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A unique combination of catalysts opens doors to making useful compounds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Researchers have developed a new method that aids in the process of making valuable compounds by...
Danforth Center and Saint Louis University establish joint faculty partnership
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, August 16, 2018 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and...
Retinoic acid may improve immune response against melanoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies use the immune system to fight cancer. But cancers like melanoma have found...
Bird communities dwindle on New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau
Credit: LANL LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 15, 2018 -- Researchers have found declines in the number and diversity of bird...
Efficient glycopeptide separation achieved by interfacially polymerized polymer particles
Credit: Dr. SONG Yongyang Chinese researchers have developed interfacially polymerized porous polymer particles for low- abundance glycopeptide separation. These polymer...
Logging site slash removal may be boon for wild bees in managed forests
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests the removal of timber harvest residue during harvesting may be a boon for wild...
Most Americans accept genetic engineering of animals that benefits human health
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 16, 2018) - Americans' views of possible uses of genetic engineering in animals vary depending on the...
Researchers discover key mechanism of DNA replication
Credit: Osaka University Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have uncovered a key control mechanism of DNA replication with potential...
How do plants rest photosynthetic activity at night?
Credit: Toru Hisabori Photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate food, is a powerful piece of molecular machinery that needs...
Discovery of a key protein involved in the development of autism
Credit: IRB Barcelona Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder cannot be distinguished by physical traits or by severe neurological symptoms....
CELEST: New benchmarks in energy storage research
Credit: Laila Tkotz, KIT Electrochemical energy storage is a key technology of the 21st century. Now, the Center for Electrochemical...
There is not one kind of ‘good sperm’ — it depends on other qualities in the male
(Uppsala University) In a study published in Behavioral Ecology researchers from Uppsala University show that the same type of sperm...
Smallest transistor worldwide switches current with a single atom in solid electrolyte
Credit: Group of Professor Thomas Schimmel/KIT At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), physicist Professor Thomas Schimmel and his team have...
Smart fluorescent dyes
Controlling the excited electronic states in luminescent systems remains a challenge in the development of fluorescent and phosphorescent dyes. Now,...
For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?
DURHAM, N.C. - The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four...
Social position determines pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution
(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) A new study analyzes the urban exposome of 30,000 women in nine European cities.
Opt-out organ donation register unlikely to increase number of donations
An opt-out organ donation register is unlikely to increase the number of donations, according to a new study from Queen...
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times
Credit: Cell Reports Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized...
New aid to help identify and manage patients with diabetes at increased risk of fracture
Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation Fragility fractures are a serious yet neglected complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes,...
Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke may increase risk of adult lung disease death
A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
