Platelets instead of quantum dots
Credit: Lauren Aleza Kaye / ETH Zurich Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These ...
Researchers develop a new way to study key biological processes
A team of scientists at The University of East Anglia (UEA) has developed a novel way to obtain previously inaccessible ...
Renewable energy needed to drive uptake of electric vehicles
Plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the cost and short driving ranges for consumers intending to buy electric vehicles, according ...
Novogene NGS Medical Lab Receives CAP Accreditation
April 4, 2017, San Diego and Beijing -- Novogene Corporation, a leading provider of genomic services and solutions with cutting ...
How stress controls hemoglobin levels in blood
Our ability to breathe oxygen is critical to our survival. This process is mediated by the hemoglobin in our blood, ...
Common antibiotic may help to prevent or treat PTSD
The common antibiotic doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative associations in the brain, according to new research from UCL ...
New rice fights off drought
Credit: RIKEN and CIAT Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have developed strains of rice that ...
Paintings, sunspots and frost fairs: Rethinking the Little Ice Age
Analysis of extreme temperatures in the Central England Temperature (CET) thermometer record. Part (b) shows the lowest monthly average in ...
UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water
Credit: Clare Kiernan/University of British Columbia A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into ...
Set strawberry alarm clock for post-apple bloom
Growers who time their strawberries to bloom just after apples do, can reap a better harvest, according to new research. ...
NIFA announces $2.4 million to relieve veterinary shortages
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 3, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Biochar provides high-definition electron pathways in soil
ITHACA, N.Y. - All plants need electrons to aid biological and chemical tasks. Cornell University scientists have discovered a new ...
Smoking hot: UC study finds heat of hookah pipe the biggest health culprit for smokers
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, based ...
Drug combination boost PARP inhibitor response in resistant ovarian cancer
About one-third of patients with ovarian cancer who wouldn't be expected to respond to a PARP inhibitor had partial shrinkage ...
Drug combination shows benefit in RAS-driven cancers
BOSTON -- Cancers driven by the RAS oncogene are aggressive and difficult to treat, and thus far precision drugs haven't ...
A promising strategy to increase activity in antimicrobial peptides
In an article published recently in Plos One, researchers from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre reported a strategy that could lead ...
Researchers ‘iron out’ graphene’s wrinkles
From an electron's point of view, graphene must be a hair-raising thrill ride. For years, scientists have observed that electrons ...
When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too
Credit: Kathryn Fiorella A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create ...
New species evolve faster as mountains form
Credit: Photo by Jian Huang. Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren't sure why. For years, they've ...
From fish to forests, conflicts to coffee: Humans affected by species on the move
Credit: IMAS A new international study led by scientists from IMAS and the University's Centre for Marine Socioecology has highlighted ...
