Genetic testing cost effective for newly diagnosed GIST
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Because gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are sensitive to the targeted small molecule therapy imatinib, ...
3D biometric authentication based on finger veins almost impossible to fool
Combining light and sound adds depth information that boosts security of biometric authenticationCredit: Jun Xia, University at Buffalo, The State ...
A red future for improving crop production?
Credit: Lawrence Atkin Researchers have found a way to engineer more efficient versions of the plant enzyme Rubisco by using ...
Landmark discovery could improve Army lasers, precision sensors
Credit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- An Army-funded landmark discovery at New York University could ...
Published today the first report on incubators and accelerators in Spain
Credit: SIM Social Innovation Monitor (SIM), an international research team based at Politecnico di Torino university, in collaboration with the ...
Team develops wearable sensor to help people with inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers' device tracks biomarkers in sweat, may indicate flare-upsCredit: University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas researchers ...
How does this blue flower tea change color? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2020 -- Maybe you've seen a beautiful, color-changing tea on social media. ...
Strong activation of anti-bacterial T cells linked to severe COVID-19
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman A type of anti-bacterial T cells, so-called MAIT cells, are strongly activated in people with moderate to ...
SwRI study describes discovery of close binary trans-Neptunian object
Scientists utilized citizen science network to observe the objectCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 28, 2020 -- A ...
Princeton researchers join $1M NSF effort to model nation’s groundwater
Credit: (Image by Alex Hu from Pixabay) Researchers from Princeton will help lead a $1 million project funded by the ...
Quantum vortex study recognized as finalists for prestigious Eureka Prize
Australian physicists seeking to unlock valuable future quantum technologyCredit: Pixabay FLEET physicists from Monash University and the University of Queensland ...
Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate; should be factored into climate models, study finds
Credit: Akira S. Mori, Yokohama National University The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a ...
Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market
New research field promises to transform food production and treatment of diseases; a global panel of experts unified concepts to ...
Naked prehistoric monsters! Evidence that prehistoric flying reptiles probably had
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers ...
Evolutionary and heritable axes shape our brain
Credit: Valk/ MPI CBS The location of a country on the earth says a lot about its climate, its neighboring ...
Fine-tuning stem cell metabolism prevents hair loss
Credit: Sara Wickström A team of researchers from Cologne and Helsinki has discovered a mechanism that prevents hair loss: hair ...
Memory training for the immune system
Credit: Graphics: Dr. Marco Ataide After an infection of the human body with a pathogen, a cascade of reactions will ...
Looking at evolution’s genealogy from home
Münster University researchers develop web app for comparing genomesCredit: Erk Wibberg Evolution leaves its traces in particular in genomes. Pinpointing ...
New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. Coli
Credit: Microbial Genomics, Tokyo Tech Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways--with glycolysis ...
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
UC Riverside-led team's technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clustersCredit: Mohamed Abdullah, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A ...
