Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
New footage of nocturnal pollination of plants by opossums brings light to unpublished research nearly thirty years oldCredit: Photo courtesy ...
Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way: McMaster
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistanceCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 12, 2020) - A new ...
ASU’s Stephanie Gil wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Robotics research to the rescueCredit: Robert Mayfield/ASU Stephanie Gil, an assistant professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering ...
New technique reduces pathogen identification time from two weeks to less than one hour
Credit: Karolina Pusz-Bochenska, Edel Perez-Lopez, Tim J. Dumonceaux, Chrystel Olivier, and Tyler J. Wist St. Paul, MN (February 2020)--Transmitted by ...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to ...
Early treatment of schizophrenia may not slow disease progression
Credit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Individuals with schizophrenia begin to experience a decline in overall mental health ...
Two UH chemists are named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows
Brgoch, Wu honored for their work in fundamental chemistryCredit: University of Houston Two chemists from the University of Houston have ...
Silica increases water availability for plants
Bayreuth researchers discover a way to enhance food securityCredit: Photo: University of Bayreuth. As a result of climate change, more ...
University of Liverpool spin out secures £300k to develop indoor air pollution technology
Credit: University of Liverpool A new University of Liverpool spin out company, CageCapture, has secured £300k funding from Innovate UK ...
First electrically-driven ‘topological’ laser developed by Singapore and UK scientists
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in the ...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteinsCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists have ...
Lane change in the cytoskeleton
Transport proteins can switch between microtubule network and actin networkCredit: Fabian Vogl / TUM Many amphibians and fish are able ...
Successful patenting and commercialization of green supercomputers ‘Made in Hessen’
Patenting and commercialization crown ten years' development work based on the 'Green IT' approach of Professor Volker Lindenstruth of Goethe ...
How much stress are Germany’s eSports players under
German Sport University Cologne publishes their second 'eSport Study'Credit: Copyright: German Sport University "The stresses and strains reported by eSports ...
Are robots designed to include the LGBTQ+ community?
Developers need to be more inclusive with AI and robot design, researchers sayCredit: Adam Poulsen, https://sites.google.com/view/adampoulsen In a new short ...
NETRF funds $3.5 million in research to advance neuroendocrine tumor treatment
Credit: NETRF The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, today announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants ...
Heart rate measurements of wearable monitors vary by activity, not skin color
Testing finds skin tones don't alter the accuracy of smart watches and fitness trackers, but activities affect readingsCredit: Les Todd ...
Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing
Brown dwarfs traversing space together, but separated by billions of miles, puzzle scientistsCredit: William Pendrill Citizen scientists have uncovered a ...
Human language most likely evolved gradually
Hypotheses for the origin of human languageCredit: Cedric Boeckx (University of Barcelona- ICREA-UBICS) One of the most controversial hypotheses for ...
How roots find their way to water
High-resolution 3D microscopy shows how plants adapt flexibly to their surroundingsCredit: Daniel von Wangenheim FRANKFURT. Plants use their roots to ...
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