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Dinosaurs’ last spring: Study pinpoints timing of Chicxulub asteroid impact
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and an international team of scientists conclusively confirms the time...
Stopping arthritis before it starts
More than a million Americans undergo knee and hip replacements each year. It’s a last resort treatment for pain and...
WVU engineers creating software for aerobots to explore Venus
Engineers at West Virginia University are propelling exploration forward by creating control software for a group of aerial robots (aerobots) that will...
Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color
Most birds aren’t as colorful as parrots or peacocks. But if you look beyond the feathers, bright colors on birds...
Scientists solve the grass leaf conundrum
Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back. The...
Are scientists homing in on a cure for Parkinson’s disease?
A molecule that shows promise in preventing Parkinson’s disease has been refined by scientists at the University of Bath in...
Scientists Show How Bone-Bordering Cells May Help Shape a Skull
A skull is not one single bone but rather a collection of bone plates joined together early in development. In...
High-tech sleeping bag could solve vision issues in space
A subtle smile emerged on Dr. James Leidner’s face as he envisioned telling people of the unusual contribution he made...
New method helps fabricate tissue-like wet and slippery hydrogels
Chinese researchers recently demonstrated an innovative chemical method for engineering diverse layered hydrogels with wet and slippery features at room...
Drilling into the dental secrets of Edo-era Japanese bacterial genomes
Tokyo, Japan – Your teeth are like tiny time capsules—they have the potential to provide a wealth of information to...
DNA transcription speeds, a function of collective modes driven by DNA supercoiling
A team of physicists working at the intersection of theory and experiment are shedding new light on the “teamwork” of...
Fossil Record, a Natural History Museum of Berlin journal moves to ARPHA
Having been publishing its historically renowned scientific journals Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) and Zoosystematics and Evolution (ZSE) in partnership with...
Cognitive aging: Work helps our brain
A recent study shows that work plays an active role in keeping our brains healthy. "We have demonstrated the role...
New bioinformatics tool spots hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture
A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a...
Catch me if you can: how mRNA therapeutics are delivered into cells
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) contains the genetic information required for the development and maintenance of life. This information is communicated by...
New study gives a better understanding of how housekeeping takes place in cells
Normal household waste is collected and disposed of by waste collectors, and a similar process occurs in cells to remove...
NIH study traces molecular link from gene to late-onset retinal degeneration
Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD),...
First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyCredit: Sarah Kamel, copyright Hubrecht Institute First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy The...
UT Austin structural biologist Jason McLellan, Ph.D. recognized for work on COVID-19 spike protein, leading to life-saving vaccines
AUSTIN, TEXAS – UT Austin structural biologist Jason McLellan, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2022 Edith and Peter O’Donnell...
New tech assigns more accurate “time of death” to cells
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 8, 2021—It’s surprisingly hard to tell when a brain cell is dead. Neurons that appear inactive and...
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