Work begins on UK system for estimating COVID-19 cases from wastewater
Sewage surveillance could effectively become 'canary in the coal mine' for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseasesCredit: UKCEH Scientists will...
Norovirus has two alternative capsid structures which change before infection
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Kitasato University in Japan discover that mouse norovirus has two capsid...
Scientists synthesize novel artificial molecules that mimic a cell membrane protein
Credit: Tokyo Tech In higher organisms, cells and organelles are surrounded by a membrane, which plays a crucial role in...
Location, location, location — Even gut immune response is site-specific
Credit: Sina Bartfeld / University of Würzburg Why is it that some chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's, affect...
Optogenetic stimulation of the motor cortex successfully induced arm movements in monkeys
Credit: Atushi Nambu Optogenetics is a recently developed technique that can control cellular functions by illuminating lights to the cells...
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Credit: William J. Baker Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a...
New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in the important, emerging field of spintronics - which could...
Solar assisted heating networks reduce environmental impact and energy consumption
These installations centralize large scale heating and the production of hot water. One study led by researchers from the URV...
Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls
Rutgers study could lead to better disinfection methods and understanding of coronavirus and other risksCredit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Can...
Epigenetics: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, Director of the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells at Helmholtz Zentrum München...
Injections are two-and-a-half times safer when nurses use revamped guidelines
Credit: Gustavo Fring The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is changing the way it writes its guidelines for giving injections...
Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19
Credit: Susan Daniel/Cornell University Researchers have developed a human cell 'membrane on a chip' that allows continuous monitoring of how...
Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or...
The latest findings on the MOSAiC floe
Scientific study describes the nursery of sea ice and provides the basis for future assessments of research dataCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut...
Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children
Credit: Purdue University image/Richard Kuhn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Purdue University and the University...
New guidelines for children and adolescents with T2D
Credit: University of Adelaide A team of paediatric specialists, including an expert from the University of Adelaide, has produced new...
‘Fang’tastic: researchers report amphibians with snake-like dental glands
Utah State University and Butantan Institute scientists publish evolutionary findings in 'iScience.'Credit: Butantan Institute, Brazil LOGAN, UTAH, USA - Utah...
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Credit: Carlos Jared Caecilians are limbless amphibians that, to the untrained eye, can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto...
More ecosystem engineers create stability, preventing extinctions
Credit: Justin Yeakel When we think of engineering in nature, we tend to think of beavers -- the tree-felling, dam-building...
