Biology
Aimee Shen of Tufts Medical School granted PATH award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund
BOSTON (June 25, 2018)--Aimee Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular biology and microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine is...
Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways
Credit: Photo by Steven Anderson, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- The last 10 years have seen a surge in the...
Eye-in-the-sky to save olive trees
Credit: Juan A. Navas-Cortes A new airborne remote-imaging method that scans entire orchards can identify olive trees infected by a...
UTA physicist Benjamin Jones awarded $750,000 from DOE early career research program
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded UTA assistant professor of physics Benjamin Jones $750,000 to develop a sensor for...
In melanoma, radiosurgery may combine well with immunotherapy, especially PD-1 inhibitors
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Doctors often treat melanoma with drugs that unblind the immune system to cancer. And...
Insilico to present the advances in AI for healthcare at the Africa Healthcare Extension Summit
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, June 25, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of...
Who shares similar experiences of climate change in a 1.5°C world and beyond?
(University of Oxford) A new framework to understand how uneven the effects of a 1.5°C world are for different countries...
Pulses raised as new study reveals secrets of the plant that keeps people calm
Credit: John Innes Centre Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in...
Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight
Credit: Osamu Ishitani An international collaborative research group including Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universite PARIS DIDEROT and CNRS has discovered...
Creature feature: Twisting cracks impart superhero toughness to animals
Credit: Purdue Universtiy/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Super-resilient materials found in the animal kingdom owe their strength and toughness...
A new toxin in Cholera bacteria discovered by scientists in Umeå
(Umea University) Scientists from Umeå University have now discovered and characterised the structure and function of a so far unknown...
How do tropical cyclones affect the air quality of Hong Kong?
Air quality is one of the major hot topics, receiving considerable attention from the public. Aside from emission sources, the...
Clean power is not enough
Credit: PIK/Luderer&Wodinski Coal power versus wind and solar energy - debates about the Paris climate targets often centre around electricity...
Why life on Earth first got big
Credit: Emily Mitchell Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth - possibly some of the earliest animals to exist...
Enzyme boost could hasten production of biofuels and other bioprocessed materials
This could lead to cheaper and more environmentally friendly biofuel production and more efficient plastic recycling. Bioprocessing, which uses living...
New mechanism for the plant hormone auxin discovered
Credit: Matouš Glanc Auxin is a hormone that is essential for the development of plants as it controls a wide...
‘Electrogeochemistry’ captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal...
Monarchs ride west coast winds: Proof of butterfly migration gathered
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - After five years and nearly 15,000 tagged butterflies, scientists now have proof that Monarch butterflies...
Skeleton formation in young corals documented for first time in multidisciplinary study
The skeleton formed by a coral plays a key role in the storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Previous studies have...
New catalyst upgrades carbon dioxide to fuels found by USTC
Credit: ZHUANG Taotao Liquid multi-carbon alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol are desired as renewable transportation fuels. They offer high...
