPH Survey reveals
Credit: CUNY SPH Under the Biden Administration, New Yorkers' acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccine has increased significantly. In September, 55%...
THz spectroscopy tracks electron solvation in photoionized water
THz wave absorption signal with a unique two-step decay characteristic in the time domain was demonstrated, revealing fundamental aspects of...
A new modifier increases the efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS The research team of NUST MISIS has presented an improved structure of perovskite solar cells. Scientists...
AD diagnostics could become more accessible
Use of metal-containing radiopharmaceuticals could improve accessibility of diagnostic imaging of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of researchers...
Desexing cats before 4 months old can reduce the number of unwanted kittens
Credit: City University of Hong Kong The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by the cats' phenomenal reproductive success,...
Early study points to potential therapeutic avenue for a pair of rare pediatric diseases
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2021) -- Scientists have devised a new approach for...
Ecological interactions as a driver of evolution
Credit: Fabien L. Condamine Understanding the interaction of organisms in the evolution of species is an important topic in ecology....
Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations
Credit: Wilfried Guiblet and Dani Zemba, Penn State DNA sequences that can fold into shapes other than the classic double...
Experiment shows how our visual system avoids overloading
Credit: Vladislav Khvostov Russian researchers from HSE University have studied a hypothesis regarding the capability of the visual system to...
Bats on the rise
Bats carried aloft to almost 2,000 metres by air currentsCredit: Adria Baucells Bats are the only mammals that can actively...
Changing cropping systems in impaired watersheds can produce water quality gains
New approach might finally show the way to restoring the Chesapeake BayCredit: Patrick Drohan, Penn State Growing the right crop...
5G testing center for rapid connectivity to launch at Purdue’s Discovery Park District
The NineTwelve center is the first of its kind in the U.S. to create 5G rapid development for faster, low-cost...
Commodity farming accelerating climate change in the Amazon rainforest
Credit: Eduardo Maeda Researchers report that large-scale commercial farms on deforested land in the southern Amazon result in higher temperature...
Seventeen from Argonne recognized with Secretary of Energy’s Honor Awards
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Six groups that included 17 scientists, engineers and other staff from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)...
Training the next generation of innovative leaders in business and digital transformation
EINST4INE project launchCredit: EINST4INE EINST4INE (the European Training Network for InduStry Digital Transformation across Innovation Ecosystems) is a €4M research...
Researchers identify a new molecular mechanism related to severe anaphylaxis
Credit: JACI Anaphylaxis is a systemic allergic reaction that can affect the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory system and...
