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UMD reports six novel variants for CRISPR-Cas12a in plants, expanding genome engineering
New publication in Nature Communications offers patentable tools to improve the efficiency of food productionCredit: National Institutes of Health, public...
Cells rely on their crampons to avoid slipping
Researchers from UNIGE identified a new function for a protein that helps cells to sense their environment and dock at...
Caltech professor Ibrahim Cissé applies physics to decode and understand RNA transcription
Nigerien-born physicist is the recipient of a 2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical ScienceCredit: Image courtesy of the...
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
New study looks at gun access among adolescents in ColoradoCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Camppus Twenty percent of high school students...
FDA approvals strengthen Octapharma USA pediatric critical care product portfolio
Octaplas™ and fibryga® receive new product labeling following FDA's approval of BLA supplements to update therapy research; FDA expands fibryga®...
Machine learning helps spot gait problems in individuals with multiple sclerosis
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging...
Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens
Newly-published "contact lens technologies of the future" paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement...
How AI beats spreadsheets in modelling future volumes for city waste management
Credit: Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg Growing cities tend to run out of land for waste management and new...
Scientists identify virus-cell interaction that may explain COVID-19’s high infection rate
Lehigh researchers quantify the specific interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes COVID-19 -- with...
Forests on caffeine: coffee waste can boost forest recovery
Credit: Rebecca Cole A new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to...
Clearing of woody weeds in Baringo County, Kenya, may yield major livelihood benefits
A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may...
Researchers discover why cold induces tooth pain and hypersensitivity — and how to stop it
Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth's dentin, have a newly discovered function: Sensing cold, which can trigger pain in...
Uranium compound achieves record anomalous Nernst conductivity
Colossal voltage results from interplay of material's topology and strong electron correlations in a uranium-cobalt-ruthenium-aluminum alloyCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory...
Japan-Germany international joint experiment on space optical communication
NICT's optical ground station successfully received downlink light from DLR's small satellite-mounted optical terminal (OSIRISv1)Credit: NICT -Successful experiment to receive...
Signals from muscle protect from dementia
Scientists at St. Jude are studying how signals sent from skeletal muscle affect the brainCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Controlling bubble formation on electrodes
Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systemsCredit: Image courtesy of...
University of Ottawa receives $9 million from CIHR to track COVID-19 variants of concern
Project spearheaded by Faculty of Medicine researcher to create a Canadian network for better researching and responding to the global...
Video gamers skills enhanced by training 10 minutes a day
Novice gamers benefit most from neurostimulation while trainingCredit: Photo by Diarmuid Greene / True Media. Limerick, Ireland, 26 March 2020:...
Researchers discover new species of South American screech owls
Hidden biodiversity uncovered: researchers discover new species of South American screech owlsCredit: Xingu Screech Owl photographed by Kleiton Silva. Alagoas...
Insights on operationalizing COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2021 - As evidence mounts supporting the use of monoclonal antibody treatment to reduce hospitalizations...
