Newly identified gene grants tomatoes resistance to bacterial speck disease
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers are working to create tomatoes that are protected from a devastating diseaseCredit: Greg Martin Bacterial speck ...
COVID-19 impact survey yields unexpected findings for individuals with progressive MS
Team of international researchers finds minimal emotional impact among people with progressive multiple sclerosis during pandemic lockdowns in 6 countriesCredit: ...
Making more of methane
Credit: © 2020 data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) Demand continues for plastics and solvents made from petrochemicals, which ...
Anthropologist receives NSF funding to explore new fossil site in Kenya
The work will lead to a better understanding of the origins of modern humans at the time they migrated out ...
Using magnetic resonance elastography to detect epilepsy
Credit: Beckman Institute A new study uses magnetic resonance elastography to compare the stiffness of the hippocampus in patients who ...
Ambient light alters refraction in 2D material
Rice researchers find effect that could aid 3D displays, virtual reality, self-driving vehiclesCredit: Weijian Li/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 2, ...
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave ...
Novel technology for the selection of single photosynthetic cells
Novel technology for the selection of single photosynthetic cells for industry and ecosystem understandingCredit: Lars Behrendt You might need a ...
NASA analyzes typhoon Haishen’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on recently ...
Vanderbilt launches clinical trial of outpatient treatments for COVID-19
Credit: (photo by Susan Urmy) Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a clinical trial of promising treatments for COVID-19 ...
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
Credit: Shuai Li To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high ...
Purdue 2-dimensional nanomaterial shows promise
May help with high-speed electronics, quantum devices and defense toolsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers ...
Why naming neurons can help cure brain disease
A unified classification of diverse cell types proposed by a Columbia-led team could shed light on how our brains are ...
NASA-NOAA satellite tracking Typhoon Maysak’s approach to landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Typhoon Maysak was moving north through the East China Sea early on Sept. 2 when NASA-NOAA's Suomi ...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of ...
Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
A drug that inhibits the protease plasmin is hypothesized to reduce the infectivity and virulence of the virus, as measured ...
Toxicity of dorsal root ganglia is widely associated with CNS AAV gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—A meta-analysis of non-human primate (NHP) studies showed that ...
An unprecedented discovery of cell fusion
Researchers uncover how microbial cells from two different species combine to form hybrid cellsCredit: Images by Kamil Charubin and Joy ...
Half of Medicare patients do not receive recommended health care after hospitalization
Credit: Data Source: Estimates are from "Assessment of Receipt of the First Home Health Care Visit After Hospital Discharge Among ...
Biological control agents can protect soybeans from Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS)
Credit: Ahmad M. Fakhoury Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most destructive diseases of soybean, with losses of ...
