Supersonic winds, rocky rains forecasted on lava planet
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Leaf-cutter bees as plastic recyclers? Not a good idea, say scientists
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UConn researcher identifies genetic elements involved in heart development
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Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technologyCredit: Kuichang Zuo/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 3, 2020) - A ...
Europe took centre-stage in global spread of the coronavirus, says new research
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Johns Hopkins Researchers engineer tiny machines that deliver medicine efficiently
"Theragrippers" are inspired by a parasitic worm that clamps onto its host's intestinesCredit: Johns Hopkins University Inspired by a parasitic ...
Implantable device can monitor and treat heart disease
Researchers report rubbery bioelectronic cardiac patchCredit: University of Houston Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat ...
New mineral discovered in moon meteorite
Donwilhelmsite is important for understanding the inner structure of the earthCredit: © Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Ansgar Greshake A team ...
Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material
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RUDN University chemists developed new magnetic and luminescent lanthanide-siloxane-based compounds
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From nitrate crisis to phosphate crisis?
International research team including Göttingen University call for a Europe-wide phosphate directiveCredit: Dr Jerry van Dijk The aim of the ...
KU joins ALICE project at Large Hadron Collider with new federal funding
Credit: CERN LAWRENCE -- Daniel Tapia Takaki, associate professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Kansas, has created ...
Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology
Transparent soil substitutes can be used to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi in the soil, which may enable ...
Healthy oil from wild olives
Protecting the natural heritage and promoting local cultivationCredit: Antonia Ninot (IRTA) The oil from wild olive trees has excellent sensorial, ...
Expensive gene therapies raise challenges and opportunities: Expert panel report
New CCA expert panel reportCredit: Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) Gene therapies are being approved for use in Canada, but ...
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
Credit: Fabrizio Orsenigo In the condition known as cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, ...
Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus
Other viruses, such as Zika and herpes simplex, do replicate in corneal tissueCredit: Washington University School of Medicine New findings ...
A new mathematical front to understand species coexistence
Researchers propose new model for host colonization by different microbial species, providing fundamental advances for the understanding of biodiversityCredit: Erida ...
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease
Mathers Foundation grant will support work of Boston College biologist Emrah AltindisCredit: Peter Julian, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/3/2020) ...
A DNA-based molecular tagging system that could take the place of printed barcodes
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