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Batteryless smart devices closer to reality
Credit: University of Waterloo Researchers at the University of Waterloo have taken a huge step towards making smart devices that...
Exhaustive analysis reveals cell division’s inner timing mechanisms
Credit: Mattosaurus via wikimeida, public domain Understanding how and when cells divide is important to figuring out everything from how...
Stroke of genius: Drug could target leading cause in young
Credit: The Centenary Institute A study led by researchers at the Centenary Institute has identified a drug currently used to...
Researchers capture in-action images of photosynthetic protein complex splitting water
Credit: Jan Kern, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory In a new article published in Nature an international research team presents high-resolution...
After a bad winter in the ocean, female Magellanic penguins suffer most, study shows
(University of Washington) Research from the University of Washington is showing how Magellanic penguins fare during the winter months when...
Goldilocks and the optimal mating distance: Neither too small nor too large but just right
ANN ARBOR--Evolutionary theory predicts that the fitness of an individual is maximized when the genetic differences between its parents are...
Save wildlife? Researchers use geology to track elusive animals
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are perfecting an innovative way to track the...
Machine-learning algorithm predicts how cells repair broken DNA
The human genome has its own proofreaders and editors, and their handiwork is not as haphazard as once thought. When...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Alcide reach hurricane strength
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible image of a...
Jefferson Lab receives DOE Award for energy efficient upgrade
On Oct. 23, a team from the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility was honored at the 2018...
Will tarloxotinib finally break the HER2 barrier in lung cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The HER2 gene is a well-known driver of breast cancer, where changes in this...
Tumour immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows
A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal...
Microbiome implicated in sea star wasting disease
Credit: Melanie Lloyd The culprit might be many microbes. Since 2013, a gruesome and mysterious disease has killed millions of...
Study shows how vultures evesdrop to gather vital flight information
Credit: Hannah Williams A new study has revealed how vultures use their very own social networks to work out the...
Award for project on the positive influence of maternal intestinal microbes
Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As...
Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of...
Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel
(Linköping University) Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to...
Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism
In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey...
Disrupting communication in infectious bacteria
Credit: AG Böttcher The World Health Organization (WHO) considers Pseudomonas aeruginosa a germ requiring urgent action to prevent and control...
