Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
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All in the head? Brains adapt to support new species
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Covid-19 vs conservation – how the northern white rhino rescue programme overcame challenges
Credit: www.biorescue.org/Leibniz-IZW The BioRescue research project, a programme aiming at saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, exemplifies the challenges ...
Inhibition of the BAF complex causes rapid loss of DNA accessibility
Credit: Bobby Rajesh Malhotra_CeMM When human cells have to adapt due to a wide variety of external influences, the BAF ...
High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters
Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to ...
Physicists finesse the storing of light to create rainbows of colour
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Known tumour suppressor gene found essential for development, regeneration&stress-response
Credit: (Giannios, IRB Barcelona) Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These ...
Samara Polytech chemists simplify crystal structures
This will enable scientists to better understand new materials and their behaviorCredit: @SamaraPolytech Science always strives to replace complex natural ...
COVID-19 infections in the U.S. nearly three times greater than reported, model estimates
Credit: Images by Jungsik Noh via GitHub DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - World health experts have long suspected that ...
From trash to treasure: Silicon waste finds new use in Li-ion batteries
Researchers at Osaka University fabricate Li-ion battery electrodes with Si swarf/graphite sheet composites, achieving high performance, reduced cost, and environmental ...
Findings of study comparing analgesics in acute post-trauma pain
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- The combination of a ...
New insights put a freeze on the mechanisms for safely cryopreserving biological materials
Scientists report major discoveries on how a class of molecules called polyampholytes can safely freeze biological materialsCredit: Picture courtesy: Kazuaki ...
Notes of discomfort: Study keys in on trends in marching band members’ pain
Credit: Photo by Zachary C.Person, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Marching band members in leadership roles are more likely to feel ...
New “molecular” tool helps shed light on individual synapses in brain cells
Scientists engineer a light-activated protein that can be used to study single synapses of neuronsCredit: Hideji Murakoshi Neurons are the ...
New method for asymmetric N,N-acetal synthesis promises advances in drug development
Scientists identify new method of preparing N,N-acetals with high enantiopurity using diketones, crowning a new approach to synthesizing bioactive drugsCredit: ...
New factor in the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean identified
GEOMAR scientists show that besides iron, manganese can also limit the growth of photosynthesis-performing planktonCredit: Thomas Browning/GEOMAR The term plankton ...
The invisible killer lurking in our consumer products
Credit: MostPhotos/Tatiana Mihailova Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to ...
New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range
Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2010 New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot ...
Environmentally friendly behavior is easy — tourists just need a ‘nudge’
Simple cues reduce cognitive strain and provide a nudge -- helping tourists to demonstrate environmentally conscious behavior, such as refusing ...
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Seasonal forecasts for Indian summer monsoon accurate in India's major agricultural regionsCredit: Amulya Chevuturi/University of Reading Farmers in India should ...
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