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3D protein modeling suggests why COVID-19 infects some animals, but not others
New insights into protein structures could help inform drug development and predict future outbreaksCredit: Rodrigues et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0)...
Dark excitons hit the spotlight
Researchers pioneer a revolutionary new method to directly observe previously hidden particles, called dark excitons.Credit: OIST Heralding the end of...
C-Path, Ltd. announces new contract with innovative medicines initiative
Credit: Courtesy of C-Path, Ltd. DUBLIN, Ireland, December 3, 2020 -- Critical Path Institute, Ltd. (C-Path, Ltd.) announced today a...
Can we make bones heal faster?
UIC researchers capture new real-time images of bone, tooth formationCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new paper in Science Advances describes for...
Researchers confront optics and data-transfer challenges with 3D-printed lens
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed new 3D-printed microlenses with adjustable refractive indices - a...
Physicists capture the sound of a “perfect” fluid
The results should help scientists study the viscosity in neutron stars, the plasma of the early universe, and other strongly...
Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones
Credit: Sgt. Hillary Rustine ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- It's no secret the U.S. Army wants its small unmanned aerial...
How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor?
Publication in Science: International team researches the limits of lifeCredit: Photo: JAMSTEC At what depth beneath the seabed does it...
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
Humans are poorly adapted for oxygen deprivation, making us vulnerable to long-term effects from a disease that disrupts the body's...
New energy conversion system will bridge gap between renewable energy and power grid
Credit: WVU Engineers at West Virginia University are creating a new energy conversion system that has the potential to bridge...
Scientists peer into the 3D structure of the Milky Way
Survey of the sky pushes the boundaries of what we know about the structure of our galaxyCredit: Cardiff University Scientists...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis...
Proverbial wolf can’t blow down modern timber high-rises, says UBCO researcher
Tall mass-timber buildings are a safe and sustainable alternative for high-rise constructionCredit: UBC Okanagan With an increasing demand for a...
Oral drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Georgia State biomedical sciences researchers find
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a new antiviral drug, MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or Molnupiravir, completely suppresses virus transmission...
What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?
Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infectionCredit: Jaswinder Singh What makes the elderly and people...
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of...
New compact model for gene regulation in higher organisms
Scientists at IST Austria find a way to describe how different molecules interact with each other to activate gene expressionCredit:...
Coasts drown as coral reefs collapse under warming and acidification
Credit: Kristen Brown. A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end...
Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) coil from GE shows promise for whole-brain imaging
GE Healthcare's prototype 16-channel head Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) radiofrequency coil outperformed a conventional 8-channel head coil for in vivo...
TTUHSC’s Sutton receives grant to continue work on potential lupus treatment
Credit: TTUHSC The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) recently named R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell...
