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Chromium replaces rare and expensive noble metals
Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists at...
City of Hope scientists uncover new active regions on cell surface receptor, expanding scope for drug targets to treat heart disease
FINDINGS Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and...
Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species
Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species...
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2023 — Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade...
Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable
One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel...
3D-printed vegan seafood could someday be what’s for dinner (video)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2023 — In the refrigerated grocery store aisle, meat alternatives greatly outnumber plant-based seafoods. But more...
For labrum tears, regrowth rather than repair
Tears to the glenoid labrum—cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins—can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which...
Call for papers: Special theme issue: Artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) health
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal (APINJ) Editor-in-Chief: Hyochol (Brian) Ahn, PhD, MSN, MS-ECE, MS-CTS, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN and guest editor Shu-Fen...
Interdisciplinary team studies decomposition effects on soil
Forensic researchers at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s famous Anthropological Research Facility, popularly known as the “Body Farm,” have made...
University of Tennessee extension wins “Employer of the Year” from international organization
Ask just about any person in the University of Tennessee Extension family what they like about their job, and they...
Zhong named Institute of Food Technologists fellow
Qixin Zhong, professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Food Science, has been named an Institute of Food Technologists...
Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants
An experimental malaria vaccine appears safe and promotes an immune response in African infants, one of the groups most vulnerable...
Researchers identify 135 new melanin genes responsible for pigmentation
The skin, hair and eye color of more than eight billion humans is determined by the light-absorbing pigment known as...
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefits pregnant people and newborns
WHAT: Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to...
Chemicals from maize roots influence wheat yield
Maize roots secrete certain chemicals that affect the quality of soil. In some fields, this effect increases yields of wheat...
Implementing the energy transition
Energy in the 21st Century is a valuable source of information for students, decision makers, opinion leaders, and the general...
Fat burning during exercise varies widely between individuals
New York, NY —The best heart rate for burning fat differs for each individual and often does not align with...
Community health program boosts child vaccinations in remote areas of Madagascar
URBANA, Ill. – Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world and access to health care is limited...
Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins
BEAUFORT, N.C. – Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals...
Chloride Ions From Seawater Eyed As Possible Lithium Replacement In Batteries of the Future
Sodium, Potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of the future, but researchers at...
