New study solves mystery of salt buildup on bottom of Dead Sea
Credit: NASA/Hubble WASHINGTON--New research explains why salt crystals are piling up on the deepest parts of the Dead Sea's floor,...
Researchers discover genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A collaboration led by scientists at Oregon State University, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
Scissors get stuck — another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9
Cas9 represses gene activity, important for virulence In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility...
Transformer cells: Shaping cellular ‘behaviour’
Scientists listed the most promising technologies in cell therapy Scientists from the Sechenov University, conjointly with their fellow Chinese and...
Machine detection of human-object interaction in images and videos
Credit: Virginia Tech Jia-Bin Huang, assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a faculty member...
$3.1 million NIH grant given to create universal flu vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech In the race to create a universal flu vaccine not dependent on predicting strains of flu, the...
NASA finds winds tore Tropical Storm 04W apart
Credit: NASA/NRL Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed Tropical Cyclone 04W had been torn apart from wind shear in...
Standard TB tests may not detect infection in certain exposed individuals
Study published in Nature Medicine CLEVELAND - An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of...
Treating cancer: 3D tumor models of triple-negative breast cancer improves drug testing
Dr. Hossein Tavana, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a grant of...
NASA looks at Tropical Storm Barbara’s heavy rainfall
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Storm Barbara formed on Sunday, June 30 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over 800 miles from the...
New BU program prepares trainees for teaching modern, integrated medical curriculum
First of its kind program to target scientists to be successful medical educators (Boston)--"Integrating the Educators," a pilot internship program...
Chemists give chance a helping hand
Developing a method for discovering new chemical reactions, Study in ChemCredit: Felix Strieth-Kalthoff Whether they are synthetic materials such as...
Two-degree climate goal attainable without early infrastructure retirement
But achieving 1.5-degree climate-stabilizing goal requires power plants and other energy infrastructure to be retired earlyCredit: Public domain Washington, DC--If...
Cutting-edge food science reveals how to Finish Your Plates and reduce food waste
The team from the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM), at the University's Holbeach Campus, is cooking up innovative ways...
Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied
Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a...
Current pledges to phase out coal power are critically insufficient to slow climate change
Credit: Udo Schlög The Powering Past Coal Alliance, or PPCA, is a coalition of 30 countries and 22 cities and...
Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
Credit: University of Plymouth The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around...
Catheters: Big source of infection, but often overlooked
ANN ARBOR--Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse...
Coupled proteins
How human cells react to external signals and further process themCredit: © Thomas Splettstoesser (www.sci-style.com) Researchers from Heidelberg University and...
Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security
Credit: Photo by Ben Abbott EAST LANSING, Mich. - Pictures of the earth's water cycle used in education and research...
