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Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Tanaka et al. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby...

Machine learning takes on synthetic biology: algorithms can bioengineer cells for you

Berkeley Lab scientists develop a tool that could drastically speed up the ability to design new biological systemsCredit: Thor Swift/Berkeley...

Tree rings show scale of Arctic pollution is worse than previously thought

Credit: Dr Alexander Kirdyanov The largest-ever study of tree rings from Norilsk in the Russian Arctic has shown that the...

New study to uncover how climate change and tectonics drove evolution in East Africa

First-of-its-kind international study is rooted in 17 million year-old whale fossilCredit: Isaiah Nengo STONY BROOK, NY, (Under Embargo until September...

Novel neuroimaging study on dissociative symptoms reveals wounds of childhood trauma

Researchers have found connections in the brain to dissociative symptomsCredit: McLean Hospital Being traumatized can cause what are known as...

Historical racial & ethnic health inequities account for disproportionate COVID-19 impact

Credit: ATS Sept. 22, 2020-- A new Viewpoint piece published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines...

High-performance single-atom catalysts for high-temperature fuel cells

Individual Pt atoms participate in catalytic reaction to faciitate the electrode process by up to 10 times. Single-atom Pt catalysts...

Ultrapotent compound may help treat C. diff, reduce recurrence

Credit: Herman O. Sintim/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is the leading cause of health...

Simpler models may be better for determining some climate risk

Credit: NOAA Typically, computer models of climate become more and more complex as researchers strive to capture more details of...

Tracking shape changes in amazon fish after major river is dammed

Cichlid fishes, able to respond rapidly to environmental change, offer good modelCredit: UMass Amherst/Albertson lab A team of biologists led...

Atom-Billiards with X-Rays: a new Approach to look inside of Molecules

Credit: Stefan Eisebitt/Max Born Institute In 1921, Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery that light...

First PhytoFrontiers paper discusses arabidopsis response to caterpillars

Credit: APS The PhytoFrontiers™ editorial board, led by editor-in-chief Nik Grünwald and associate editor-in-chief Steve Klosterman, is pleased to announce...

3D camera earns its stripes at Rice

Engineers develop Hyperspectral Stripe Projector to quickly merge depth, spectral dataCredit: Kelly Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 24, 2020) -...

Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts

Understanding how viruses invade host cell protein-making machineryCredit: Stasevich Lab/Colorado State University Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes...

Scientists Discover Genetic and Immunologic Underpinnings of Some Cases of Severe COVID-19

NIH Investigator Co-Led International Research EffortCredit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility, Fort Detrick, Maryland. WHAT: New findings by scientists at the...

A step toward helping patients breathe deeply

LJI scientists track down a protein that may add to lung damage in asthma and related diseasesCredit: La Jolla Institute...

Secondary variant of Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots

New form of insect-pathogenic bacterium extends the options for sustainable crop protection and biological pest control in agricultureCredit: ill./©: Nazzareno...

Cooked carrots can trigger allergic reactions

Sufferers who are sensitive to the carrot allergen should generally avoid eating carrotsCredit: Photo: Christian Wißler. The consumption of raw...

Leading water scientists warn of risks in shift to monoculture crops, tree plantations

Credit: University of Saskatchewan Conversion of large swaths of land to uniform tree plantations and single-crop species may lead to...

New ‘atlas’ of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease