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Neural network helps design brand new proteins
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2023 – With their intricate arrangements and dynamic functionalities, proteins perform a plethora of biological tasks by...
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
The field of quantum physics is rife with paths leading to tantalising new areas of study, but one rabbit hole...
Underdiagnosis of autism in children with fragile X syndrome reveals need for better education, early screening
Autism spectrum disorder is a much more prevalent co-occurring condition in individuals with fragile X than previously realized, according to...
Dead stars cast long shadows: WVU astronomer hunts for the glowing ghosts of supernovas
A West Virginia University astronomer is searching the Milky Way for debris left behind by supernovas, the violent explosions that...
Scientists develop novel base editors
In a study published in Nature Biotechnology on Aug. 28, GAO Caixia's group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental...
Glenn Weaver to advance childhood obesity research with two new grants
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has awarded two R01 grants – totaling $5.7 million –...
Quantum computing: Benchmarking performance by random data
With increasing size and complexity, quantum computers become a sort of black box. Using methods from mathematical physics, a team...
Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution
A team from the University of Leicester, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology and the Institute of Palaeontology at Yunnan University,...
Molecule reduces inflammation in Alzheimer’s models
Though drug developers have achieved some progress in treating Alzheimer’s disease with medicines that reduce amyloid-beta protein, other problems of...
Enhanced chemical weathering: A solution to the climate crisis?
The Earth is getting hotter and consequences have been made manifest this summer around the world. Looking back in geological...
Scientists continue to push the boundaries of imaging techniques and reveal the mysterious world of molecules
Scientists from the IOCB Prague, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Palacký University Olomouc, have...
We’re more likely to break conservation rules when we see others doing it too
Seeing other people break rules can make us act out in ways that we wouldn’t on our own. Applying this...
Wildfire, soil emissions increasing air pollution in remote forests
Satellite data from across California’s landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and...
Produce prescription programs yield positive health benefits for participants, study finds
Around the country, non-profits and local governments are testing the idea of food as medicine through “produce prescription programs”—with promising...
Maintaining stable weight increases longevity among older women
Reaching the age of 90, 95 or 100, known as exceptional longevity, was more likely for women who maintained their...
Researchers at UC Irvine issue a warning that GLP-1RA’s may be dangerous for children
A team of clinicians, exercise scientists, pharmaceutical scholars, ethicists and behavioral experts at the University of California, Irvine, outlined their...
Overcoming the challenges to synthesising iron–sulfur proteins outside the glovebox
Fe–S clusters, which are a part of Fe–S proteins, are found across all forms of life. They play a significant...
Golden rules for building atomic blocks
National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a technique to precisely control the alignment of supermoiré lattices by using...
Saving species from extinction – high-quality kākāpō population sequencing provides breakthrough in understanding key conservation genetics
Credit: Jake Osborne High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population, funded through a Genomics Aotearoa project, is helping...
High-fidelity transmission of information via novel electronic-optical system
Transferring optical information in free space with large bandwidth and high transmission capacity has gained significant attention in various applications,...
