‘Electron shuttle’ protein plays key role in plant cell-wall construction
Controlling the flow of electrons by targeting shuttle proteins could be a new strategy for guiding plants to make desired...
Newly devised static negative capacitor could improve computing
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory With a little physics ingenuity, scientists have designed a way to redistribute electricity on a small...
Blood-based colon cancer screen shows promise in UW-Madison study
MADISON - If caught early, nearly all cases of colon cancer are curable. Though this should make screening tests straightforward,...
Postdoctoral researcher launches Community Noise Lab at Boston University
BOSTON--Dr. Erica Walker, a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health, has launched Community...
Study: Some woodpeckers imitate a neighbor’s plumage
Ithaca, N.Y.--In the first global test of the idea, scientists have found evidence that some woodpeckers can evolve to look...
New DNA ‘shredder’ technique goes beyond CRISPR’s scissors
CRISPR Tool borrowed from bacteria successfully seeks out, cuts and destroys long stretches of human cells' DNA, opening doors to...
Researchers develop first functional targeted inhibitors of peanut allergens
Credit: University of Notre Dame For an estimated 4.2 million children living with peanut allergies, the slightest trace of peanut...
Expanding truck safety outreach program
Grant from the Road to Zero CoalitionCredit: VTTI The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has received a Safe System Innovation...
A tiny cry for help from inside the liver could lead to better treatment
Enzyme's newly discovered ability to spur the body to prevent, or repair, acute liver injury could be harnessed as a...
The cost of computation
For decades, physicists have wrestled with understanding the thermodynamic cost of manipulating information, what we would now call computing. How...
Oral bacteria ‘battle royale’ helps explain how a pathogen causes hospital infections
Credit: Jessica Mark Welch and Gary Borisy, PNAS.1522149113 Hundreds of different bacterial species are living inside your mouth. Some are...
JILA’s 5-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis
Credit: Heenan/JILA JILA scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze...
Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, U-M study shows
ANN ARBOR--Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan...
Elements can be solid and liquid at the same time, study reveals
Scientists have discovered a new state of physical matter in which atoms can exist as both solid and liquid simultaneously....
Carbon-negative power generation for China
Reducing CO2 concretions and air pollution in the atmosphere If we're going to limit global temperature increases to 2 degrees...
New NASA-funded program to train K-12 students in STEM fields
Outreach components include public lectures, parent nights, and telescope viewing opportunitiesCredit: Mobasher lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - NASA has...
Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
Credit: Xuelian Bai/DRI LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8, 2019) - A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of...
TGen review links gene with the most common liver cancer
AKR1B10 could help provide early detection of HCC, and play a role in monitoring and treating this growing cause of...
Researchers discover new technique to test for viral infections
Credit: John Eisele/ CSU Photography A team of Colorado State University researchers has developed technology that can detect extremely small...
Improving our understanding of children and gender
Children's Hospital Los Angeles and sites nationwide receive $3.4 million for national study of transgender and gender non-conforming children and...
